PBMC women and infants facility site plan slated for approval by Riverhead Town Board
Riverhead officials are poised to approve site and facade improvements for Peconic Bay Medical Center’s new women and infants center — a key piece of the hospital’s $92 million expansion endeavor.
A resolution granting administrative site-plan approval is expected to come before the Town Board Tuesday, covering road widening, pedestrian access, drainage, landscaping, a new drop-off area and facade improvements to the hospital wing facing the Route 58 traffic circle.
“I think we’re going to get a nice, clean, modern-looking hospital, which I think everyone will be happy about,” senior planner Matt Charters said during Thursday’s work session.
Peconic Bay Medical Center celebrated the completion of the first stage of infrastructure construction in the development of the Emilie Roy Corey Center for Women and Infants earlier this summer— a major milestone for the proposed facility, which is expected to open in the second half of 2027.
The center will offer comprehensive women’s health services, including breast health, urogynecology and teleneonatology, with plans to develop a Level II Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. The facility will feature private rooms, a dedicated entrance, specialized operating rooms and labor and delivery services capable of providing advanced care for premature infants and others requiring a higher level of treatment.
It will consolidate a range of women’s health services under one roof, making advanced care more accessible for nearly 300,000 residents across the region.
The women and infants center would occupy the first floor of the three-story hospital wing facing the traffic circle. Northwell Health’s in-house architect, Joseph Geraghty, told the Town Board that the plan is to “reskin” the existing exterior on all three sides with new materials.
Other improvements include new windows throughout the building to improve energy efficiency in patient rooms on the upper floors. The center’s entrance will be located in the rear beneath a curved glass overhang.
Officials said the project is not expected to affect parking. Mechanical and ventilation systems on the Roanoke Avenue side of the building will be screened, and rooftop equipment will also be hidden behind parapets or screens.
Mr. Charters also confirmed that grapevines planted in the hospital’s on-site garden will remain untouched.
“It’s really going to be something else,” Mr. Geraghty said.
When completed, the Emilie Roy Corey Center for Women and Infants will join a series of other additions at PBMC in recent years, including the Bill and Ruth Ann Harnisch Neurosciences Center, which opened in June.
