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Gerard Walsh (l.), the Chief Executive Offi cer of Administration at St. John’s Episcopal Hospital, cuts the ribbon to mark the opening of the hospital’s new lobby.
St. John’s Episcopal Hospital celebrates opening of new lobby
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.
Th e lobby includes an outpatient pharmacy,
cafe and gift shop, and refl ection
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.
Th ere is also a donor wall with the
names of those who donate to the hospital.
“Th rough 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 Th e Right Reverend Lawrence
C. Provenzano, bishop of the Episcopal
Diocese of Long Island and Chairman of
the board at SJEH.
Th e newly added outpatient pharmacy
allows patients and visitors to pick up
their prescriptions before they leave the
hospital, and they have a delivery option.
Th is outpatient pharmacy has competitive
pricing and discounts, with access to notfor
profi t programs that help save money
on prescription medications.
Th e renovations are a part of SJEH’s
continuing eff orts 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
medical practices outside the hospital
walls and into our community, it is as
if we are a new hospital,” said Jerry Walsh,
chief executive offi cer of SJEH.
“Th is 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 Pheff er 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 to us! Looking forward to seeing all
the continued progress.”
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