New Campus for Peconic Bay Medical Center

Peconic Bay Medical Health System will be establishing a new ambulatory health campus, to be located in Manorville.

The new 25,000 square foot site will be called the Campus for Advanced Ambulatory and Preventive Care and will be located on Route 111, just south of Exit 70 on the Long Island Expressway. Plans pitched by developer Parkridge Development include a new CVS pharmacy and several other retail stores located at the site.

"PBMC Health is extremely excited to bring a new ambulatory campus to the residents of Manorville and the surrounding communities,” said Andrew Mitchell, president and CEO of PBMC Health and Peconic Bay Medical Center. "This is a model ambulatory program for the future just as the Kanas Center for Advanced Surgery at Peconic Bay Medical Center was the model for advanced surgical care for East End residents."

PBMC Health is the umbrella organization that encompasses Peconic Bay Medical Center, Peconic Bay Home Care, Peconic Bay Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation, and a large number of physicians.

The new campus aims to meet the needs of an ever-growing population and the goal of developing medical services beyond hospital care, with an eye toward preventative health care.

Plans include a first PBMC Health building, which is currently scheduled to open in the first quarter of 2013, that include a primary/family care office, an ob/gyn practice, pediatrics and an urgent care center.

Next up will be a second building, currently in design, that will include a center for digestive diseases, urology services  and general surgery.

Plans for the remaining buildings are still in development and could include a Harvard University-Joslin Diabetes Care Center among other prevention services.

Mitchell said since PMBC is a tax exempt organization, assistance was needed from the Riverhead Industrial Development Association (IDA); the property will be leased.

"Manorville and the surrounding communities have had limited access to advanced medical services due to the lack of medical offices in the area," said Sherry Patterson, chairperson of Peconic Bay Medical Center. "PBMC Health is thrilled to help fill this unmet need and provide quality healthcare close to home."