Health
$5 million gift advances PBMC’s plan for neurosciences center in Riverhead
The neurosciences center will increase care options for stroke patients in eastern Suffolk, the hospital announced last week.
Business Briefs
PBMC/Northwell Health celebrates opening of new specialty care offices in Riverhead
Peconic Bay Medical Center/ Northwell Health celebrated the opening of a new multiple specialty care medical office Friday morning.
Health
Nurses union issues strike notices, vowing a walkout on Feb. 21 at PBMC and LIJ-Valley Stream unless labor contract is settled
The union representing 400 nurses and other healthcare workers at Peconic Bay Medical Center has issued a notice that it will strike on Feb. 21 unless a tentative agreement is reached.
Health
Nurses and healthcare workers at PBMC vote overwhelmingly to authorize a strike
Nurses and healthcare workers at Peconic Bay Medical Center have voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike, seeking wages and benefits on par with those paid at other Long Island hospitals.
Health
PBMC unveils ambitious $92 million plan for expansion of emergency department and Center for Women and Infants
Peconic Bay Medical Center unveiled plans yesterday for the next phase of an expansion it says will lay the foundation for bringing advanced specialized care to the region.
Health
Women’s health takes front and center at Northwell Health-Peconic Bay Medical Center
Peconic Bay Medical Center is expanding its focus on women’s health with new services and facilities aimed at providing comprehensive care close to home for women in all stages of life.
Health
Peconic Bay Medical Center embarks on major emergency department expansion
Peconic Bay Medical Center's emergency department will handle about 38,000 visits this year, including a growing number of critical care cases, such as strokes, heart attacks and trauma. The expansion, which will cost about $20 million, will focus on critical care.
Health
PBMC to close its skilled nursing facility by year’s end, will repurpose space for other clinical needs
PBMC needs to expand clinical space for other acute care services to meet growing demand, Executive Director Amy Loeb said. There are other facilities in the community that provide long-term care. PBMC needs to grow to provide the services only a hospital can provide, she said.
Community News
Northwell Health volunteers delivering 483 backpacks filled with school supplies to Riverhead
Northwell Health volunteers are delivering 483 backpacks filled with school supplies for students in the Riverhead Central School District this week ahead of the start of the school year next month.
Business
Retiring PBMC leader Andrew Mitchell reflects on 20 years at the helm and the transformation of a struggling community hospital
"We persevered, no matter what got thrown our way. We just kept on going at it.” Peconic Bay Medical Center's former president and CEO reflects on his two decades leading the Riverhead hospital, which was on the verge of bankruptcy when he arrived in 2001 and has been transformed into the regional medical center he envisioned.
