Upon the closing of the sale of the LBMC assets, which is scheduled to occur on or about June 30, 2014, South Nassau will move forward with planning to redevelop medical services consistent with the needs of the South Shore communities

1. For Immediate Release May 12, 2014
Contact: Damian Becker, Manager of Media Relations
(516) 377-5370
Bankruptcy Court Ruling Paves Way for South Nassau
to Complete Acquisition of LBMC Assets
Oceanside, NY … South Nassau Communities Hospital today announced that the United States Court
for the Eastern District of New York Bankruptcy Court has approved its amended asset purchase agreement
(APA) to acquire substantially all of the assets of Long Beach Medical Center (LBMC), subject to the entry of a
final order by the court.
Under the amended APA, South Nassau acquires LBMC’s assets, including land, buildings, and
equipment, with the exception of the Komanoff Center for Geriatric and Rehabilitative Medicine, which will be
acquired by another bidder at a separate closing.
Upon the closing of the sale of the LBMC assets, which is scheduled to occur on or about June 30, 2014,
South Nassau will move forward with planning to redevelop medical services consistent with the needs of the
South Shore communities served by Long Beach Medical Center and South Nassau Communities Hospital.
Working with key constituencies, including community leaders, city officials, county officials and the New
York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) South Nassau plans to develop and hold community forums
following the closing of the asset sale to gather input from the public regarding its plans to improve the
accessibility of healthcare for South Shore residents.
“South Nassau Communities Hospital (SNCH) has been serving the South Shore communities including
Long Beach for more than eighty five years with the mission of providing the highest quality health services to
the families, friends, and neighbors who rely upon it for care,” said Richard J. Murphy, president and CEO of
South Nassau. “We look forward to a successful revitalization and development of health and wellness services
in Long Beach and the South Shore communities of Nassau County. We deeply appreciate the efforts of U.S.
Senator Charles Schumer, Governor Andrew Cuomo, New York Senators Dean Skelos and Kemp Hannon,
Assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg and Legislator Denise Ford for their roles in securing resources for the
future health and wellness of communities served by Long Beach Medical Center. Special mention goes to
Long Beach City Manager Jack Schnirman and the members of the City Council for their efforts on our behalf.”
The court’s decision paves the way for revitalization of the area’s health services more than 18 months
after LBMC was closed due to the significant damage it suffered when Superstorm Sandy ravaged Long Island
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2. and the Tri-State Region on Monday, October 28, 2012. At the recommendation of the NYSDOH, South
Nassau and LBMC entered discussions in June 2013 to develop a new healthcare delivery model to restore
medical services in Long Beach consistent with the needs of its residents. The discussions continued into 2014,
and resulted in the APA between South Nassau and LBMC that was submitted on Wednesday, February 19,
when LBMC and the Komanoff Center for Geriatric and Rehabilitative Medicine each filed a petition for relief
under chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code in the United States Court for the Eastern District of New York
Bankruptcy Court.
South Nassau’s redevelopment of the LBMC campus will commence promptly with the establishment of
a modern 21st
century family medicine-urgent care center. The facility will provide state of the art treatment
and triage for a wide array of urgent medical conditions as well as ambulatory care with subspecialty backup
supported through an integrated information technology system connecting the center to South Nassau’s main
campus in Oceanside. Laboratory and radiology imaging services will be provided on-site, as well. Care will
be provided on a walk-in basis, with no appointments required. Patients who are assessed as in need of further
emergency care or hospitalization will be transported to South Nassau or the hospital of their choice via on-site
ambulance services.
Upon state approval, which will be sought immediately following the sale closing, South Nassau will
convert and expand the urgent care center to a state-of-art, freestanding 911-emergency receiving facility.
While South Nassau implements these plans it will also invest in programs and services on its Oceanside
campus, recognizing that the facility plays a critical role as a “defend in place” hospital in the event of future
natural disasters affecting residents of the South Shore of Nassau and Queens Counties. As part of the
development of these programs a long range plan for the two campuses will also be completed assuring that
access to vital services are assured and residents benefit from population health measures which improve patient
outcomes and improve community health.
As a precursor to the opening of the family medicine-urgent care facility, South Nassau recently opened
the “Family Medicine Center at Long Beach” located at 761 Franklin Blvd., which is an extension of South
Nassau’s Family Medicine Center located on Merrick Rd. in Oceanside. All residents of Long Beach in need of
quality, compassionate family medicine and a family practice physician are welcome to phone the office and to
schedule an appointment. The telephone number to call is 516-544-2351.
Designated a Magnet® hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), South Nassau®
Communities Hospital is one of the region’s largest hospitals, with 435 beds, more than 900 physicians and
3,000 employees. Located in Oceanside, NY, the hospital is an acute-care, not-for-profit teaching hospital that
provides state-of-the-art care in cardiac, oncologic, orthopedic, bariatric, pain management, mental health and
emergency services. In addition to its extensive outpatient specialty centers, South Nassau provides emergency
and elective angioplasty, and is the only hospital on Long Island with the Novalis Tx™ and Gamma Knife®
radiosurgery technologies. South Nassau is a designated Stroke Center by the New York State Department of

3. Health and Comprehensive Community Cancer Center by the American College of Surgeons and is an
accredited center of the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Association and Quality Improvement Program. In
addition, the hospital has been awarded the Joint Commission’s gold seal of approval as a Top Performer on
Key Quality Measures, including heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia and surgical care; and disease-specific
care for hip and joint replacement, wound care and end-stage renal disease. For more information, visit
www.southnassau.org.
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