'Bravery, Compassion And Caring': A Rockville Centre Hero

ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY — When times are tough, heroes emerge. We all know someone who's making a difference right now as we live through unprecedented and changing times.

Here at Patch, we've launched an initiative to help recognize these heroes making a difference in their communities. Together with Ring, we’re working to let all your neighbors know about these outstanding people and their stories.

This submission comes from Geralyn Schaefer, who nominated Cassidy Bendick of Rockville Centre. Cassidy is Geralyn's neice, and an ICU nurse.

Name: Cassidy Bendick
Home town: Rockville Centre
Hero's job: Health Care
Reason for recognition: She is a ICU nurse at NYU/Winthrop in Mineola and she took care
of all COVID patients with bravery, compassion and caring for the patient and their families.
One thing to know: She is a hometown HERO