Good Samaritan Hospital Breaks Ground on $500M Patient Care Pavilion

WEST ISLIP, NY — A West Islip hospital is celebrating its dedication to patient needs.

Catholic Health’s Good Samaritan Hospital broke ground on its $500 million Patient Care Pavilion in a ceremony with local officials Wednesday, representatives announced.

The 300,000 sq ft. addition, which is scheduled to be completed by early 2025, will be located on the northeast portion of the campus and feature a state-of-the-art, 75-bay emergency department, 16 high-tech replacement operating rooms, and three floors of private patient rooms.

The project will not increase the hospital’s overall bed-count, a press release said – instead, it provides patients with more private space, larger and enhanced clinical areas and closer access within the hospital to key services.

“Catholic Health continues to make investments in its hospitals to transform our facilities into state of the art centers for healing,” said President and CEO Dr. Patrick O’Shaughnessy. “Our strategic objective is to become the most trusted health care system on Long Island."

The Patient Care Pavilion will also include an easy-to-navigate lobby and a welcoming environment, the release said. Other amenities include an expanded café, courtyard garden, renovated gift store, and an internal link to the emergency department. Vacated space from the existing building will enable the hospital to create additional private rooms in the future.

The ceremony included a blessing and remarks from Bishop of the Diocese of Rockville Centre John O. Barres, Hospital President Ruth E. Hennessey, Town of Islip Supervisor Angie Carpenter and former Stroke & Brain Aneurysm Center of Long Island patient Christine Newins, who were also in attendance.

“Today, we celebrate this milestone in Good Samaritan’s history,” said Hennessey. “Also, we recognize the employees who have made our hospital what it is today, the hub of Catholic Health in Suffolk County, a tertiary care facility with premier programs in cancer, cardiology, surgery, stroke and pediatrics — and a pillar in the community on the South Shore of Long Island.”