South Nassau Seeking to Open New Urology Center in Rockville Centre

South Nassau Communities Hospital is seeking approval from the Village of Rockville Centre to convert a vacant building that South Nassau owns at 510 Merrick Rd. to a free-standing Center for Urologic Health.

“There is a need for these services both for women and men in our community and this facility will be designed to provide this specialized care, close to home for our patients,” said Richard J. Murphy, president and CEO of South Nassau. “These centers will be able to provide the specialized treatments and care needed to address what are often sensitive urologic health problems.”

The centers will offer an array of advanced technologies and therapies to treat the range of urologic disorders and diseases afflicting women and men. South Nassau chose a community-based location for the center to facilitate patients’ access to their physicians, as well as the center’s board-certified physicians and patient-centered advances in urologic care. The location is also just a few blocks from the hospital’s main campus in Oceanside.

The centers will provide a comprehensive program of non-surgical and surgical treatments for female urologic care, including treatment for urinary incontinence, urinary tract infection, bladder dysfunction, pelvic pain, pelvic floor/prolapse issues, kidney stones, genitourinary cancers, and voiding dysfunction. Its roster of advanced treatments for men's urologic conditions will include genitourinary cancers, prostate health issues, infertility, testicular disorders, kidney, urinary tract and bladder conditions as well as incontinence, erectile dysfunction, and vasectomy.

The building’s interior is being completely remodeled with new, comfortable furnishings, and the exterior will be improved with new lighting, landscaping and a resurfaced parking lot with 21 spaces reserved for patients and physicians only.

South Nassau physicians and staff currently provide these services in different locations, including Valley Stream. By consolidating in one location, patients will have easy access to the experts and specialists they need in a private setting.

“We will provide the therapies and treatments that will enable women to gain control over urologic health problems that are not only detrimental to their health and wellness, but also demoralizing and restrictive," said Alan Garely, MD, chief of South Nassau's obstetrics and gynecology department. “You don’t need to travel into the city any longer to receive this type of highly specialized care. We have the experts right here in our new Rockville Centre location.”

Photo: South Nassau Communities Hospital.