Winners: Vincent Basilice
Vincent Basilice
Chief executive
Vincent Basilice of Holbrook has received a 2010 Theodore Roosevelt Award from Mather hospital based on his contributions to the Port Jefferson facility. Basilice is CEO of New Orleans-based OceanSafe Building Systems, a company that provides housing and energy solutions to impoverished regions, and before that was a surgeon specializing in cosmetic and refractive eye surgery. He is credited with helping establish the hospital's ophthalmology department and holds two patents for ophthalmic drop dispensers.
Memorial Day 2026: NewsdayTV honors those we've lost A brave young patriot receives a burial 83 years after being lost in war. Volunteers restore a Revolutionary War cemetery. A Gold Star mom makes it her mission to honor her son's sacrifice. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie shares three stories in honor of Memorial Day.
Memorial Day 2026: NewsdayTV honors those we've lost A brave young patriot receives a burial 83 years after being lost in war. Volunteers restore a Revolutionary War cemetery. A Gold Star mom makes it her mission to honor her son's sacrifice. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie shares three stories in honor of Memorial Day.
