Shaping The Future Of Healthcare

ANCC Magnet® Recognition Good Samaritan Hospital's ANCC Magnet® Recognition is the highest and most prestigious distinction that a health care organization can receive for nursing. It also looks at all of a facilities service and how they support nursing initiatives to provide the best care for patients. Areas of Excellence As a Magnet®-recognized organization, Good Samaritan Hospital has achieved excellence in five key areas. TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP Nurse leaders and executives lead effectively through shared decision-making. STRUCTURAL EMPOWERMENT Decentralized shared governance empowers nurses to lead and work autonomously. EXEMPLARY PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE Nurses partner with patients and families to maintain high standards and quality of care, resulting in better outcomes. NEW KNOWLEDGE, INNOVATIONS, AND IMPROVEMENTS Evidence based practice and research. EMPIRICAL OUTCOMES Achievement of patient outcomes that outperform national benchmarks. • Parking and traffic studies. • Length of Stay reductions and the development of a central command center to assist with patient flow. • Consultations with the Town of Islip on the overall needs of the community. • Conversations with community organizations throughout the Town of Islip including the Town of Babylon to support their needs and concerns. For more information visit: www.chsli.org/good-samaritan-hospital.org. https://youtu.be/DbOOpZf9Qy8 RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT Essential research has been made to support the development of the Patient Care Pavilion project to ensure the saftey and comfort of our patients and community.

A VIEW THROUGH THE ARCHITECTS LENS

The New Six-Story Blueprint Includes:

• An enhanced emergency department, allowing Good Samaritan Hospital to care for the nearly 80,000 visits by local community residents every year - consistently the second-highest in Suffolk County. • An extensive surgical suite, which will include an additional 16 operating rooms, a new perioperative area, and sterile processing and support is required due to the continued move toward more minimally invasive and outpatient surgical procedures. • A private medical-surgical unit featuring 36 single-patient rooms with the ability to renovate additional floors to increase the number of private rooms to 120.

Magnet® recognition demonstrates Good Samaritan Hospital’s commitment to improving patient care and outcomes.

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