Mather Hospital has announced a new free training program for Certified Nurse Assistants (CNA) that will pay students during their training and guarantee them a position at the hospital upon successful completion of the course and New York State certification exam.
Mather Hospital’s Critical Care team earns national award for excellence PORT JEFFERSON, NY – The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) has awarded a gold-level Beacon Award for Excellence to Mather Hospital’s Critical Care team.
Mather Hospital’s Chemical Dependency Program launches new services for those with a gambling addiction PORT JEFFERSON, NY – Individuals with gambling addictions can now receive help from a new program offered by Mather Hospital’s Chemical Dependency Program. The new service offers individual and group counseling for those 18 and older. “Most adults gamble as a…
Mather Hospital receives high-performing ratings from U.S. News & World Report PORT JEFFERSON, NY – Mather Hospital was rated high performing in three adult specialties and four procedures and conditions in the latest U.S. News & World Report hospital ratings.. Mather Hospital was rated high performing for: Heart Failure Geriatrics Kidney Failure Orthopedics Hip fracture…
PORT JEFFERSON, NY – Mather Hospital was one of 29 hospitals nationwide to receive the Emergency Nurses Association Lantern Award for demonstrating exceptional and innovative performance in leadership, practice, education, advocacy, and research. “The ENA Lantern Award is a display of all the hard work and innovation that the Emergency Department nurses and staff…
PORT JEFFERSON, NY – Mather Hospital President Kenneth Roberts, who retired in May after leading
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…
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.…
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…
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…