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QUEENS WEEKLY, DECEMBER 1, 2019
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
a delivery option. This
outpatient pharmacy has
competitive pricing and
discounts, with access to
not-for-profit programs
that help save money 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.”
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. Photo by Dean Moses