Peconic Bay Medical Center hosts blood drive
Peconic Bay Medical Center will host a blood drive in its second floor conference rooms on Monday, March 21 from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Blood donors must be in good general health, weigh at least 110 pounds...
View ArticleMixed grades for hospitals on patient surveys
Hospitals routinely ask patients for feedback on their inpatient experiences. Since 2006, that effort has included a standardized patient survey developed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...
View ArticleConsumer Reports ranks local hospitals top in county
BARBARAELLEN KOCH PHOTO | Peconic Bay Medical Center on Route 58 received a high score from Consumer Reports. Known for rating everything from cars to cribs, Consumer Reports released updated hospital...
View ArticleHospitals see spike in tick-borne illness
DAN GILREIN COURTESY PHOTO | Deer ticks are behind a sudden surge in babesiosis cases on the East End. Three East End hospitals have reported a spike in one of six tick-borne illnesses commonly seen on...
View ArticleAs number of ICU patients continues to climb, Suffolk hospitals may soon face...
The number of COVID-19 patients being treated in intensive care units at Suffolk County hospitals has more than tripled in the last week, leaving just 43 ICU beds currently available, according to the...
View ArticleHospitals cannot release a COVID-19 patient into a nursing home, governor says
Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Sunday outlined additional steps the state is taking to protect the vulnerable population in nursing homes from COVID-19 and said facilities could lose their license for failing...
View ArticlePilot program to launch allowing visitation to resume at select New York...
A two-week pilot program will be launched to allow increased visitation at select hospitals throughout New York as the slow process of reopening begins from the coronavirus pandemic. Gov. Andrew Cuomo...
View ArticleHospitals, group homes opening back up to visitors — nursing homes still on hold
Visitation will return to hospitals and group homes across New York state this week, but Governor Andrew Cuomo said families with loved ones in nursing homes will have to wait a little longer before...
View ArticleAll N.Y. health care workers, nursing home staff must be vaccinated against...
All health care workers in New York, including staff at hospitals and long-term care facilities, will be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by Monday, Sept. 27, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced...
View ArticleGovernor defends vaccine mandate; local hospitals report high compliance rates
As the state mandated deadline passed last week requiring all health care workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19, Gov. Kathy Hochul defended the decision as “the right thing to do.” “I will stand...
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