Luis Hernandez, 52 of Lake Grove knows firsthand how bariatric surgery can lead to more than just weight loss. He was a diabetic and weighed just under 300 pounds with a body mass index (BMI) of 41. A person with a BMI greater than 40 is considered to be morbidly obese. He also suffered from…
Mather Hospital has been recognized for its patient safety record with The Leapfrog Group’s top "A" Hospital Safety Score for the eighth consecutive ratings period – the only New York State hospital to achieve that distinction. Mather is one of only 133 hospitals out of more than 2,500 ranked nationwide to have achieved an "A"…
Craig Limoncelli of Smithtown had endured a painful right hip for five years. It got so bad that walking up his steep, 130-foot long driveway with the day’s mail became a painful experience. A technician for Mercedes Benz, Limoncelli, 53, decided he couldn’t put off hip surgery any longer when he had difficulty lifting objects…
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.…
