South Nassau Breaks Ground On Long Beach Medical Arts Pavilion

LONG BEACH, NY — On Tuesday, Mt. Sinai South Nassau hospital broke ground on its long-planned Long Beach Medical Arts Pavilion.

Slated to open in 2022, the $35 million, 15,400-square-foot pavilion will bring more medical options to the Barrier Island since the Long Beach Medical Center closed after Hurricane Sandy in 2012. The Medical Arts Pavilion will provide primary care, geriatrics, OBGYN services, gastroenterology and GI procedures, orthopedics, urology, cardiology, lab servicces and diagnostic imaging.

“Mount Sinai South Nassau is investing in the restoration of health care services in the Long Beach community. Together with our free-standing Emergency Department, the Medical Arts Pavilion will serve as a center for advanced health care provided by an integrated network of specialty practices and highly skilled physicians,” said Richard J. Murphy, president and CEO of Mount Sinai South Nassau. “After Superstorm Sandy, we promised to help restore physician services to the Barrier Island and this center will go a long way toward fulfilling that pledge.”

The Medical Arts Pavilion will have 15 private patient examination and consultation rooms; four minor procedure rooms; and nine post-care preparation, recovery and diagnostic imaging areas. The building has been designed with a hospital-grade air filtration system and with space planning guidelines to reduce the spread of infection. Entryways and bathroom facilities will be touchless to reduce the possibility of infection spread. As is standard with all Mount Sinai South Nassau facilities, it will feature fully furnished lounge areas and manicured landscaping that complements the surrounding neighborhood. There will also be shared community space.

Mount Sinai South Nassau is using Federal Emergency Management Agency funds to build the Medical Arts Pavilion. The hospital purchased the Long Beach Medical Center property in bankruptcy after Hurricane Sandy, making it eligible for $174 million in FEMA funds. The hospital was the only health care institution to come forward during the bankruptcy proceeding to bid on the property.

Under an alternative use provision of federal FEMA legislation, the hospital was permitted to use some of the FEMA funds at its Oceanside campus to fortify the hospital against future storms and expand services for the entire South Shore of Nassau County.

South Nassau has already invested more than $38 million in its revitalization plan for the Long Beach campus (formerly the Long Beach Medical Center), which is home to the Long Beach Emergency Department and the Long Beach Primary Care Center. Looking ahead, the hospital envisions a geriatric medical campus on the site that would include the Emergency Department, the Medical Arts Pavilion, and possibly an assisted living facility. A nursing home, not operated by the hospital, also is adjacent to the site.

“Broadening healthcare access is part of Mount Sinai’s mission and this health complex signifies a deep commitment to the community of Long Beach,” said Dr. Arthur A. Klein, president of the Mount Sinai Health Network and executive vice president of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Mount Sinai Health System. “One can’t forget the devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy and the long recovery that is still happening. We are proud to be a steward of that recovery and proud to bring world-class care to this area. The resilient people of Long Beach deserve best in class specialty care close to home.”