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1922
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The Hospital is founded as a beachside emergency station
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1924
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With the support of City leadership and a group of concerned citizens, the hospital is incorporated as Long Beach Hospital and construction begins on a new building at the hospital’s current site.
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1927
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The new building is dedicated with a community-wide celebration.
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1948
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The Hospital is renamed Long Beach Memorial Hospital in commemoration of soldiers and sailors killed during WW II
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1950
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The Hospital establishes an emergency dock for boaters.
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1953
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Central Pavilion is completed.
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1953
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The Long Beach Memorial Hospital Ladies Auxiliary is established
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1958
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The Hospital hosts its first anniversary Autumn Ball to raise funds for patient services.
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1960
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East Pavilion is completed.
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1964
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The Hospital constructs its new Pediatrics wing for hospitalized children.
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1965
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The Hospital opens its Family Care Center, which provides primary and specialty clinic services to individuals and families with limited financial resources.
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1967
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Main Pavilion constructed
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1969
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The Hospital establishes the first suburban Methadone Maintenance
Program in the nation.
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1971
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The Hospital establishes its outpatient Mental Health Counseling Center
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1972
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Long Beach Medical Center names its Auditorium after Manny Goldstein, Chairman of the Board. The Goldstein Auditorium is the hospital’s main venue for conferences and meetings.
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1974
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The 200-bed Komanoff Center for Geriatric and Rehabilitative Medicine opens as The Komanoff Pavilion, named in honor of Isidore and Hannah Komanoff, Trustees.
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1975
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The Medical Center establishes its Family Alcohol Counseling and Treatment Service (FACTS), serving individuals and families.
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1977
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The Hospital opens the Grumbacher Coronary Care Unit, honoring Joseph Grumbacher, Trustee.
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1979
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With a gift from the Osterland family, The Komanoff Center for Geriatric and Rehabilitative Medicine dedicates its Auditorium in memory of the Segermans, parents of Charlotte Osterland.
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1982
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To ensure continuity of care to newly discharged patients, the Medical Center establishes the Long Beach Hospital Certified Home Health Agency to provide home care services.
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1984
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Long Beach Medical Center becomes a clinical campus of the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine
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1985
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Long Beach Medical Center sponsors the first Martin Sperling Memorial Golf Classic to raise funds for new programs and equipment.
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1987
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The Medical Center establishes its Family Practice Residency Program and accepts it first intern.
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1988
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The Medical Center completes construction of its West Wing, a $45 million project that includes a new Emergency Department, Laboratory Suite and 24-bed inpatient Psychiatric Unit.
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1990
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The Komanoff Center establishes a Long Term Home Healthcare Program (The Nursing Home Without Walls) as an alternative to traditional nursing home care.
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1990
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The Natan Celnik Pavilion is dedicated in honor of Natan and Celia Celnik.
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1991
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The Hospital celebrates the opening of its 15-bed inpatient Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Unit, which is renamed The John B. Cullen Rehabilitation Unit in 2006.
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1992
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The Medical Center has new bulk heading installed along its waterfront.
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1994
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The Hospital becomes the first hospital on the east coast of the United States to receive JACHO’s Accreditation with Commendation
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1994
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Long Beach Medical Center establishes an affiliation with the Mount Sinai Health System.
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1995
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The Hospital acquires its first CAT scanner, as it was then commonly known.
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1995
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Long Beach Memorial Hospital is renamed Long Beach Medical Center in recognition of its extensive breadth of services
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1996
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The Komanoff Pavilion is renamed The Komanoff Center for Geriatric and Rehabilitative Medicine to reflect its concentration in physical medicine and rehabilitation services.
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1998
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In response to the unmet specialized needs of residents of the Atlantic Hotel (Adult Home), Long Beach Medical Center’s Counseling Center developed the Atlantic Home Extension Clinic, offering psychiatric aftercare, case management, and medical services for its residents.
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1998
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In response to the unmet specialized needs of residents of the Brighton Hotel (adult home), Long Beach Medical Center’s Counseling Center instituted a part time Clinic offering behavioral (mental health and substance abuse) health, primary medical and podiatry services for the residents of the adult home.
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2000
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In response to the increasing public health concern related to underage drinking on Long Beach Island, Long Beach Medical Center applies for and is awarded grant funds to establish a coalition whose mission is dedicated to using evidence-based practices to reduce the incidence of underage drinking.
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2000
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The Central Three Wing is dedicated in honor of Charlotte and Alfred Osterland, Chairman, Board of Trustees.
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2000
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The Medical Center celebrates the opening of its new Wound Care and Hyperbarics Center.
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2001
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In the immediate aftermath of the September 11th tragedy, Long Beach Medical Center instituted Project Liberty, a program offering behavioral health services and emotional support to individuals affected by the 9/11 tragedy.
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2002-03
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Long Beach Medical Center undergoes a $2.4 million technology upgrade in its Diagnostic Imaging Department, including a new CT scanner, interventional room equipment, web-browser for computed radiography, 3-D color echocardiography heart station equipment, and Powerscribe, a voice-recognition dictating system.
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2003
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Long Beach Medical Center was awarded a federal grant of $100,000 to continue the work of its Coalition to Prevent Underage Drinking and extend its mission to include underage tobacco and marijuana use.
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2004
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Long Beach Medical Center installs the latest generation MRI, the Toshiba Vantage. The event is so significant that Toshiba’s lead research engineer attended the event, traveling all the way from Japan.
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2004
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Long Beach Medical Center celebrates the installation of a second hyperbaric chamber in its Wound Care and Hyperbaric Center to address the growing prevalence of hard to heal wounds.
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2004
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In response to the unmet specialized needs of the residents living in the Atlantic Hotel and the Brighton Hotel in Long Beach and The Abbey Manor in Island Park, Long Beach Medical Center’s Counseling Center develops an Adult Home Supportive Case Management Program which provides case management services and mental health care services for the residents of these adult homes.
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2004
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Long Beach Medical Center establishes its Diabetes Education Center, and earns accreditation by the American Diabetes Association for its diabetes self-management education classes.
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2004
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With a gift from Dorothy and Bernard Kennedy, President of the Board of Trustees, Long Beach Medical Center enhances the patio and gardens of The Komanoff Center for Geriatric Medicine and dedicates it in memory of Mr. Kennedy's mother, Mrs. Gertrude Kennedy.
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2005
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In recognition of the expanding senior population in Long Beach and the surrounding areas, Long Beach Medical Center opens its Arthritis and Osteoporosis Center, bringing the first rheumatology practice to the Long Beach area.
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2006
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To compliment its rehabilitation services, the Medical Center establishes a Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation residency program with the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine.
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2006
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With a gift from the Cullen family, Long Beach Medical Center’s rehabilitation unit is renamed The John B. Cullen Rehabilitation Center in honor of John B. Cullen, a resident of Point Lookout and staunch advocate of the Medical Center.
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2006
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Long Beach Medical Center establishes a post-graduate residency training program to train physicians to become specialists in physical medicine and rehabilitative medicine.
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2007
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Long Beach Medical Center expands its behavioral health services with the opening of its inpatient Chemical Dependency Unit for medically-managed detoxification.
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2007
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The Medical Center hosts a dedication ceremony, naming its Emergency Department Waiting Room in honor of James Portnof, Executive Vice President of LBMC and his wife, Maxine.
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2007
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The Medical Center’s Laboratory goes live with the “Misys” Laboratory Information System.
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2007
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Long Beach Medical Center secures a grant to establish its “ENABLE” program (Enhancing Abilities and Life Experience Program), entitled “Connections,” providing therapeutic and recreational learning and developmental services for the residents of New Central Manor (Adult Home),
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2008
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Long Beach Medical Center was awarded additional federal grant funds ($125,000 and $50,000) to enhance its Coalition to Prevent Underage Drinking.
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2009
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Long Beach Medical Center becomes an approved and credentialed Department of Defense Military Tricare provider and develops a Military Health Care Program.
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2009
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Long Beach Medical Center secures a second grant to establish another “ENABLE” program (Enhancing Abilities and Life Experience Program) entitled “Think Healthy,” providing therapeutic and recreational learning and developmental services for the residents of New Central Manor (Adult Home),
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2009
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In addition to its alcohol, drug/chemical substance, and tobacco addiction treatment services, Long Beach Medical Center earns certification to provide treatment for Gambling Addiction as part of its comprehensive Behavioral Health services.
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2009
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Long Beach Medical Center invests $4.3 million in diagnostic imaging upgrades, including a new 16-slice CT scanner, PACS (picture archiving system), new radiology suites in the Emergency and Imaging Departments, radiofluroscopy, portable x-ray system, digital ultrasound and heart station equipment.
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2009
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Long Beach Medical Center installs EmpowER™ electronic medical record system in its Emergency Department.
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2009
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Long Beach Medical Center establishes a clinical affiliation with New York University/Langone Medical Center and Hospital for Joint Disease in the specialty of Orthopedics.
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2010
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Long Beach Medical Center begins the installation of its system-wide Electronic Medical Record system.
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2011
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Long Beach Medical Center becomes a smoke-free campus, eliminating tobacco use from its entire campus, including all indoor and public outdoor areas.
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2011
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With a significant gift from Debra and Russell Rosenthal, Long Beach Medical Center opens the Annette Goldberg and Shepard Rosenthal Dialysis Center, a state-of-the-art outpatient dialysis service. The Dialysis Center is named in memory of Mr. Rosenthal's parents.
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2011
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Long Beach Medical Center’s Coalition to Prevent Underage Drinking is awarded an $871,000 grant to expand its work in reducing the incidence of underage drinking throughout Nassau County. This grant is specific to high school aged students and is based on evidence-based environmental change practices.
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2011
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Long Beach Medical Center establishes a Geriatric Fellowship program to train physicians to become specialists in geriatric medicine.
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2011
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Long Beach Medical Center embarks on a multi-million dollar modernization project to construct a new main entrance to the Hospital, renovate inpatient Nursing Units and install new systems and equipment.
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2012
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New York State awards $4,962,357 to Long Beach Medical Center to construct a new outpatient mental health clinic. The new building will provide more space for individual and group counseling and include a children's play therapy room.
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2012
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New York State HEAL funds are awarded to be used to upgrade the Medical Center's electronic medical records and wireless network.
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