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12.21.2021 COVID-19

As COVID-19 cases in Suffolk surge, a reason for optimism emerges

On Dec. 1, the number of positive COVID-19 cases in Suffolk County surpassed 1,000 in a single day for the first time since early February. For weeks, health officials...

10.26.2021 Health

PBMC teams up with Riverhead CAP for ‘Medication Take Back Day’

Peconic Bay Medical Center has teamed up with a local nonprofit to host a “Medication Take Back Day” on Oct. 30. Although the organization has worked with the hospital...

09.29.2021 Health

PBMC Foundation receives $1M donation from retired doctor

The Peconic Bay Medical Center Foundation has received a $1 million donation from Dr. Stanley Zinberg for emergency department services, the hospital announced last week. The donation will be...

05.14.2021 COVID-19

With expanded eligibility, PBMC begins vaccinations for youngest patients yet in next step to fighting pandemic

For students seeking a return to normalcy — seeing friends, hugging grandma, ditching their masks, being in school full time and playing contact sports — a first dose of...

04.19.2021 COVID-19

PBMC launches new website for COVID-19 vaccine appointments

As vaccination efforts continue to ramp up across the region, Peconic Bay Medical Center recently launched a new COVID-19 Vaccination page with links to appointments at multiple locations, including...

04.17.2021 COVID-19

Dealing with dementia in age of COVID-19

Dealing with dementia, whether it’s the result of Alzheimer’s or another cause, is enough of a challenge in ordinary times. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the challenge is even greater...

03.10.2021 COVID-19

One year later, reflecting on the ‘tsunami of sickness’ that hit PBMC in two waves

It was in mid-March last year, just a few days after Suffolk County’s first confirmed COVID-19 case, when Dr. Lawrence Walser sat at a small desk where he would...

03.08.2021 COVID-19

After year filled with loss, hope emerges for future as PBMC commemorates health care heroes

One by one, the hospital staff members approached the monument just unveiled outside Peconic Bay Medical Center and placed a rock at its edge Monday evening. Each rock featured...

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