01.16.2020 Health A new heart for Ruby who returns home after 126-day journey The 7-month-old Wading River girl who experienced heart failure four months ago and had been surviving on a so-called Berlin heart ever since received a successful transplant three days...
01.14.2020 Health County to provide free flu shots at Riverhead Free Library Jan. 21 The Suffolk County Health Department will be offering free influenza immunization in Riverhead next week, following recent reports of a sharp increase in flu cases in the state. According...
01.11.2020 Health PBMC unveils $67.8M critical care, heart center Peconic Bay Medical Center on Friday unveiled its new critical care pavilion and heart center, a $67.8 million facility completed after three years of construction. Since its partnership with...
01.08.2020 Health Health department warns of untreated wastewater entering Peconic River A break in a sewer line on Raynor Avenue Tuesday night has led to approximately 4,000 gallons of untreated wastewater entering the Peconic River, according to the Suffolk County...
12.06.2019 Health Rallying for Ruby: A Wading River infant awaits heart transplant On the morning of Sept. 4, newborn Ruby June Cotter woke up feeling ill. Her parents, Ashley and Brian, thought at first it was something minor.
11.20.2019 Health Expanded behavioral health facility opens in Riverhead When David Cohen accepted a position with Quannacut Outpatient Services in the early 2000s, he joined a staff that had recently moved into a new, 5,000-square-foot Riverhead facility on...
10.22.2019 Health Paramedic reunites with Riverhead man who received heart transplant In 2016, Ed Schaefer of Riverhead received a life-saving heart transplant that gave him a new lease on life.
10.21.2019 Health Last call for tickets for Times Review Talks on health care As our local hospitals settle into new relationships with larger health care systems, North Fork residents have begun to see more medical services available to them closer to home....
10.12.2019 Health Spraying scheduled after two more mosquito samples test positive for Triple E Suffolk County health officials are urging residents to take precautions outdoors after two more mosquito samples recently tested positive for the potentially deadly Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus.
10.12.2019 Health Sharing stories of lives saved through organ donation at PBMC event Lauren Clark of Lido Beach had just obtained her driver’s license. She was 18 and a high school senior. On the night of Dec. 30, 2008, her life and...
09.16.2019 Health PBMC receives $10 million gift, the largest donation from individual in its history Peconic Bay Medical Center received a $10 million gift from philanthropists and longtime supporters of the hospital, Emilie and Michael Corey. It represents the largest gift from an individual...
09.09.2019 Health Mosquito samples in Aquebogue, Jamesport test positive for West Nile Mosquito samples collected in Aquebogue and Jamesport in late August tested positive for West Nile virus, according to the Suffolk County Department of Health.
08.16.2019 Health Mosquito sample tests positive for West Nile virus in Riverhead A mosquito sample collected in Riverhead tested positive for West Nile virus, the second reported in the area this month, according to state and county health officials.
08.16.2019 Health Risks associated with vaping prompts statewide health advisory Health care providers across New York are being advised to remain alert for potential cases of pulmonary disease in people using vaping products.
07.30.2019 Health Suffolk County releases findings of tick pathogen surveillance program Suffolk County officials have released the findings of a multi-year study of ticks — and the pathogens they carry — that shows how prevalent tick-borne illnesses have become, especially...
