South Nassau Raises Nearly $600K For Emergency Department

South Nassau Communities Hospital raised nearly $600,000 for its Emergency Department Expansion Campaign at the 35th Annual Golf Outing held on Monday, May 20.

South Nassau’s supporters from local business, civic and community groups flocked to the popular outing, which is the largest and most successful hospital golf outing on Long Island, and this year raised 25 percent more than last year, which was already a record-setter. Three premiere courses were sold out with nearly 500 golfers and guests attending the day and evening events.

Atlantic Beach resident and real estate management executive Anthony Ponte and South Nassau’s long-time facility management vice president Bill Ulrich were co-honorees of the outing, which was held at three of Long Island’s most prestigious and challenging venues: The Seawane Club in Hewlett Harbor; the Rockway Hunting Club in Lawrence; and the Rockville Links Club in Rockville Centre. The event grossed nearly $600,000 with all net proceeds benefiting expansion of the hospital’s Trauma-designated Emergency Department in Oceanside, which serves nearly 70,000 patients a year across southern Nassau County.

“We are very grateful to the community for supporting the much-needed expansion of our Emergency Department,” said South Nassau President and CEO Richard J. Murphy. “Our Golf Committee, the co-chairs, our honorees and the Development team all did a fantastic job.”

Reconstruction of the Emergency Department is already underway and groundbreaking for a new southwest wing of the hospital is expected to take place next year, allowing for the doubling of the size of the ER at the Oceanside campus. The new ER will feature dedicated areas for behavioral health and pediatric emergencies.