Andrew Mitchell

PBMC Health plans to establish the East End’s only designated trauma center, CEO Andrew Mitchell today told the Riverhead Planning Board, which approved the hospital's plan to build an annex in the parking lot in front of Bob's Discount Furniture.

PBMC Health president and CEO Andrew Mitchell was one of eight men honored by Networking magazine this week as a 'Renaissance Man' for his leadership in transformation of once-struggling Riverhead hospital into a strong regional health system.

PBMC plans Riverhead 'hospital annex' in Gateway Plaza — a freestanding building in front of Bob's Discount Furniture on Route 58 — where urgent care and other services will be provided.

Similarity in early Ebola and flu symptoms will overwhelm hospital screening capabilities if Ebola becomes active outside of W. Africa, PBMC president Andrew Mitchell warns, as governor outlines preparedness plans and L.I. congressman demands action by Homeland Security.