Health
New cardiac CT-scanner at Peconic Bay Medical Center can quickly detect deadly blockages, saving lives
Thanks to PBMC’s ultra-fast cardiac CT-scanner, not only can cardiologists assess a patient’s coronary arteries for blockages without snaking a catheter into the arteries, they can obtain important details about the nature of any blockages and assess blood flow through the heart muscle — details that they previously could not acquire through traditional catheter probes.
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Shovels in the ground for advanced cardiac care at PBMC/Northwell
Peconic Bay Medical Center/Northwell Health broke ground Wednesday on its $60 million, three-story critical care tower that will include a comprehensive cardiac care center offering lifesaving interventional cardiac procedures not currently available anywhere on the East End.
Health
State health commissioner approves cardiac catheterization facilities at Peconic Bay Medical Center
Peconic Bay Medical Center has received approval from New York State Health Commissioner Howard Zucker to establish two laboratory cardiac catheterization and electrophysiology suites and construct a rooftop helipad.
Health
Uncertainty over East End cardiac cath lab location continues, with two sites again recommended to commissioner
The location of a future cardiac catheterization facility on the East End remains up in the air, as the Public Health and Health Planning Council today recommended approvals for both Peconic Bay Medical Center and Southampton Hospital.
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Town Board will hear public comment today on Peconic Bay Medical Center’s newest expansion plans
Peconic Bay Medical Center’s plan to build a three-story addition on its main campus in Riverhead will be the subject of a public hearing before the Riverhead Town Board this afternoon.
Health
Bucking staff recommendation, health committee approves cardiac cath labs for both Riverhead and Southampton
A state public health committee today decided to ignore the recommendations of department of health staff, which picked Peconic Bay Medical Center as the sole East End site for a cardiac catheterization lab.
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What’s ahead for PBMC under North Shore: First priority is a cardiac cath lab
A first look at what North Shore-LIJ, the 14th largest health system in the U.S. has planned for PBMC: Establishing a cardiac cath lab in Riverhead to serve the East End is its top priority.