11.25.2022 Health PBMC’s skilled nursing facility set to close in early 2023 Two to three months ago, Celeste Tracy of Aquebogue began hearing rumors that the skilled nursing facility at Riverhead’s Peconic Bay Medical Center was going to close. Her father...
05.23.2022 Health $5 million donation to help fund emergency department expansion at PBMC in Riverhead Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead will be expanding its Emergency Services Department after receiving a $5 million donation. The donation made by longtime supporters of PBMC, Thomas and...
10.04.2021 COVID-19 Stony Brook ELIH now scheduling appointments for COVID booster shots If you’re 65 or older or have illnesses that compromise your immune system or reside in a long-term care facility and have had the initial two Pfizer vaccine inoculations...
10.02.2021 Health Center for Well Being at Peconic Landing to bring expanded health care to East End Peconic Landing plans to expand its medical services with a new Center for Well Being, expected to open in April 2022. The center, established in partnership with Stony Brook...
03.15.2020 COVID-19 Unsure of what your symptoms mean? Soon, there will be an app for that People feeling symptoms that may be caused by the coronavirus are encouraged to avoid traveling directly to a doctor’s office or emergency room without first consulting with a medical...
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.
06.08.2019 Health Wellness institute opens in Greenport as part of hospital’s expanded services As Stony Brook University Hospital progresses toward a merger with Eastern Long Island Hospital in Greenport, new services are already being brought to Greenport.
04.14.2018 Columns Column: Saving a life, one donation at a time A framed Newsday obituary for George Wybenga, a painter and longtime educator, hangs in the hallway at the Stony Brook University Hospital Blood Bank. The 2016 article details his...
02.02.2018 Health Flu cases on the rise across North Fork, health officials say This year’s harsh flu season, with a significant increase in reported cases nationwide over previous years, has not spared the North Fork.
03.24.2017 Health Zeldin responds to failed attempt to repeal Affordable Care Act House Republicans on Friday withdrew legislation to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Congressman Lee Zeldin (R-Shirley), who campaigned on the promise to help repeal the ACA — known as...
