August 11, 2016 Photographers, painters and other artists are wanted for a month-long art show in October at the Port Jefferson Free Library in conjunction with Paint Port Pink, the community breast cancer awareness outreach of John T. Mather Memorial Hospital. The Art Show, which runs from October 1-31, is open to everyone and will…
August 4, 2016 John T. Mather Memorial Hospital was rated among the best hospitals in New York State in U.S. News & World Report’s annual Best Hospitals rankings. U.S. News compared nearly 5,000 medical centers nationwide in 25 specialties, procedures and conditions. Mather was ranked 19th out of almost 250 hospitals in New York State.…
July 29, 2016 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has awarded John T. Mather Memorial Hospital four stars – the highest of any Long Island hospital – for patient experience, safety, and timely and effective care measures based on publicly reported data from the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS)…
July 6, 2016 Ted Lucki has been named to the JTM Foundation Board, which seeks and secures philanthropic support for John T. Mather Memorial Hospital, announced James Danowski, Foundation Board Chairman. Along with brother-in-law Leo Sternlicht, Lucki owns and operates Riverhead Toyota, Ford, Lincoln, Mercury. He served 12 years as mayor of Belle Terre, stepping…
June 30, 2016 Medical residents specializing in psychiatry and diagnostic radiology will join the growing Graduate Medical Education program at John T. Mather Memorial Hospital as of July 1. The Psychiatry Residency Program is a four-year program that will have five residents per year for a total of 20 residents. Noam Fast, MD, is the…
June 27, 2016 Donald Lippencott, MSFS, of East Setauket was named John T. Mather Memorial Hospital’s 2016 Community Honoree. Derick George, MD, and the late William Konczynin, MD, will receive the 2016 Theodore Roosevelt Awards for service to the hospital and to the community. The awards will be presented at Mather’s One Enchanted Evening gala…
May 31, 2016 John T. Mather Memorial Hospital received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award with Target: StrokeSM Honor Roll Elite. The award recognizes the Hospital’s commitment to providing the most appropriate stroke treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines based on the latest scientific evidence.…
May 16, 2016 John T. Mather Memorial Hospital, along with Arif Ahmad, MD, have been designated a Center of Excellence in Robotic Surgery™ (COERS™) by the Surgical Review Corporation (SRC), the first in New York State. The designation means that Mather and Dr. Ahmad are now part of an elite network of surgeons and hospitals…
April 29, 2016 Hundreds of runners and walkers will raise funds for the Fortunato Breast Health Center during the annual Families Walk & Run for Hope at John T. Mather Memorial Hospital. The popular “Pink Your Pooch” dog costume contest, family friendly events and music by School of Rock return for the event on Saturday,…
April 26, 2016 John T. Mather Memorial Hospital has been recognized for its patient safety record with The Leapfrog Group’s top "A" Hospital Safety Score for the ninth consecutive ratings period – the only New York State hospital to achieve that distinction and one of only 98 hospitals out of 2,500 hospitals ranked nationwide. "For…