From left: Kenneth L. Davis, MD; Joseph J. Fennessy; and Richard J. Murphy announce the partnership at a news conference on Long Island.
South Nassau Communities Hospital and the Mount Sinai Health System have finalized a partnership that will make South Nassau Mount Sinai’s flagship hospital on Long Island and bring advanced-level health care to the South Shore of Nassau County and to Long Island.
The comprehensive agreement has received enthusiastic support of the boards of directors of both institutions and positions Mount Sinai and South Nassau to expand access to innovative approaches in patient care, treatment, and research to the communities of Long Island.
“Our collective goal is to provide the highest quality of care to patients on Long Island,” says Kenneth L. Davis, MD, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Mount Sinai Health System. Adds Richard J. Murphy, South Nassau’s President and Chief Executive Officer, “Mount Sinai is a world-class institution with a leading medical school, and this affiliation will allow our patients to have access to some of the top physicians and most advanced treatments available. It also will help South Nassau reach the next level in our role as a growing regional medical center.”
As part of the relationship, Mount Sinai will help expand South Nassau’s campus and services, including plans for a new four-story addition in Oceanside with an expanded Emergency Department and new intensive care beds and surgical suites.
“Our affiliation with Mount Sinai provides a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to combine their comprehensive network of coordinated primary, acute, and specialized health care services, along with the renowned Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, with the health care needs of the communities we serve,” says Joseph J. Fennessy, Chairman of South Nassau’s Board of Directors. “Mount Sinai is about advancing the science of medicine while improving patient outcomes, which is why this is a good fit with South Nassau’s culture. Patients on Long Island should not have to travel to Manhattan for world-class care.”
“Over the past 10 months, we have been working diligently to prepare to combine Mount Sinai’s academic, clinical, and research expertise with South Nassau’s community-based care,” says Arthur Klein, MD, President of the Mount Sinai Health Network. “Already, Mount Sinai specialists are collaborating with physicians at South Nassau to provide more specialized, advanced care. We are also working together to secure important new recruitments. Mount Sinai and South Nassau have received approval for a new allopathic internal medicine residency program to advance the academic mission of South Nassau Communities Hospital and to ensure a dedicated physician workforce. Our vision is to provide seamless, high-quality integrated care to patients.”
South Nassau’s Board of Directors announced its plans with Mount Sinai in January 2018 after having signed a nonbinding letter of intent in May of 2017. Its Board of Directors will be retained and direct the day-to-day operations of the Oceanside campus. The South Nassau and Mount Sinai boards will share representation on each other’s boards, with South Nassau’s Chairman, Mr. Fennessy, serving on the Mount Sinai Executive Committee.
The plan has been approved by the New York State Department of Health, the New York State Attorney General, the New York State Department of Education, and the New York State Office of Mental Health. It has also won the support of local community leaders and elected officials who welcome Mount Sinai to Long Island.