After Christie Bonadio of Port Jefferson Station learned that her breast cancer had invaded her spine and her liver, her oncologist, Jeffrey Vacirca, MD, referred her to the Interventional Radiology (IR) Department at John T. Mather Memorial Hospital. Having been there years earlier for the removal of a vena cava filter designed to prevent blood…
Retired New York City firefighter Kevin Larkin of Farmingville meets once a week with a group of classic car enthusiasts. They talk about their latest projects and upcoming shows and share a meal that is usually prepared by Larkin. Persistent and increasing neck pain was beginning to get in his way. "On any given week,…
Four individuals nominated by Mather Hospital were honored as Health Care Heroes by Long Island Business News. The annual awards "recognize excellence, promote innovation, contribute to the enhancement of the value and quality of healthcare and, ultimately, recognize those people and organizations whose tireless work, contributions and dedication to healing and caring ensure the well-being…
John T. Mather Memorial Hospital was one of four Long Island hospitals to be given an “A” rating for patient safety by the Leapfrog Group, an independent, national not-for-profit organization that advocates for safety, quality and affordability of healthcare. In June 2012, the Leapfrog Group’s first Hospital Safety Scorecard ranked 130 hospitals across New York and…
Mather Hospital has been recognized for the second consecutive year as a top hospital on the 2010 New York State Hospital Report Card℠ and as one of the Best Hospitals in the New York metropolitan region by US News & World Report. Mather was listed on the Hospital Safety Honor Roll in two individual categories…
With warmer weather comes the urge to get outdoors, to walk, jog, ride a bike and play ball, all the things we’ve been dreaming of all winter. But painful legs and feet may keep some indoors or on the sidelines. That pain may be due to peripheral arterial disease (PAD), a common problem caused by…
Gerald Buckley of Wading River couldn’t tell you much about his prostate cancer treatments at Precision CyberKnife of New York, except that they were easy and painless. "Talk about not hurting or being invasive!" he said. "I fell asleep four out of the five treatments when they put the headsets on and played country music.…
Healing Patients for 20 Years While summer on Long Island means a return to the beach for many people, those who suffer from non-healing wounds often dread the thought of swimsuits and sandals. However, patients who receive appropriate treatment for their wounds are able to dive right back into their active lives. For Janice Santacapita,…
Mather Hospital has received the Get With The Guidelines®–Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award from the American Heart Association. The award recognizes Mather’s commitment to quality and success in implementing a higher standard of care for stroke patients using nationally accepted clinical guidelines. "Mather Hospital is dedicated to providing the best possible care for our…
Your Aging Eyes, Advances in Cardiac Care, Food as Medicine, Financial Health After 50 and Your Aching Back will be among the seminars offered at John T. Mather Memorial Hospital’s second annual HealthyU seminar series and health fair on Saturday, Nov. 7 from 10 am to 2 pm. HealthyU will take place in the new…