Catholic Health News & Stories

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.

The Centers will offer minimally invasive surgical procedures as a permanent solution for acid reflux and repair of hiatal hernia. 

Good Samaritan University Hospital (West Islip, NY) nurse Janet Stevens, MSN, CCRN, recently received national recognition.

Cardiac patient thanked medical teams that saved his life

Catholic Health named Susan Knoepffler, MPA, BSN, RN, NE-BC, chief nursing officer of Good Samaritan University Hospital.

AquaBeam is the first FDA-approved, surgical robot utilizing automated tissue resection for the treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms due to benign prostatic hyperplasia.

Nurse educator Barbara Timpug, MSN, RN, CCRN was Good Samaritan University Hospital’s nominee for this year’s event.

The public has direct access to behind the scenes of one of New York’s top heart hospitals.

Atrial fibrillation patients are given another option for treatment with the LAAC device and an opportunity to lower their risk for stroke.

“We are grateful to TD Bank for their gift that will be used to support so many patients in the Queens area,” said St. Francis Hospital President Charles L. Lucore, MD, MBA.

For the fourth consecutive year, the Smithtown facility was listed on its "America's Best Nursing Homes 2023" report.

As a premier institution for graduate medical education in the area, Good Samaritan’s new name better reflects its longstanding history and commitment to its residency and fellowship programs.

John Driscoll was experiencing extreme fatigue that was interfering with his daily life.

Celebrating its fifth Anniversary, the center has now treated more than 7,000 patients.
 

Catholic Health and SCCC anticipate this program will offer multiple benefits for patients and providers.  

Catholic Health presented its 2022 Annual Pinnacle Awards for Quality, Safety and Experience to Mercy Hospital and Catholic Health Home Care.

“It’s vital to address cardiac risks that put a woman’s health in jeopardy during pregnancy,” said St. Francis Heart Center Cardiologist Uschi Auguste, MD, MPH, FACC.

Crucial training related to in-flight and airport emergency response.

Joseph Manopella will oversee all areas of operations at Mercy Hospital.

The donation will allow the hospital to immediately begin construction of an improved ED waiting room, registration and triage suite.

Catholic Health is launching two new community partnerships this month as it continues to address the growing issue of food insecurity among Long Island residents.