Mather Hospital honors past president, two physicians at One Enchanted Evening Gala
PORT JEFFERSON, NY – Mather Hospital President Kenneth Roberts, who retired in May after leading
Kick the habit with a smoking cessation class at Mather Hospital
PORT JEFFERSON, NY – Learn how to live tobacco free with a FREE six-week smoking cessation class at Mather Hospital sponsored by the Suffolk County Department of Health. The classes are held Thursday evenings at 6pm beginning July 21. Stress management techniques, behavior modification, and relaxation techniques are some of the skills needed to stay…
Mather Hospital earns national award for stroke care
PORT JEFFERSON, NY – Mather Hospital was awarded the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s 2022 Get With The Guidelines® – Stroke GOLD PLUS with Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll award in recognition of its quality patient care. The stroke award recognizes the hospital’s commitment to ensuring stroke patients…
Rocky Point Fire Department paramedics honored by Mather Hospital for efforts in saving a patient’s life
PORT JEFFERSON, NY – Mather Hospital honored seven paramedics from the Rocky Point Fire Department for their heroic efforts to save the life of a patient who had suffered a cardiac arrest. Jeffrey Forden was working out at his Rocky Point home when he complained of back pain, according to his wife, Linda Sinanian Forden.…
Mather earns 16th “A” grade for patient safety from The Leapfrog Group
PORT JEFFERSON, NY – Mather Hospital received its 16th “A” Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade for spring 2022. This national distinction recognizes Mather’s achievements in protecting patients from preventable harm and error in the hospital. Mather received its first “A” grade in 2012. “Patient safety, nursing excellence and quality care are the top priorities at Mather…
Mather Hospital certified as an Advanced Primary Stroke Center
PORT JEFFERSON, NY – Mather Hospital has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® and the American Heart/American Stroke Association’s Heart-Check Mark for Advanced Primary Stroke Care Center certification. Mather Hospital has been a Stroke Center since 2005. The new certification, approved by New York State, follows a recent survey in which The Joint…
Terryville Fire Department paramedics honored by Mather Hospital for efforts in saving a patient’s life
PORT JEFFERSON, NY – The Terryville Fire Department and two of its paramedics were honored by Mather Hospital for their role in saving the life of a Port Jefferson Station man. Paramedics Stephen Loizos and Frank Abbate responded to a 911 call on January 20, 2022 for Philip Vecchio, 49, who had complained about indigestion.…
Robert Giacobbe, DO, promoted to Program Director for Mather Hospital’s Internal Medicine Residency Program
PORT JEFFERSON, NY – Robert Giacobbe, DO, has been named Program Director for Mather Hospital’s Internal Medicine (IM) Residency Program. He joined the IM program in 2014 as a clinical supervisor and was appointed Associate Program Director in 2015. Born and raised in central New Jersey, Dr. Giacobbe came to Long Island in 1986 to…
Mather Hospital names Vincent Cascone Director of Engineering
PORT JEFFERSON, NY – Vincent Cascone has been named Director of Engineering at Mather Hospital. Cascone was previously Assistant Director of Engineering at Long Island Jewish Medical Center since 2019. He had joined the Engineering team there in 2007and over the years held several management positions. Earlier, he was a New York City firefighter and…
Daniel Perrault, MD, named Pathology Department director at Mather Hospital
PORT JEFFERSON, NY – Daniel Perrault, MD, has been named director of the Department of Pathology at Mather Hospital. Dr. Perrault was previously a staff pathologist and residency teaching staff member in the Department of Pathology and Area Laboratory Services at Brooke Army Medical Center at Fort Sam Houston, TX. Prior to that he was…