03.17.2022 COVID-19 One year later, Riverhead man reflects on long journey of surviving COVID It’s coming up on a year now. March 20, 2021. It will be a year ago Sunday. That was, hands down, the worst day in Mark MK McLaughlin’s life....
02.21.2022 Health PBMC weighing options for future of Mercy building What does Peconic Bay Medical Center plan to do with the former Mercy High School building and property? “As far as the Mercy campus, we’re still developing that...
12.21.2021 COVID-19 As COVID-19 cases in Suffolk surge, a reason for optimism emerges On Dec. 1, the number of positive COVID-19 cases in Suffolk County surpassed 1,000 in a single day for the first time since early February. For weeks, health officials...
09.29.2021 Health PBMC Foundation receives $1M donation from retired doctor The Peconic Bay Medical Center Foundation has received a $1 million donation from Dr. Stanley Zinberg for emergency department services, the hospital announced last week. The donation will be...
04.19.2021 COVID-19 PBMC launches new website for COVID-19 vaccine appointments As vaccination efforts continue to ramp up across the region, Peconic Bay Medical Center recently launched a new COVID-19 Vaccination page with links to appointments at multiple locations, including...
04.17.2021 COVID-19 Dealing with dementia in age of COVID-19 Dealing with dementia, whether it’s the result of Alzheimer’s or another cause, is enough of a challenge in ordinary times. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the challenge is even greater...
03.08.2021 COVID-19 After year filled with loss, hope emerges for future as PBMC commemorates health care heroes One by one, the hospital staff members approached the monument just unveiled outside Peconic Bay Medical Center and placed a rock at its edge Monday evening. Each rock featured...
02.11.2021 Columns Guest Column: Reflecting on nearly 20 years at helm of Peconic Bay Medical Center I remember the day like it was yesterday. It was a brisk afternoon in mid-March 2001, nearly 20 years ago. I had completed two interviews with the hospital board and now...
02.10.2021 Health Amy Loeb promoted to executive director at PBMC, replacing Andrew Mitchell Andrew Mitchell, the president and CEO of Peconic Bay Medical Center since 2001, is leaving his current role after nearly 20 years of running the hospital’s day-to-day operations. As...
01.07.2021 COVID-19 2020 Person of the Year: Dr. Lawrence Walser Editor’s Note: The unique year we endured in 2020 led to a slight twist in our annual People of the Year. As a way to honor the extraordinary work...