(December 11, 2006 -- Rockville Centre, NY) - Continuing the ongoing strengthening of the hospital’s leadership team, veteran healthcare communications specialist Mel Granick has joined Mercy Medical Center as Director of Public Relations.

Mr. Granick, who will be responsible for media relations, marketing communications and advertising, comes to Mercy from Chamberlain Communications, a Manhattan public relations agency devoted exclusively to health care, where he was Senior Vice President for Media Services.

A long-time resident of Syosset, Mr. Granick previously was Director of Public Affairs at The Mount Sinai Hospital and Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Senior Vice President for Health Media Strategy at Edelman public relations, and a medical reporter for WCBS Newsradio880.
Mercy Medical Center is a 387-bed, not-for-profit medical center and level II trauma center serving the healthcare needs of the residents of Nassau County and the surrounding area. Mercy is best known for the specialties of maternal health, oncology, physical medicine and rehabilitation, orthopedics, and behavioral health services, and is the regional home of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Mercy Medical Center is a member of Catholic Health Services of Long Island.
Contact us at (516) 62-MERCY or visit us at http://mercymedicalcenter.chsli.org.

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For immediate release, contact: Mel Granick
Phone: 516-705-2618
E-Mail: mel.granick@chsli.org