9/11 responders: New LI clinic a relief
Photo credit: Photo by Craig Ruttle | Patrick Dolan of Lynbrook, a first responder at the World Trade Center, speaks about his experiences at a ceremony for the opening of the Stony Brook University World Trade Center Health Program Satellite Facility of Winthrop-University Hospital at the Winthrop Wellness Pavilion in Garden City. (Jan. 13, 2012)
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Thousands of first responders sickened by exposure to toxic chemicals at Ground Zero can now seek treatment at a second Long Island health center -- a Winthrop-University Hospital clinic in Garden City.
At a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday, Terrence Meaney, 51, of Franklin Square, who worked for the Port Authority Police EMS unit, said it's a relief to have access to care closer to home.
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