Mather Hospital and community volunteers have come together to make headbands that help ease the discomfort that comes with the prolonged wearing of face masks. The volunteers simply sew on two buttons to a store-bought headband or four-inch piece of ribbon. The face masks then hook onto the buttons rather than onto the ears of the healthcare…
Carolyn Germaine, RN, recounts her fight against COVID-19 and commends Mather staff for care and support.
When the COVID-19 pandemic made social distancing a necessity, Mather’s healthcare providers turned to telemedicine to keep in touch with their patients.
Nicole Hoefler, RN, Mather’s new director for nursing, Cardiac Cath Lab Services, arrived at the hospital in March ready to help get the cardiac catheterization lab up and running.
Positive test results for COVID-19 patients are now available in about five minutes, said Raymond Gulino, DPM, Mather’s administrative director of Pathology and Laboratory Services.
Mather currently has four Proning Teams that work to turn critically ill patients onto their stomachs to facilitate oxygenation.
The physicians and nurses facing the onslaught of this pandemic are undoubtedly heroes. We salute them for leaving their homes and families every day to face the risk of personal illness and death. Their bravery is an inspiration. That bravery is a product of the oath that each swears upon entering this profession. There are…
Dear Auxiliary Volunteers, This has been a challenging time for everyone. To protect our patients, employees, volunteers and visitors from the pandemic, we needed to implement emergency protocols. Suspending the Auxiliary Volunteer program and closing the Thrift and Gift Shop were among the difficult but necessary steps we took. While you can’t be here now,…
The first time Linda Rivera came to Port Jefferson was in an ambulance. The Valley Stream resident had been sick for a couple of weeks. She first reached out to providers in her own community, but when her symptoms got worse, she went to an urgent care center which told her to go to the hospital.…
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