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News From:
For Immediate Release Thursday, July 17, 2014
Contact: Damian Becker, Manager of Media Relations
(516) 377-5370
Hospital Quality Urgent Care Is First Step
In Restoring Vital Healthcare Services to Long Beach
Oceanside, NY — When the doors to the new South Nassau Urgent Care Center (SNUCC) at Long
Beach opened at 9AM on Tuesday, July 1, it was the first time since the day before SuperStorm Sandy struck on
October 28, 2012, that residents of Long Beach could access hospital-grade medical care on the campus of the
former Long Beach Medical Center (LBMC).
“This is just the first step in building a patient-centered, high-quality healthcare delivery system that
restores vital healthcare services to the residents of Long Beach and surrounding communities,” said Richard J.
Murphy, president and CEO at South Nassau Communities Hospital, “and we look forward to continuing to
work side-by-side with residents, civic groups and organizations, local officials and state elected officials
towards achieving that goal.”
SNUCC provides hospital grade 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. “Unlike other urgent care
providers in the area, our staff is comprised of board-certified emergency medicine physicians and emergency
medicine trained nurses,” said Joshua Kugler, MD, chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at South
Nassau.
Located at 325 East Bay Drive (just west of the Komanoff Center for Geriatric and Rehabilitative
Medicine), SNUCC houses 10 private examination rooms, two procedure rooms and radiology imaging and
laboratory suites. Care will be provided on a walk-in basis, with no appointments required, 9AM-9PM
Monday-Friday, and 10AM-8PM Saturday, Sunday and holidays. 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.
SNUCC combines with the Family Medicine Center at Long Beach (which was established in May by
South Nassau), to provide residents of Long Beach and surrounding communities a continuum of hospital-grade
urgent care and family medicine. Family Medicine Center at Long Beach (located at 761 Franklin Blvd.) is an
extension of South Nassau’s Family Medicine Center located on Merrick Rd. in Oceanside. Residents of Long
Beach in need of quality, compassionate family medicine and a family practice physician can call the office at
(516) 544-2351 to schedule an appointment.
Upon approval from the state, South Nassau plans to transition SNUCC to a 911-emergency receiving
facility, providing treatment for urgent as well as emergent medical conditions such as heart attacks, strokes,
respiratory distress, head injuries, abdominal pain, dehydration, orthopedic injuries (fractures), and lacerations
(cuts requiring sutures).
The opening of SNUCC comes just a little more than a year after South Nassau, LBMC and the New
York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) entered into discussions focused on developing a new healthcare
delivery system to restore medical services in Long Beach consistent with the needs of its residents. The
discussions continued into 2014, and resulted in an Asset Purchase Agreement (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. On May 12, 2014, the United
States Court for the Eastern District of New York Bankruptcy Court approved South Nassau’s APA to acquire
LBMC’s land, buildings, and equipment, with the exception of the Komanoff Center for Geriatric and
Rehabilitative Medicine, which was acquired by another bidder at a separate closing.
Closing on the sale of LBMC’s assets to South Nassau is expected to occur in late July. This will pave
the way for South Nassau to begin an intensive evaluation and planning process to revitalize the healthcare
delivery system in Long Beach more than 18 months after LBMC was closed due to the significant debt it
carried as well as the damage it suffered when Superstorm Sandy ravaged Long Island and the Tri-State Region
on Monday, October 28, 2012.
Working with key constituencies, including community leaders, city officials, county officials and the
NYSDOH, South Nassau will hold community forums to gather input from residents to develop the long-term
plan. In addition to the meetings, South Nassau will conduct a complete physical assessment of the very
substantial infrastructure damage to the LBMC facility and building systems (which is estimated to be
approximately $220 million). This is essential to making the most efficient and effective use of approximately
$139 million in FEMA funds, which is a reimbursement program in which South Nassau must use its own
equity (and document appropriately as it is subject to both FEMA and OIG audits) and that FEMA
reimbursement only covers 90% of the approved project cost. The other 10% may be covered by another
funding source or thru the use of Hospital equity.
“South Nassau looks forward to a successful revitalization and development of healthcare services in
Long Beach and surrounding South Shore communities,” said Mr. Murphy. “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, Legislator Denise Ford and Long Beach City Manager Jack
Schnirman and the members of the Long Beach City Council for their roles in securing resources for the future
health and wellness of Long Beach and surrounding south shore communities served by South Nassau.”
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
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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Urgent Care Center Is First Step In Restoring Healthcare Services to Long Beach

  • 1. News From: For Immediate Release Thursday, July 17, 2014 Contact: Damian Becker, Manager of Media Relations (516) 377-5370 Hospital Quality Urgent Care Is First Step In Restoring Vital Healthcare Services to Long Beach Oceanside, NY — When the doors to the new South Nassau Urgent Care Center (SNUCC) at Long Beach opened at 9AM on Tuesday, July 1, it was the first time since the day before SuperStorm Sandy struck on October 28, 2012, that residents of Long Beach could access hospital-grade medical care on the campus of the former Long Beach Medical Center (LBMC). “This is just the first step in building a patient-centered, high-quality healthcare delivery system that restores vital healthcare services to the residents of Long Beach and surrounding communities,” said Richard J. Murphy, president and CEO at South Nassau Communities Hospital, “and we look forward to continuing to work side-by-side with residents, civic groups and organizations, local officials and state elected officials towards achieving that goal.” SNUCC provides hospital grade 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. “Unlike other urgent care providers in the area, our staff is comprised of board-certified emergency medicine physicians and emergency medicine trained nurses,” said Joshua Kugler, MD, chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at South Nassau. Located at 325 East Bay Drive (just west of the Komanoff Center for Geriatric and Rehabilitative Medicine), SNUCC houses 10 private examination rooms, two procedure rooms and radiology imaging and laboratory suites. Care will be provided on a walk-in basis, with no appointments required, 9AM-9PM Monday-Friday, and 10AM-8PM Saturday, Sunday and holidays. 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. SNUCC combines with the Family Medicine Center at Long Beach (which was established in May by South Nassau), to provide residents of Long Beach and surrounding communities a continuum of hospital-grade urgent care and family medicine. Family Medicine Center at Long Beach (located at 761 Franklin Blvd.) is an
  • 2. extension of South Nassau’s Family Medicine Center located on Merrick Rd. in Oceanside. Residents of Long Beach in need of quality, compassionate family medicine and a family practice physician can call the office at (516) 544-2351 to schedule an appointment. Upon approval from the state, South Nassau plans to transition SNUCC to a 911-emergency receiving facility, providing treatment for urgent as well as emergent medical conditions such as heart attacks, strokes, respiratory distress, head injuries, abdominal pain, dehydration, orthopedic injuries (fractures), and lacerations (cuts requiring sutures). The opening of SNUCC comes just a little more than a year after South Nassau, LBMC and the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) entered into discussions focused on developing a new healthcare delivery system to restore medical services in Long Beach consistent with the needs of its residents. The discussions continued into 2014, and resulted in an Asset Purchase Agreement (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. On May 12, 2014, the United States Court for the Eastern District of New York Bankruptcy Court approved South Nassau’s APA to acquire LBMC’s land, buildings, and equipment, with the exception of the Komanoff Center for Geriatric and Rehabilitative Medicine, which was acquired by another bidder at a separate closing. Closing on the sale of LBMC’s assets to South Nassau is expected to occur in late July. This will pave the way for South Nassau to begin an intensive evaluation and planning process to revitalize the healthcare delivery system in Long Beach more than 18 months after LBMC was closed due to the significant debt it carried as well as the damage it suffered when Superstorm Sandy ravaged Long Island and the Tri-State Region on Monday, October 28, 2012. Working with key constituencies, including community leaders, city officials, county officials and the NYSDOH, South Nassau will hold community forums to gather input from residents to develop the long-term plan. In addition to the meetings, South Nassau will conduct a complete physical assessment of the very substantial infrastructure damage to the LBMC facility and building systems (which is estimated to be approximately $220 million). This is essential to making the most efficient and effective use of approximately $139 million in FEMA funds, which is a reimbursement program in which South Nassau must use its own equity (and document appropriately as it is subject to both FEMA and OIG audits) and that FEMA reimbursement only covers 90% of the approved project cost. The other 10% may be covered by another funding source or thru the use of Hospital equity. “South Nassau looks forward to a successful revitalization and development of healthcare services in Long Beach and surrounding South Shore communities,” said Mr. Murphy. “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, Legislator Denise Ford and Long Beach City Manager Jack
  • 3. Schnirman and the members of the Long Beach City Council for their roles in securing resources for the future health and wellness of Long Beach and surrounding south shore communities served by South Nassau.” 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 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. -30-