Southampton Hospital Association, Southampton Hospital Foundation and the East Hampton Healthcare Foundation held a donor appreciation event at the site of the Stony Brook Medicine East Hampton Emergency Department to celebrate raising $38 million in gifts thus far.
The East Hampton Emergency Department will open in late 2023 and operate under the Stony Brook Medicine healthcare system which includes Stony Brook Southampton Hospital, Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook Children’s Hospital, and Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital.
“Raising $38 million to date, is a remarkable feat as restrictions over the past two years imposed by the COVID pandemic thwarted traditional fundraising,” stated Jim Forbes, Vice Chair, Southampton Hospital Association and Chair of the East Hampton Emergency Department Campaign Committee, who enthusiastically confirmed, “Construction of the Stony Brook Medicine East Hampton Emergency Department will begin this summer.”
“We are grateful to the passionate commitment of our generous local donors and a $10 million state grant made to Stony Brook University,” continued Forbes. “We thank the residents and the Town of East Hampton for their unwavering support throughout this planning process.”
“Stony Brook Medicine’s East Hampton Emergency Department will provide essential services to our East Hampton communities,” said Hal Paz, MD, Executive Vice President, Health Sciences, Stony Brook University and Chief Executive Officer, Stony Brook University Medicine. “This new facility will join The Phillips Family Cancer Center, which opened in 2019, in delivering on Stony Brook’s promise of offering world-class clinical care and treatments to all those on the East End.”
“The new facility underscores our commitment to support Stony Brook Southampton Hospital’s mission,” stated Kenneth B. Wright, Chair, Southampton Hospital Association. “For over a century, the Southampton Hospital Association has been dedicated to building the future of healthcare on the South Fork with the sole purpose of ensuring all our communities have access to the highest level of healthcare.”
“The Stony Brook Medicine East Hampton Emergency Department offers our citizens improved access and reduced response times for vital emergency care and other necessary services,” stated Peter Van Scoyoc, East Hampton Town Supervisor. “This is crucial for meeting the expanding healthcare needs of our growing community.”
“The site is conveniently adjacent to our East Hampton Healthcare Center on Pantigo Place,” said Henry Murray, Chair Emeritus, East Hampton Healthcare Foundation. “The location offers ease of access for both emergency care and other important health services.”
“The interior of the building will capably house advanced technologies and medical equipment while adhering to the Town’s strict environmental standards,” said Andrew Davis, Southampton Hospital Association Trustee.
“The exterior reflects our community’s architectural legacy and respects the local beauty of our natural environment.”
The Stony Brook Medicine East Hampton Emergency Department will encompass approximately 22,000 square feet providing cardiac monitoring capability in every exam room, dedicated rooms for advanced imaging, fast-track treatment rooms for general, pediatric, obstetrics/gynecology, and ophthalmology patients, on-site ambulance for hospital transport, two isolation rooms, a resuscitation room, and rooftop solar panels, a rain-catch garden and native plantings to reduce environmental impact.
“For years, the residents of East Hampton Town, Village and hamlets have expressed concerns regarding medical transport, particularly during high traffic periods,” said Robert S. Chaloner, President, Southampton Hospital Association and Chief Administrative Officer, Stony Brook Southampton Hospital. “The East Hampton Emergency Department offers additional access to emergency care as well as vital healthcare services provided by Stony Brook Medicine.”
For more info, or to support the SBM East Hampton Emergency Department, call the Southampton Hospital Foundation at 631-283-4404 or the East Hampton Healthcare Foundation at 631-324-8943.