August 29, 2016 Advanced treatment for prostate cancer using CyberKnife technology will be the topic of a free evening seminar hosted by the Us TOO Prostate Cancer Support Group on Wednesday, September 7, 2016 from 6-8 pm at the Patchogue-Medford Library in Patchogue. A light dinner will be served. To register, call (631) 686-7878…
August 15, 2016 Blood donors are needed during what has been declared a critical blood shortage on Long Island. John T. Mather Memorial Hospital’s annual summer blood drive will take place on Monday, Aug. 29 from 6:30 am until 6:30 pm. The blood drive is open to all community residents. No appointment is necessary to…
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…