St. John’s Episcopal Hospital celebrates opening
of brand new lobby with ribbon-cutting ceremony
BY SAMANTHA WANDERER
St. John’s Episcopal Hospital
(SJEH) held a ribbon-cutting ceremony
on Nov. 22 to celebrate the
grand opening of its new hospital
lobby.
The lobby includes an outpatient
pharmacy, cafe and gift shop, and
reflection room and has a modern
design with LED lighting, a visitor
seating lounge, and an iPad section
for visitors to view their medical
history and schedule appointments.
There is also a donor wall with the
names of those who donate to the
hospital.
“Through this new lobby, every
time someone walks through the
hospital’s doors they will understand
the commitment of St. John’s
to serve the public,” said The Right
Reverend Lawrence C. Provenzano,
bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of
Long Island and Chairman of the
board at SJEH.
The newly added outpatient pharmacy
allows patients and visitors to
pick up their prescriptions before
they leave the hospital, and they have
Gerard Walsh (l.), the Chief Executive Officer of Administration at St. John’s
Episcopal Hospital, cuts the ribbon to mark the opening of the hospital’s new lobby.
a delivery option. This outpatient
pharmacy has competitive pricing
and discounts, with access to not-forprofit
programs that help save money
Photos by Dean Moses
on prescription medications.
The renovations are a part of
SJEH’s continuing efforts to update
their 257-bed hospital that serves
Far Rockaway and the Five Towns
area.
“We may have been around over
110 years, but with the investments
we’ve made to enhance the quality
of care our patients receive and investments
in improving our physical
spaces and opening medial practices
outside the hospital walls and
into our community, it is as if we are
a new hospital,” said Jerry Walsh,
chief executive officer of SJEH.
“This new lobby is symbolic of
the fact that we are listening to the
public regarding what medical service
are wanted and needed, and we
are committed to providing exceptional
care,” Walsh added.
Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer
Amato said she is thankful for the
quality healthcare that SJEH provides
for the community.
“I want to congratulate St. John’s
Episcopal Hospital on the opening of
the new lobby, pharmacy and cafe,”
Amato said. “ In the community, we
have been deprived of quality health
care, and St. John’s has brought it
back too us! Looking forward to seeing
all the continued progress.”
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