Catholic Health News & Stories

New multispecialty care center is Catholic Health's eastern-most location in Suffolk County.

More than 550 students learn the sky’s the limit for STEM.

Recognized as a Center of Excellence.

A symbol of quality that reflects a health care organization’s commitment to providing safe and quality patient care. 

Nationally recognized achievements in patient safety and quality.

Mercy will maximize its overall operational effectiveness.

Good Samaritan is among only 2.5% of facilities nationwide to earn this recognition.

Catholic Health is committed to making a critical difference in the health of the underserved.

The Leapfrog Group sets standards for excellence in patient care.

12th consecutive Leapfrog A score for St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center®

St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center® (Roslyn, NY) has established a new Cardiology Innovation Research Fund,

St. Catherine of Siena Nursing & Rehabilitation ranked as one of the top skilled nursing facilities in the country by Newsweek.

Will provide education for patients to better manage their diabetes.

Good Samaritan has demonstrated its focus on the highest standards of care for Long Island’s older adults.

Received the DAISY Award® for Extraordinary Nurses.

New research examining how optical coherence tomography (OCT)-guided percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), compares with standard treatment using angiography-guided PCI. 

New multispecialty care center part of system’s expansion across Long Island.

“I couldn’t be more proud of our clinical, support and administrative teams across all of the recognized specialties,” said Catholic Health President & CEO Patrick M. O’Shaughnessy, DO, MBA.

Health and Harmony is a multifaceted program designed to engage, educate and inspire Long Islanders on the positive effects of music on their health.

St. Charles Hospital’s ED expansion is scheduled to be completed by the end of summer 2024.

The 16,000 square foot facility treats women and children in the surrounding areas.

St. Francis Hospital is one of only three hospitals to offer the procedure.

Richard Doscher, RD, CDN, is the director of Nutrition & Food Services at Good Samaritan University Hospital.

The award recognizes and showcases the caliber of care delivered at St. Francis Hospital. 

The cooperative garden is located at Catholic Health’s Mercy Hospital Outpatient Behavioral Health Clinic in Garden City.
 

Catholic Health is the only Long Island health system participating in the CVS Health ACO REACH program.

New interventional services at St. Joseph Hospital in Bethpage, NY. 

The new 16,000-square-foot medical office building will enhance patient access to our underserved populations.

The Center will effectively manage chronic pain, if not eliminate it so that patients can return to a better way of life.

Only Level I Adult Trauma Center on the south shore of Long Island. 

The world’s first heart valve procedure using the new TELLTALE electrosurgical guidewire system to assist in the placement of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR). 

The new space will greatly increase the number of private patient rooms available for Good Samaritan’s more than 3,000 maternity patients each year.

Mercy Hospital (Rockville Centre, NY) and St. Charles Hospital (Port Jefferson, NY) earned Level 3 Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation.

Fast, casual, healthy food and beverage options to hospital employees and visitors.

The NAEOTOM Alpha is the world’s first photon-counting computed tomography (CT) scanner.

“We’re extremely grateful to AT&T for their impactful contribution to support our food insecurity program,” said Dr. Patrick O’Shaughnessy.

Dina Cicillini, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, CPHQ, will oversee all pertinent performance improvement (PI) programs.

Dominick Pernice, RT, MBA, has been named Chief Operating Officer for Catholic Health’s St. Charles Hospital.