01.21.2020 Health Paul Romanelli begins new role as chairman of ELIH Foundation Paul Romanelli, the president of Suffolk Security Systems, was recently named chairman of the Eastern Long Island Hospital Foundation. The position became effective on Jan. 1. Mr. Romanelli, of...
01.16.2020 Health Longtime Mattituck dentist, Dr. Phil, set to retire after 42-year career Since the age of 5, his vision for a career has not wavered. Now, 42 years in, Philip Centonze of Baiting Hollow is retiring, happy to have lived his...
01.14.2020 Health County to provide free flu shots at Riverhead Free Library Jan. 21 The Suffolk County Health Department will be offering free influenza immunization in Riverhead next week, following recent reports of a sharp increase in flu cases in the state. According...
01.11.2020 Health PBMC unveils $67.8M critical care, heart center Peconic Bay Medical Center on Friday unveiled its new critical care pavilion and heart center, a $67.8 million facility completed after three years of construction. Since its partnership with...
12.19.2019 Health Family, friends rally to support woman in need of kidney transplant Maryann Palumbo of Southold, 55, is in need of a kidney and her friends and family are out sporting T-shirts displaying exactly that information in hopes of locating a...
11.20.2019 Health Expanded behavioral health facility opens in Riverhead When David Cohen accepted a position with Quannacut Outpatient Services in the early 2000s, he joined a staff that had recently moved into a new, 5,000-square-foot Riverhead facility on...
11.04.2019 Health PBMC eyes expansion into Greenport; will lease former Capital One space Six months after the closing of the Capital One bank branch in Greenport, the building may soon have a new tenant.
10.21.2019 Health Last call for tickets for Times Review Talks on health care As our local hospitals settle into new relationships with larger health care systems, North Fork residents have begun to see more medical services available to them closer to home....
10.12.2019 Health Sharing stories of lives saved through organ donation at PBMC event Lauren Clark of Lido Beach had just obtained her driver’s license. She was 18 and a high school senior. On the night of Dec. 30, 2008, her life and...
10.04.2019 Health Second mosquito sample in Mattituck tests positive for West Nile virus A second mosquito sample in a month tested positive for West Nile virus in Mattituck, according to county and state health officials.
09.16.2019 Health PBMC receives $10 million gift, the largest donation from individual in its history Peconic Bay Medical Center received a $10 million gift from philanthropists and longtime supporters of the hospital, Emilie and Michael Corey. It represents the largest gift from an individual...
09.13.2019 Health Mosquito sample collected in Mattituck tests positive for West Nile A mosquito sample collected in Mattituck earlier this month tested positive for West Nile virus, according to the Suffolk County Department of Health.
08.16.2019 Health Risks associated with vaping prompts statewide health advisory Health care providers across New York are being advised to remain alert for potential cases of pulmonary disease in people using vaping products.
07.30.2019 Health Suffolk County releases findings of tick pathogen surveillance program Suffolk County officials have released the findings of a multi-year study of ticks — and the pathogens they carry — that shows how prevalent tick-borne illnesses have become, especially...
07.23.2019 Health ELIH, Stony Brook cut ribbon to commemorate merger Hospital representatives, elected officials and community members joined for a ribbon cutting ceremony at Peconic Landing in Greenport Tuesday to celebrate Eastern Long Island Hospital joining the Stony Brook...
