December 16, 2015
Help brighten the holidays for those in need in our community and for young Mather patients by donating to the annual Warm Wishes Drive at the Hospital.
Mather is accepting donations of NEW mittens, gloves, hats and scarves for distribution in our community. Donations will serve as decorations on the Hospital’s holiday tree in the main entrance before being distributed to those in need through Infant Jesus RC Church, Long Island Cares and General Needs, which supports Long Island veterans and their families.
The Hospital also will collect NEW plush toys for distribution to pediatric patients in Mather’s Ambulatory Surgery Center and Emergency Department.
Donations of hats, mittens, gloves and scarves may be dropped off in the main lobby until Friday, Dec.18 and for plush toys until Wednesday, Dec. 30.
John T. Mather Memorial Hospital is an accredited 248-bed, non-profit community teaching hospital dedicated to providing a wide spectrum of high quality healthcare services to Suffolk County residents, showing compassion and respect and treating each patient in the manner we would wish for our loved ones. Mather has earned the prestigious Magnet® recognition from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), which recognizes healthcare organizations for quality patient care, nursing excellence and innovations in professional nursing practice. Mather also has received eight consecutive top "A" ratings from The Leapfrog Group for patient safety, the only New York State hospital to achieve that distinction and one of only 133 hospitals nationwide to receive an A score in each of the twice yearly rating periods.