Saint Catherine of Siena Medical Center

St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center is a 296-bed[1] not-for-profit hospital located in Smithtown, New York. The hospital originally opened in 1962, then known as St. John's Smithtown Hospital. It has been named St. Catherine Of Siena Medical Center since 1999.[2][3]

St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center
Catholic Health Services of Long Island
Geography
Location50 Rte 25A, Smithtown, New York, United States, New York, United States
Coordinates40°52′05″N 73°13′22″W
Organization
Care systemPrivate
FundingNon-profit hospital
TypeGeneral
Services
Beds296
History
Opened1962 (as St John's Smithtown Hospital) 1999 (as St Catherine of Siena Medical Center)
Links
Websitestcatherines.chsli.org, sienawomenshealth.org, stcatherinenursingandrehab.chsli.org
ListsHospitals in New York

St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center is accredited by the Joint Commission, having received the National Quality Approval Gold Seal and has received The Joint Commission's Top Performer Key.[4] The hospital was awarded the GOLD PLUS Seal by the American Heart Association, and the American Stroke Association, designating them a member of the Target: Stroke Honor Roll.[5] It has also been designated a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence by the American College of Radiology. St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center is a member of Catholic Health Services of Long Island.

History

Construction on St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center began in 1962 on a 74-acre plot of land on the outskirts of Smithtown, Long Island, New York. It was opened by the Church Charity Foundation of Long Island,[6] under the original name St. John's Smithtown Hospital.

At the time of its opening, the not-for-profit hospital's staff included 160 employees, including both full- and part-time. By its fifth year of operation, its staff had grown to 357 full-time employees plus 151 part-time, and had provided services to nearly 100,000 patients. The first hospital director was John P. Rugh. A local Smithtown newspaper ran an article on the fifth anniversary of St. Catherine of Siena (then St. John's)’s opening celebrating the hospital’s delivery of Suffolk County’s millionth resident.[7]

Recent expansions to the hospital have included the opening of St. Catherine & St. Charles Health & Wellness Center in 2017, a Center for Hyperbaric Medicine and Wound Healing in 2015, and a Siena Women's Health Pavilion in 2009.

In its first 50 years, other expansions/additions to the hospital have included:

  • Endoscopy Suite in 2002
  • An Oncology Unit in 1994[8]
  • A Dialysis Unit in 1993[9]
  • Nursing and Rehabilitation Care Center in 1990[10]
  • Cardiac Care Unit in 1990[11]
  • Medical Office Building in 1989
  • A Psychiatric Unit in 1976[12]

St. John’s Smithtown Hospital was officially purchased by the Catholic Health Services of Long Island on February 29, 2000, and renamed St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center[13] after the 14th-century Catholic saint, theologian, and nurse Catherine Benincasa.

The campus of St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center now stands on 110 acres, and includes a separate 60,000 square-foot medical office building. In all, the hospital now comprises 296 beds and 240 nursing home beds.[14][15]

St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2016.

Awards

St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center has been recognized with numerous awards over its operational history. Most recently, in June 2017, The Healthcare Association of New York State (HANYS) presented its 2017 Pinnacle Award for Quality and Patient Safety to St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center for their outstanding initiatives that enhanced patient care.[16] On December 26th, 2016, Becker’s Hospital Review listed the hospital under ’49 Hospitals With the Lowest Heart Attack Mortality Rates.’ In 2016, it earned a Gold Plus & Target Stroke Elite Honor Roll Award by the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association. In 2014, it was recognized as a Top Performer on Key Quality Measures by the Joint Commission. This award is notable in that St. Catherine's was one of only 1,043 hospitals to earn this distinction out of the 3,300 eligible candidates. The Joint Commission also issued St. Catherine's its bi-annual Gold Seals of Approval in recognition of its disease-specific care for Stroke in the years 2012, 2014, and 2016.[17] The hospital was also one of only 36 hospitals nationwide to receive the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Outstanding Leadership Award for Achievements in Eliminating Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in 2011.[18]

References
  1. "About". stcatherines.org. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  2. Molitor, Joseph (December 17, 1967). "A Renaissance Palace On Smithtown Hillside". New York Times. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  3. "2008 Community Service Plan" (PDF). hanys.org. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  4. "Awards and Recognition". chsli.org. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  5. "St. Catherine of Siena Receives Perfect Score On Joint Commission Stroke Survey". Hospital Newspaper New York. Hospital Newspaper New York. January 14, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  6. "Historical Note". dlib.nyu.edu. Brooklyn Historical Society. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  7. Paley, Bernard (September 16, 1971). "100,000 Patients, St. John's Smithtown Hospital Observes Its Fifth Anniversary" (31). The Smithtown News, Inc.
  8. Lader, Phyllis (November 3, 1994). "New Oncology Unit Opens, St. John's Revamps Cancer Care Area" (30). The Smithtown News, Inc.
  9. Cox, Jennifer (April 15, 1993). "St. John's Episcopal Introduces Next Generation Dialysis Unit that Will End Chemical Sterilizing and Shorten Dialysis Times" (25). Messenger/Review Newspapers, Inc.
  10. Cortelyou, Gayle (January 18, 1990). "St. John's Hospital Enters a New Era, Medical Facility Adds Long-Term Care to It's Offerings" (3). The Smithtown News, Inc.
  11. Lader, Phyllis (December 13, 1990). "$1.1 Million Gift Breathes New Life into Cardiac Care Unit at St. John's" (36). The Smithtown News, Inc.
  12. Grasso, Lou (July 15, 1976). "St. John's opens psychiatric unit" (36). Rambler Publishing Corporation.
  13. "Introducing... St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center, Long Island's Newest Catholic Hospital and Nursing Home". The Times of Smithtown, St. James, Nesconset Edition. Times Beacon Record Newspaper. February 10, 2000.
  14. Kennish, Executive Vice President & Chief Administrative Officer, Sharon (2008-01-01). "2008 Community Service Plan" (PDF). 2008 Community Service Plan: Page 4. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  15. Mason, Karla. "About St Catherine". St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  16. "HANYS Recognizes St. Catherine of Siena for Improving Quality of Care & Patient Safety | St. Catherine". stcatherines.chsli.org. Retrieved 2017-07-31.
  17. "Community Newsletter". St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center. Winter 2015.
  18. "Awards and Recognition". chsli.org. St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
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