Plainview Hospital

Plainview Hospital is an acute care community hospital with 219 beds located on 888 Old Country Road in Plainview, New York. This Level II trauma center is one of the 22 member hospitals that make up Northwell Health. Prior to merging with Northwell Health, Plainview Hospital was known as Central General Hospital.[1] Today, the hospital is led by Executive Director Michael Fener.[2]

Plainview Hospital
Northwell Health
Geography
Location888 Old Country Road in Plainview, New York, United States
Coordinates40°46′29.31″N 73°28′46.83″W
Organization
TypeCommunity General hospital
Affiliated universityDonald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
Services
Emergency departmentLevel II trauma center
Beds219
Links
Websiteplainview.northwell.edu
ListsHospitals in New York

History

The Town of Oyster Bay first approved construction of the hospital on May 25, 1956.[3] The hospital opened with a dedicative ribbon-cutting ceremony five years later, on June 25, 1961, and the building was t-shaped.[4] There were 205 beds and 154 staff members.[3] The building was named Central General Hospital, for its central location on Long Island. Dr. Anton Notey oversaw its construction and was the hospital's owner and Executive Director until his indictment in 1978 for a nursing home kickback scheme.[5][6] After Dr. Notey was indicted, Robert J. Bornstein replaced him as Administrator of the hospital.[7] In July 1984, the hospital purchased a $70,000 ($177,573.35 adjusted for inflation) Sharplan surgical laser. At the time, it was one of the latest technologies available, and was one of only 500 lasers sent to North America.[8]

On December 22, 1994, Central General Hospital officially became a member of the North Shore-LIJ Health System (now Northwell Health); this meant the hospital changed from a for-profit to a not-for-profit hospital.[9] This also meant that the name of the hospital would change to Plainview Hospital, however people used the name Central General Hospital for the next few years.[1] After the acquisition by North Shore-LIJ, over 100 benefactors pledged to donate at least $1,000 ($1,614.34 adjusted for inflation) for the purpose of upgrading and replacing medical equipment.

Today, the hospital has 219 beds, and is overseen by Executive Director Michael Fener,[2] who also oversees nearby Syosset Hospital. In 2018, the telemetry unit received a complete makeover and renovation that cost $2,000,000.[10] Currently, the hospital is going under a $19,000,000 cardiac catherization wing with two labs.[11]

The caterization wing under construction, August 2020.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Old Country Road was given a secondary name of "Heroes Way" between Kalda Lane and Gerhard and Central Park Roads, to honor the first responders that work in the hospital.[12]

Services

Plainview Hospital currently has 219 beds and can handle general emergency, wounds, gastroenterology, palliative, and urology services. It also has a gynecological wing.[13]

This hospital is a teaching hospital affiliated with the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell.

References
  1. "Shaping the Future of Healthcare" (PDF). Northwell Hospital. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  2. "About us - Plainview Hospital | Northwell Health". plainview.northwell.edu. Retrieved 2020-08-13.
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  4. "The leader. (Freeport, N.Y.) 1941-1987, June 29, 1961, Image 1" (1961/06/29). 1961-06-29: 1. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. "The leader. (Freeport, N.Y.) 1941-1987, June 20, 1963, Image 4" (1963/06/20). 1963-06-20: 4. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. Sullivan, Ronald (1978-03-17). "Indicted L.I . Doctor Now Accused Of a $ 1 .8 Millon Kickback Scheme". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
  7. "The Bethpage tribune. (Bethpage, N.Y.) 1966-current, November 16, 1978, Image 2" (1978/11/16). 1978-11-16: 2. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  8. "The Bethpage tribune. (Bethpage, N.Y.) 1966-current, July 12, 1984, Image 1" (1984/07/12). 1984-07-12: 1. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  9. "The Bethpage tribune. (Bethpage, N.Y.) 1966-current, January 20, 1995, Image 3" (1995/01/20). 1995-01-20: 3. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  10. December 20th; 2018; Mineo, rea. "Plainview Hospital unveils $2M renovated telemetry unit | Northwell Health". plainview.northwell.edu. Retrieved 2020-08-12.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. "Northwell Receives State Approval to Open Four Cardiac Catheterization Labs". www.businesswire.com. 2020-02-17. Retrieved 2020-08-13.
  12. "First Responders Honored With 'Heroes Way' In Plainview". Plainview, NY Patch. 2020-07-15. Retrieved 2020-08-13.
  13. "Plainview Hospital | Northwell Health". plainview.northwell.edu. Retrieved 2020-08-13.
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