11.17.2020 COVID-19 For two local hospital CEOs, what is ahead for COVID-19 is worrisome While neither hospital executive can predict what is coming in the next few weeks as COVID-19 cases rise, both Andy Mitchell at Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead and...
09.09.2020 News Health care heroes honored with street renaming outside PBMC 1300 Roanoke Avenue will now be known as 1 Heroes Way. The northern portion of Roanoke Avenue outside of Peconic Bay Medical Center was officially dedicated during a ceremony...
04.28.2020 COVID-19 Farmers honor health care workers at PBMC A caravan of thank yous have become a popular way for the community, fire departments and EMS volunteers to show support for health care workers since the outbreak of...
03.27.2020 COVID-19 Faces of the front lines at Peconic Bay Medical Center They’re moms and wives and girlfriends. If they could take their masks off, their faces may be familiar to you, because some are your friends, neighbors and caregivers, too....
03.14.2020 COVID-19 PBMC prepares for worst-case scenario; CEO says ‘we are prepared’ Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead is preparing for a worst-case scenario if the number of confirmed COVID-19 patients overwhelms the 182-bed facility. “We have ordered tents if the...
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...
12.14.2017 Government PBMC seeks construction tweaks in response to new trauma designation Peconic Bay Medical Center officials, architects and builders were before the Riverhead Town Board Thursday to request a site plan amendment for its ongoing expansion project, in part to...
11.28.2016 Health Uncertain future for local health care pros in new year President-elect Donald Trump campaigned on a platform that included a promise to repeal the Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as “Obamacare,” raising questions about how health insurance could change...