Shaping The Future Of Healthcare

PATIENT CARE PAVILION

Shaping the Future of Health Care

specializing in health care) conceptualizing how a future health care facility should be structured, overall facility priorities, community needs and the current costs for construction. The total number of beds provided by Good Samaritan Hospital will not increase. Instead, it will remain at 437 and stay current with the advancements in medical technology, ensuring a wide variety of benefits to south shore residents.

Good Samaritan Hospital has developed plans for a Patient Care Pavilion providing health care solutions for the growing population on the south shore of Long Island. The option was based on data from several different sources, including a needs assessment that also identified many challenges related to the current campus facility, a long-term and capacity analysis report from Kaufman Hall (a third-party consultant

MODERNIZING AND ENHANCING SERVICES FOR OUR COMMUNITY

Neighbors helping Neighbors

T he parable of the Good Samaritan, the ultimate story of a neighbor helping another, has been the foundation of Good Samaritan Hospital. It speaks to the mission of caring for and partnering with the neighbors of West Islip as well as the rest of the south shore of Long Island.

To be a reliable neighbor, Good Samaritan Hospital must continue to provide the highest level of health care, offer the communities on the south shore new award-winning programs, and realign to become an increasingly resilient facility when faced with powerful storms, natural disasters, and other hazardous events. Over the past ten years, sweeping changes in health care have prompted us to plan more than ten years to develop medical programs that

can serve the needs of our community well into the future. An advanced medical center, breakthrough technology, and state-of-the-art facility also provide the tools to continue to attract physicians, nurses, and other health professionals to live and work on Long Island. Good Samaritan Hospital and its leadership are committed to working closely with our community on our expansion and growth initiatives.

Meeting Community Needs Through Advancements in Medical Technology

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