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Mitchell said he had on his desk a Certificate of Need
application to the State Health Department for an
interventional cardiac catheterization facility dated
1993. It never came to fruition, he said.

“In less than a year Northwell Health got our CON
approved,” Mitchell said. The PBMC board chose
to become part of the Northwell Health System
in large part because Northwell’s commitment to
immediately pursuing approvals for the cardiac care
facilities and moving forward with its construction.

The cardiac catheterization facilities will allow Tami Gold, RN
specially trained cardiologists to perform procedures
that clear blocked cardiac arteries for patients
suffering heart attacks within the window of time
required to save heart muscle — and lives. Currently Current

Peconic Bay Medical Center heart attack victims on the East End generally travel
an hour or more to a facility licensed for those Director of Staff Education
The beat goes on – building our procedures — often with dire health consequences South Oaks Hospital
or loss of life.

state-of-the-art cardiac care center. “This has been 15 years of work by the board, 2015

the management and the foundation and it took
Northwell Health to put it all together,” PBMC Director of Quality
chairwoman Sherry Paterson said. ”Make no mistake and Education
Our care at Peconic Bay Medical Center is PBMC president and CEO Andrew Mitchell marked it this critical care tower will save lives.” South Oaks Hospital
groundbreaking. Literally. We are paving the as “a momentous day in the history of the medical
way for the future of care with a three-story, center,” and a day for celebrating the heritage of In his remarks at the podium, Northwell president 2012
$60 million comprehensive cardiac care center Central Suffolk Hospital, and its decade of growth and CEO Michael Dowling extended “special thanks” Charge Nurse
complete with two cardiac catheterization suites, and expansion as Peconic Bay Medical Center. to the senator, who he said, “above all, cares deeply Adolescents
an electrophysiology suite, recovery rooms and “Nearly 10 years ago we came together on this about his community.” South Oaks Hospital
an 18-bed intensive care/cardiac care unit. This very spot to break ground for the buildings that
means the Kansas Regional Heart Center will offer would radically transform health care in our Dowling said the community today should “have
lifesaving interventional cardiac procedures that are region,” Mitchell said. He listed the highlights of a wonderful sense of pride” because of the strides 2012
unavailable elsewhere on the East End. the last decade, including, among other things, “a Northwell and Peconic Bay are making. MSN with a specialization in
destination orthopedics program, a major robotics Nursing Leadership
Elected officials and benefactors — including John surgery center, an incredibly special palliative care “This is health reform in action — not discussion, not South Oaks Hospital
and Elaine Kanas, whose family foundation donated unit, a graduate medical education program, the theory, not legislation, not political comment. This
a $5 million gift for the cardiac center, bringing largest multi-specialty group in eastern Suffolk, is actually what reform is about: doing something 2007
the total “New Era Capital Campaign" fundraising an area trauma center and an award-winning where you see a result, where you can touch and feel
to $20.25 million to date — participated in the stroke center.” Mitchell said through the hospital’s it and patients can come here and get the best care,” Staff Nurse
ceremonies outside the hospital before a crowd of “powerful partnership with Northwell Health” it is Dowling said. Huntington Hospital
community members and hospital staff. dedicated to “creating a new era in health care.”

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