Peconic Bay Medical Center Archives

01.10.2025 Health

Norovirus and influenza cases on the rise throughout New York

As folks gather indoors this winter — whether it be for holidays, football playoffs or perhaps to shelter from the cold — the unwelcome party guests influenza and norovirus...

05.29.2024 News

Expanded emergency department set to open at Peconic Bay Medical Center

Peconic Bay Medical Center held a ribbon-cutting ceremony last Thursday to celebrate its newly expanded emergency department — the Poole Family Trauma and Emergency Center — which is expected...

05.23.2024 News

Peconic Bay Medical Center opens Kanas Family Simulation Lab

Peconic Bay Medical Center unveiled a state-of-the-art simulation lab for training and staff professional development. The simulation lab was christened as the Kanas Family Simulation Lab in honor of...

02.26.2024 News

Win for PBMC nurses: new contracts approved

An overwhelming number of Peconic Bay Medical Center nurses and healthcare workers voted to ratify new three-year contracts with Northwell on Wednesday, Feb. 21, which include long-awaited wage increases...

09.06.2023 News

Peconic Bay Medical Center’s new cardiac testing technology saves lives

When Natalie Crowe of Setauket went for her physical in April, she felt perfectly fine. The last thing she expected to hear was that there was an irregularity in...

07.29.2023 News

Q&A: Dr. Brian McKenna on non-prescription oral contraceptive

The Food and Drug Administration-approved Opill (norgestrel), the first daily oral contraceptive approved for use in the U.S. without a prescription, on July 13. Riverhead News-Review spoke with longtime obstetrician...

06.07.2023 Health

Peconic Bay Medical Center announces $92 million expansion

Northwell Health’s Peconic Bay Medical Center announced a $92 million investment for the expansion of the Riverhead hospital on Friday afternoon. The funds will be used to add 6,600 square...

03.31.2023 Health

New surgery, cardiology chairs hired at PBMC in Riverhead

Peconic Bay Medical Center recently announced the addition of new chairs of surgery and cardiology. Dr. Luis Davila Santini has been named the hospital’s new chair of surgery. Dr....

03.02.2023 COVID-19

As state drops mask mandate for health facilities, North Fork hospitals say they’re keeping them in place for now

Hospitals and medical facilities on the North Fork will be keeping their mask policies in place for the time being, despite New York State ending the requirement last month....

03.01.2023 Health

Peconic Bay Medical Center clinicians reflect on recent medical mission to El Salvador

Jaclyn Chotowicky, an acute-care nurse practitioner at Riverhead’s Peconic Bay Medical Center, returned from her first medical mission in El Salvador with a new perspective. “It definitely makes you...

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