Peconic Bay Medical Center to Join North Shore-LIJ Health System

Peconic Bay Medical Center (PBMC) recently announced that they have approved a definitive agreement to become a full member of North Shore-LIJ Health System.

“After an exhaustive strategic planning process, we’ve concluded that partnering with North Shore-LIJ is in the best interest of the men, women and children who depend on PBMC,” Sherry Patterson, chair of the PBMC board said. “We believe this decision ensures we are capable of meeting not just the current needs but future health and wellness challenges of central Suffolk County and eastern Long Island.”

According to Patterson, the agreement would also establish important new regional medical services and provide long-term stability for our patients during a time of great volatility in the healthcare market.

Upon receiving all approvals, PBMC would bring to North Shore-LIJ a 200-bed community teaching hospital and a skilled nursing/rehabilitation facility that have been serving the region for 64 years.

It would join 19 other hospital within the health system, extending North Shore–LIJ’s presence into eastern Long Island for the first time while joining its existing Suffolk County hospitals: Huntington Hospital, Southside Hospital in Bay Shore and South Oaks Hospital in Amityville.

PBMC was an affiliate member of the health system between 2000 and 2006.

“The North Shore-LIJ Health System is thrilled to be renewing its relationship with Peconic Bay Medical Center, which has a long, proud history of service to communities disbursed throughout a wide geographic area,” Michael J. Dowling, North Shore-LIJ’s president and CEO said. “All of us recognize the challenges facing healthcare providers nationwide as we adapt to changes in the way healthcare is accessed, delivered and paid for. By working in an integrated and collaborative way, and investing in new initiatives and key clinical programs aimed at attracting new customers, we’re confident we can position the hospital for future success while fulfilling our shared mission of improving the quality of life in the local communities we serve.”

PBMC has approximately 1,300 employees and cares for more than 7,000 inpatients and 168,000 outpatients annually.

The hospital, a New York State designated stroke center, features a highly regarded Emergency Department serving about 37,000 patients a year, an advanced surgery center, centers of excellence in joint replacement and bariatric surgery, and a range of other medical services.

The hospital also operates a certified home health agency, a 60-bed skilled nursing and rehabilitation center, a six-bed palliative care center, an advanced ambulatory and urgent care campus in Manorville, and a growing network of community-based family care and specialty physician practices throughout central and eastern Suffolk County.

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