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COVID-19 fatalities at PBMC’s Skilled Nursing Facility attributed to hospital overflow, CEO says
As part of Peconic Bay Medical Center’s emergency plan to expand capacity during the onset of the coronavirus outbreak, the Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center on the Riverhead campus...
Bellone, Cuomo raise concerns over positive COVID-19 tests affecting seven children in Suffolk County
Seven pediatric patients across Suffolk are being treated for a newly detected illness state and county officials are warning is a type of COVID-19 affecting children and teens, County...
Gov. Cuomo warns of COVID-related illness in children that has claimed three lives; NY on Pause extended through June 6
(Updated: 5 p.m.) Calling it a “truly disturbing” development, Governor Andrew Cuomo on Saturday shared new information about how the coronavirus is effecting young people. The governor said New...
COVID-19 Update: Hospitalizations up in Suffolk, fatalities reported at Riverhead nursing home, local deaths doubled in March and April
For the second straight day, the number of patients hospitalized for COVID-19 in Suffolk has increased, County Executive Steve Bellone reported Tuesday. The slight spike — 835 patients on...
PBMC CEO says acquisition of former Mercy property ‘sets up the potential for future growth’
The Peconic Bay Medical Center Foundation has acquired the adjacent McGann-Mercy Diocesan High School property, which has sat vacant since the school closed in June 2018. The 24-acre acre...
