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...
12.15.2020 COVID-19 COVID-19 vaccine arrives on the North Fork with PBMC doctor receiving first dose On Tuesday morning, just 24 hours after the first COVID-19 vaccine was administered in New York State, a UPS truck arrived at Peconic Bay Medical Center to deliver a...
12.15.2020 Health Northwell Health Cancer Institute at Riverhead to open this month The Northwell Health Cancer Institute at Riverhead will open by the end of the year, the hospital system announced Monday. The 11,300 square feet facility, which will be located...
11.25.2020 COVID-19 Thank you to our front line health care workers This month, our colleagues at northforker profiled five hospital and nursing home staff members working in all facets of their facilities who played a role in the fight against...
11.25.2020 COVID-19 PBMC nurse to perform in virtual concert on Thanksgiving to benefit Nurse Heroes Foundation A star-studded concert set to air on Thanksgiving will pay tribute to health care workers on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic. Gloria Estefan, Stevie Wonder, Celine Dion,...
