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Auxiliary volunteers are an essential part of the PBMC team, giving more than 22,000 hours annually of service to a variety of areas, including greeting patients and visitors at the front desk and in the Emergency Care Center, assisting on the patient care units and performing clerical work.

Every year one outstanding volunteer has been given the honor of receiving the Jeanne Shaffery Lifetime Achievement Award of Excellence. This year that award went to Marion Harrison. Marion has been a dedicated volunteer since 1994. Her invaluable service in the Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is welcomed and appreciated by staff and patients. Ms. Harrison embodies the word caring and her love for visiting with the patients is expressed in her smile and the time she gives to each patient.

In addition to the numerous hours of service the Auxiliary gives to the hospital, they are also key in raising funds to help Peconic Bay Medical Center purchase new equipment and to develop and implement new programs. As part of their commitment of a $2 million pledge over the next 7 years toward the facility's capital projects, Peconic Bay Medical Center's Auxiliary presented Andrew J. Mitchell, President & CEO of Peconic Bay Medical Center and Jesse R. Goodale III, Chairman of Peconic Bay Medical Center Board of Directors, with a check for $300,000.

Anyone interested in becoming a hospital volunteer can call Lynne LaGrua, Director of Volunteer Services at 631-548-6021.

Posted: 02/02/2011

On January 26th the installation ceremony for the 2011-2013 Auxiliary Board Members was held at Peconic Bay Medical Center. Sworn in by Andrew J. Mitchell, president & CEO and Jesse R. Goodale, Chairman of PBMC Board of Directors were: Maureen Tobin, President; Brigida DiMaio, 1st Vice President; Mary Yarusso, 2nd Vice President; Jim Brophy, Secretary and Gaylynn Bagshaw, Treasurer.

Lyn Tyler, past president of the Auxiliary Board was presented with a plague by Andrew Mitchell in recognition of her dedicated service.

Posted: 02/01/2011

On January 25th Westhampton Beach High School students had the unique opportunity to learn firsthand about the da Vinci Surgical® System from Dr. Hannah Ortiz, FACOG, FACS and Director of Peconic Bay Medical Center's Gynecologic Oncology Robotic Surgery Program.

The da Vinci system combines computer and robotic technologies to take surgical treatment to the next level by enabling doctors to perform delicate robot-assisted surgery with smaller incisions. The result is less pain, less blood loss and less scarring, lower risk of infection, faster recovery and a shorter hospital stay. Peconic Bay Medical Center is one of only 2 hospitals on the east end that uses the da Vinci to perform minimally invasive surgical procedures.

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Posted: 01/24/2011

Peconic Bay Medical Center was one of the major sponsors of the 26th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial breakfast hosted by the First Baptist Church of Riverhead on January 17th at the Hyatt Regency Wind Watch hotel in Hauppauge. The event honoring the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., champion and iconic figure in the advancement of civil rights, was attended by civic and community leaders and elected officials, among them being County Executive Steve Levy, Congressman Tim Bishop and Congressman Steve Israel who addressed the diverse audience of over 800 people about racial harmony and positive step towards fulfilling the dreams of Dr. King. The keynote speaker, Rev. Calvin Butts, president of SUNY/Old Westbury and Senior Pastor of the nationally renowned Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem, delivered a powerful and empathetic message honoring the life and works of Rev. Dr. King., his fight for racial, social and political justice for all and our role in continuing this legacy. The celebration was mixed with inspiration and memories of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and was a commemoration of a civil rights movement that continues to this day