08.01.2016 Health Patient’s donation allows ELIH to finish long-desired sea wall It’s not every day a patient goes to the hospital for treatment and ends up helping the hospital just as much as it helped them. But that’s exactly what...
07.21.2016 Featured Story Longtime ELIH community director Patricia Kiernan dies at 63 Patricia “Pat” Kiernan, who for more than a decade helped to raise millions of dollars for Eastern Long Island Hospital as a leader of fundraising and outreach efforts, died Tuesday...
06.29.2016 Health Local substance abuse RN named ‘Nurse of the Year’ Cindy Swiskey, a registered nurse who specializes in substance abuse treatment, has been selected as Eastern Long Island Hospital’s “Nurse of the Year.”
06.25.2016 Health After mergers, local hospitals looking to the future For residents in Riverhead and Southold towns, health care received a major boost in 2015 when both local hospitals, just months apart, announced mergers with two of the largest...
05.14.2016 Health Q&A: Once a dockbuilder, now he’s leading at ELIH Before he transitioned to nursing, Daniel Lumley, R.N., spent 23 years building docks across Long Island. “They’re two totally different careers,” said Mr. Lumley, who was recently named...
04.24.2016 Health Health: At ELIH, she’s in a ‘multi-hat position’ Between evolving dress codes and a shift to electronic record keeping, Cathy Sepko, R.N., has adapted to considerable change during her 40-year career in nursing at Eastern Long Island...
03.20.2016 Health Health Column: This screening test could save your life March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. And if you’re reading this column, it’s likely that you or someone you know has been affected by the disease, which is...
03.17.2016 Health New initiative aids immigrants, promotes preventive care The scene at Pindar Vineyards Friday was a little out of the ordinary. Instead of out-of-towners sampling chardonnay and pinot grigio, a health care organization was offering a free...
02.05.2016 Health Added layer of EMS services comes to part of the North Fork “We’re not here to take over. We’re not here to replace anybody. We’re simply here to try to help.”
01.11.2016 Letters Featured Letter: When we needed help, they were there To the editor: I would like to extend a sincere thank-you to the Greenport first responders who took time away from their homes and families to rush to my...