Southampton Hospital
Encyclopedia
Southampton Hospital is a 168-bed hospital located in Southampton, New York
. It is the only hospital located in the Hamptons
. Southampton Hospital is a member of the Stony Brook University Medical Center. It was a member of the NewYork-Presbyterian Healthcare System
from January 2005 to July 1, 2008. The hospital admits more than 6,000 patient/year and has about 26,000 emergency room visits (with half being during the summer season).
In 1909, the Southampton Hospital Association bought the Hervey J. Topping house on the corner of Lewis Street and Meeting House Lane and planned to build the hospital on an adjoining lot. In 1911, Samuel Parrish donated 2.5 acres (10,117.2 m²) on Old Town Road, stretching from Meeting House Lane to Herrick Road, where the present hospital was built opening in 1913. The hospital has expanded since then.
The hospital is the beneficiary of the funds raised at the Hampton Classic Horse Show
which is one of the biggest social events of the summer season. In 2004 a massive outcry forced it to back down from a fundraising plan called Southampton Plus that offered V.I.P. rooms at the hospital. Individuals (for $3,800) and families (for $6,000) could get around-the-clock on-call medical advice and care, same-day doctors' appointments, home visits and access to the V.I.P. room.
First Lady of the United States
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
and her sister Lee Radziwill
were born at the hospital. Artist, Ian Hornak
died at the facility.
and Peconic Medical Center in Riverhead, New York with a strong recommendation that Brookhaven Memorial Medical Center in Brookhaven, New York
also join the entity. The merged hospitals would continue to operate separate hospitals. The Commission has recommended that the hospitals formally affiliate with Stony Brook University Hospital
.
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Southampton (village), New York
Southampton is a village in Suffolk County, New York, USA. The village is named after the Earl of Southampton. The Village of Southampton is in the southeast part of the county in the Town of Southampton...
. It is the only hospital located in the Hamptons
Hamptons
The Hamptons may refer to several villages and hamlets in the towns of Southampton and East Hampton on the far east end of Suffolk County in Long Island, New York. These townships occupy the South Fork of Long Island, stretching into the Atlantic Ocean. The Hamptons form a popular seaside resort,...
. Southampton Hospital is a member of the Stony Brook University Medical Center. It was a member of the NewYork-Presbyterian Healthcare System
NewYork-Presbyterian Healthcare System
The NewYork-Presbyterian Healthcare System is a network of independent, cooperating, acute-care and community hospitals, continuum-of-care facilities, home-health agencies, ambulatory sites, and specialty institutes in the New York metropolitan area....
from January 2005 to July 1, 2008. The hospital admits more than 6,000 patient/year and has about 26,000 emergency room visits (with half being during the summer season).
History
The hospital was founded after a 1908 when Doctors Wheelwright and Schenck operated on a patient by kerosene light in the attic of Southampton house after they did not have time to transfer the patient (who survived) to the nearest hospital. They initially rented two rooms for a hospital in a house on Hampton Road. Business soon boomed and cots were placed in the hallway and more rooms were rented.In 1909, the Southampton Hospital Association bought the Hervey J. Topping house on the corner of Lewis Street and Meeting House Lane and planned to build the hospital on an adjoining lot. In 1911, Samuel Parrish donated 2.5 acres (10,117.2 m²) on Old Town Road, stretching from Meeting House Lane to Herrick Road, where the present hospital was built opening in 1913. The hospital has expanded since then.
The hospital is the beneficiary of the funds raised at the Hampton Classic Horse Show
Hampton Classic Horse Show
The Hampton Classic Horse Show is a Grand Prix show jumping horse show in Bridgehampton, New York that is one of the biggest show jumping contests in the United States....
which is one of the biggest social events of the summer season. In 2004 a massive outcry forced it to back down from a fundraising plan called Southampton Plus that offered V.I.P. rooms at the hospital. Individuals (for $3,800) and families (for $6,000) could get around-the-clock on-call medical advice and care, same-day doctors' appointments, home visits and access to the V.I.P. room.
First Lady of the United States
First Lady of the United States
First Lady of the United States is the title of the hostess of the White House. Because this position is traditionally filled by the wife of the president of the United States, the title is most often applied to the wife of a sitting president. The current first lady is Michelle Obama.-Current:The...
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
Jacqueline Lee Bouvier "Jackie" Kennedy Onassis was the wife of the 35th President of the United States, John F. Kennedy, and served as First Lady of the United States during his presidency from 1961 until his assassination in 1963. Five years later she married Greek shipping magnate Aristotle...
and her sister Lee Radziwill
Lee Radziwill
Caroline Lee Bouvier Canfield Radziwill Ross best known as Lee Radziwill, is an American socialite, public relations executive, and former actress and interior decorator. She is the younger sister of the late First Lady, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis...
were born at the hospital. Artist, Ian Hornak
Ian Hornak
Ian Hornak was an American draughtsman, painter and printmaker associated with the Hyperrealist and Photorealist art movements.-Biography:...
died at the facility.
Affiliations
Affiliated with the hospital are:- Westhampton Primary Care Center
- Centers for Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (located in East Hampton and Westhampton Beach)
- David E. Rogers, M.D. Center for HIV/AIDS Care
- Shinnecock Indian Health Clinic
- Southampton Care Center (a skilled nursing facility)
- Southampton Hospital Regional Dialysis Center
- Center for Prenatal Care at Greenport
- Diagnostic centers (one in East Hampton and the other in Hampton Bays)
- Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic MedicineNova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic MedicineThe Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine is the graduate medical school of Nova Southeastern University. It is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida....
Proposed downsizing
In 2006 the Berger Commission in an attempt to streamline medical costs in New York State recommended the hospital downsize to 125 beds and merge with Eastern Long Island Hospital in Greenport, New YorkGreenport, Suffolk County, New York
Greenport is a village in Suffolk County, New York, United States. It is located on the north fork of Long Island. The population was 2,048 at the 2000 census....
and Peconic Medical Center in Riverhead, New York with a strong recommendation that Brookhaven Memorial Medical Center in Brookhaven, New York
Brookhaven, New York
The Town of Brookhaven is one of the ten towns into which Suffolk County, New York, United States, has been divided. Part of the New York metropolitan area, it is located in central Suffolk County and is the only town in the county that stretches from the North Shore to the South Shore of Long...
also join the entity. The merged hospitals would continue to operate separate hospitals. The Commission has recommended that the hospitals formally affiliate with Stony Brook University Hospital
Stony Brook University Hospital
Stony Brook University Medical Center, located in Stony Brook, New York, is the largest academic medical center on Long Island It comprises Stony Brook University School of Medicine and Stony Brook University Hospital, which is the only tertiary care hospital and Level 1 trauma center in Suffolk...
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Proposed move
In 2007, the hospital announced it is considering selling its 12 acres (48,562.3 m²) property in a residential neighborhood and building a whole new hospital closer to a highway. No exact location has been announced but it was noted in articles that 400 of the hospital's 600 employees live west of the Shinnecock CanalShinnecock Canal
The Shinnecock Canal is a canal that cuts across the South Fork of Long Island at Hampton Bays, New York. At long, it connects Great Peconic Bay and the north fork of Long Island with Shinnecock Bay and the Atlantic Ocean...
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