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10.19.2020 COVID-19

Governor outlines preliminary state plan for distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine when it’s available

Gov. Andrew Cuomo outlined a preliminary COVID-19 Vaccination Program Sunday to address how the state will begin to distribute and administer a vaccine when one becomes available. The plan...

10.12.2020 Health

‘Trotting for Trisha’ group raising funds to fight breast cancer in honor of Mattituck woman

It was while taking a walk with a friend one day when Kim Kerrigan-Czujko learned the terrible news. “Did you hear about Trisha?” Then came the blow: Trisha Poole of...

10.12.2020 COVID-19

Eastern Long Island Hospital Foundation’s annual Golf Classic raises $134K, honors health care heroes

As the seriousness of the pandemic began to set in locally back in March, Jack and Maggie Biggane began to reconsider accepting a recent honor bestowed on their foundation....

10.07.2020 COVID-19

Coronavirus response coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx visits Long Island with a message: remain vigilant

Two days after President Donald Trump left the hospital, telling Americans not to fear the coronavirus, a key member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force visited Suffolk County...

09.29.2020 Health

Fishing fundraiser reels in bucks for Eastern Long Island Hospital Foundation

Fish were caught and money was raised. It was all to benefit the Eastern Long Island Hospital Foundation, which raised nearly $45,000 from its second annual Fall Striper Showdown...

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09.18.2020 COVID-19

PBMC Foundation’s virtual gala Sept. 25 to honor frontline heroes

Peconic Bay Medical Center Foundation’s annual gala will feature a special tribute to those on the frontline of the COVID-19 pandemic and the patients who survived “thanks to the...

09.13.2020 COVID-19

Managing a pandemic: New book from Michael Dowling, health system CEO

“It’s been a little hectic,” said Michael Dowling, CEO of Northwell Health System, understating the turbulent months at the height of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. The hospital system, with...

09.11.2020 Columns

Column: Our family’s little heart warrior

I’ll always cherish the moment I read my daughter her first book. I held her in my arms, careful not to disturb the array of wires connected to her...

09.07.2020 COVID-19

Visitation returns to nursing homes with new set of challenges and more potentially on the way

Through plexiglass barriers and windows, tearful parking-lot reunions, blown kisses and families spaced out across long tables, visitation at many area nursing homes resumed last week after a more...

08.24.2020 Government

Peconic Landing files plans for Wellness Center expansion

Hoping to draw medical specialists to its campus, officials at Peconic Landing in Greenport have filed plans with Southold Town to expand the facility’s Wellness Center. Currently, the Wellness...

08.21.2020 Health

Feeling right at home: Domestic deliveries on the rise in age of COVID-19

Kayla Bloise had always been intrigued by the idea of home birth. The Riverhead resident had wanted one when she was pregnant with her son Julian, now 3, but...

07.30.2020 COVID-19

COVID-19 hospitalizations reach new low for Suffolk County

The number of COVID-19 patients in Suffolk County hospitals fell to the lowest number since the outbreak began as new positive cases per day continue to hold steady. The...

07.22.2020 COVID-19

COVID-19 cases hold steady in Suffolk County

New confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Suffolk County have averaged just over 50 per day for the last week, after a brief surge of more than 100 reported July...

07.14.2020 COVID-19

State DOH outlines guidelines for limited visitation to resume at nursing homes

Nursing homes and long-term care facilities that have been without COVID-19 for at least 28 days can resume limited visitation, according to the state Department of Health. The facilities...

07.06.2020 COVID-19

Spread of COVID-19 in nursing homes started by staff members, DOH report says

The spread of COVID-19 in New York’s nursing homes — resulting in about 21% of the state’s 24,913 fatalities — was unknowingly driven by asymptomatic employees entering the facilities...

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