Catholic Health News & Stories

Chloe Downey was treated at the Center for Hyperbaric Medicine & Wound Healing at St. Charles Hospital.

“Pretty much everyone in my family has been born there,” says Alida Giannini, reflecting on her family’s many connections to Good Samaritan University Hospital.

Gloria Thompson was treated at Good Samaritan University Hospital.

Susan Muller of Smithtown was diagnosed with locally advanced lung cancer.

Physicians at St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center have performed a first-in-human investigational heart procedure

Larry Castello was successfully treated for a heart attack at the St. Francis Heart Center at St. Catherine of Siena Hospital.

St. Francis Cardiologists Use Two Innovative Procedures to Treat Patient

Catholic Health’s St. Charles Hospital has performed 3,500 robotic surgeries since 2019

George Marchelos needed three amputations on his left foot due to an infection resulting from diabetes.

Retired Police Officer Reunites with Medical Teams Who Saved Him

Dr. Atalla performed the UroLift procedure on John Sandalena who lived with the challenges caused by an enlarged prostate.

John Murphy underwent treatment at Center for Hyperbaric Medicine & Wound Healing at St. Charles Hospital for his radiation cystitis

Konstantin Kolosov was diagnosed with severe osteoarthritis in both knees.

Edward Marone received emergency treatment at Good Samaritan University Hospital.

Craig Bibbs was successfully treated at the St. Francis Heart Center's Cardiac Amyloidosis Program.

Gary Emanuel was treated at St Francis Hospital and Heart Center for a widowmaker heart attack.

Diane Fisher is living proof of the value of lung cancer screening.

Teresa Small is a Dietetic Supervisor at St. Catherine of Siena Hospital.

Samantha began her career at St. Joseph in 2022 in the Critical Care Unit.

Ronald Moore, MS, BSN, RN, CARN is currently a performance improvement nurse at St. Charles Hospital

Paul Giunta, RN, of Good Samaritan University Hospital, is the recipient of the 2025 Lieutenant Michael P. Murphy Memorial Scholarship

A dedicated team leader in the Emergency Department (ED) at Mercy Hospital.

For 21 years, Lisa Pollicino, RN, has been a registered nurse in the delivery room at St. Charles Hospital.

Ken Milau, respiratory therapist at St. Charles Hospital, is admired for his dedication to our patients.

Kathleen Nolan, RN, has been with Catholic Health for 20 years.

Kathleen Morrison, RN, is an Assistant Nurse Manager at the Catholic Health Cancer Institute at St. Francis Hospital.

Gianluca Naccarato is a dedicated physician assistant (PA) in the Orthopedic Surgery Department at Good Samaritan University Hospital.

Gerard Connolly, RN, works as a registered nurse in the Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) at Good Samaritan University Hospital.

Everton Rose is a nursing assistant at Good Samaritan University Hospital.

Clarisa Requena Ortega strives every day to make a difference at St. Catherine of Siena Hospital.

Carrie Pascale has advanced the services offered to the patients.

Britney Stenos, NP, lives by her guiding motto, “compassion in action.”

Beth Bents, RN, mentors nurses and nursing assistants, as well as ancillary staff.

Tara Oneill loves her job as Radiology Supervisor at St. Joseph Hospital

Phoebe Duran loves her job as Nurse Manager, St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center®
Telemetry Unit

Jessica Novak loves her job as Director of Ambulatory Clinical Quality & Value Based Programs

Esau Allen loves his job as Supervisor, Environmental Services, St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center®

Chukwuma Egbuziem loves his job at St. Charles Hospital.

Lily cheers up patients, visitors and staff at St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center.

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Restores Quality of Life

Siegfried Buehler of Farmingdale knows how effective HBO therapy can be.

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy heals osteomyelitis and prevents further amputation

Valerie Castillo used hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy to try to reverse the damage and salvage her finger.

Toni Clemens look back at her December 2021 accident.