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 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…
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…
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.…
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…