Caregivers are often called the invisible patients. They carry a burden that can be isolating and stressful.
Advanced diseases and chronic illnesses such as Alzheimer’s, dementia and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease can affect a patient for years. READ
Thousands of women across 23 countries banded together for the “Global Big Latch On” Friday, a synchronized breastfeeding event to mark World Breastfeeding Week. READ
One year after Peconic Bay Medical Center received Level III trauma status, hospital staffers say they’re already witnessing a change in the number of patients they see and the perception of the hospital’s services within the community. READ
Riverhead High School students hit the red carpet in style Thursday in a pre-senior prom reception sponsored the Riverhead Community Awareness Program, Inc. and Peconic Bay Medical Center. READ
Good cake, good wine and good health care were three things the late Robert Entenmann cared deeply about, according to Robert Rosenthal, a Northwell Health Trustee and a close friend of Mr. Entenmann. READ
Music performed by the Riverhead Middle School band filled the ears of nearly two dozen people gathered outside Peconic Bay Medical Center Thursday afternoon.
The crowd came out to honor and thank veterans for their service in honor of Memorial Day and witness The Auxiliary at Peconic Bay Medical Center donate a $3,500 check to Boots on the Ground — a team of veterans who provide veterans and their families with food and furniture, and also ships monthly care packages to the military units that don’t have access to supplies. READ
The situation was this: a man armed with a Glock handgun enters the Emergency Department of Peconic Bay Medical Center at about 8 a.m. Saturday and begins firing at patients and staff members.
There will be road closures around Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead Saturday morning as the hospital and other agencies conduct a “mass casualty drill.” READ
