At Good Samaritan Hospital

(West Islip, NY) The Guilds of Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center recently presented a check for more than $58,000 to The Good Samaritan Hospital Foundation to support the hospital’s pediatric services. This most recent Guild donation will enable the acquisition of infant transporters and specialty pediatric cribs.

“This is just a small part of the Guilds’ ongoing contributions which have made improvements such as room refurbishments possible,” said Good Samaritan’s Director of Maternal/Child Nursing Arlene Costello.

Good Samaritan ensures that pediatric patients, from newborns to adolescents, receive expert care close to home.  Services include pediatric cardiology, gastroenterology, endocrinology, neurology, pulmonology, hematology, treatment for sleep and breathing disorders, developmental care, and allergy and asthma treatment.  The hospital also cares for special-needs children and has the most extensive perinatal and neonatal services in southern Suffolk County.

Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center is a 537-bed (including 100 nursing home beds), voluntary, not-for-profit hospital located in West Islip.  The medical center, which has more than 4,500 employees and almost 900 physicians on staff, had nearly 30,000 patient admissions and more than 95,000 emergency department visits in 2011.  Good Samaritan is a member of Catholic Health Services of Long Island. Visit the website at www.good-samaritan-hospital.org.

Good Samaritan provided more than $43 million in community service and charity care in 2011.  The medical center supplies residents with the tools necessary to maintain good health.  This includes community lectures, screenings, health fairs and other community programs and services.