South Bay Cardiovascular Joins St. Francis Hospital to Extend Excellence in Cardiac Care

Roslyn, New York - St. Francis Hospital, The Heart Center® is pleased to announce that one of the leading cardiology practices in western Suffolk County has joined the Hospital. St. Francis Hospital – South Bay Cardiovascular, formerly known as South Bay Cardiovascular Associates, is based in West Islip. The facility offers a broad range of expertise in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of all types of cardiovascular disease.

“We are extremely enthusiastic about this latest step in our continuing mission to provide the very best cardiac care in the region,” says Ruth Hennessey, EVP and Chief Operating Officer of St. Francis Hospital. “It will help to connect outstanding heart specialists from the North and South shores of Long Island for a seamless delivery of quality care.”

“Given the changing landscape of healthcare delivery, the time was right for this alignment of hospitals and providers,” says Larry M. Altschul, M.D., FACC, FASE, Senior Partner of South Bay. “Luckily we have been given the opportunity to join a nationally recognized hospital system that shares our mission, our passion, and our respect for the human element of our profession.”

The thriving practice, founded in 1989, has 16 physicians on staff and has 83,000 patient visits a year. It prides itself on providing leading-edge cardiac care to the community regardless of one’s ability to pay. The practice also offers state-of-the-art echocardiography, nuclear stress tests, and pacemaker and defibrillator device checks. Its interventional cardiologists perform cardiac catheterization procedures at St. Francis as well as Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center. Members of its arrhythmia department also perform procedures at Good Samaritan.

For more information or to schedule an appointment, call 631-669-2555.

Contact:
Paul Barry, 516-705-6657, paul.barry@chsli.org
Rosemary Gomez, 516-705-6656, rosemary.gomez@chsli.org