Welcome

Thank you for choosing South Shore University Hospital to meet your health care needs. This patient and family guide has been created to help make your hospital stay a comfortable experience. If you have any questions or concerns after reviewing this information, please speak to one of our staff.

South Shore University Hospital is here to provide patient-centered care for you and your family. Our doctors, nurses and other health care professionals work together to help you navigate the health and wellness services you may need.

An integral and vital member of Long Island’s South Shore community, South Shore University Hospital is Northwell’s most eastern tertiary hospital. Providing quality care to its neighbors for over 100 years, South Shore has centers of excellence in heart and lung, orthopaedics, neurosciences and women’s health services.

Every patient at South Shore University Hospital has full access to the vast resources provided by Northwell Health, the nation’s third-largest nonprofit secular health care system. World-class physicians use state-of-the-art medical technology at South Shore and throughout the health system.

Thank you for placing your trust in South Shore University Hospital. We pride ourselves on patient satisfaction. If there is anything we can do to make your stay better, please contact our Patient Experience Department at (631) 675-4220.

Sincerely,
Irene Macyk, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN
Executive Director

Mission Statement

South Shore University Hospital is a member of Northwell Health. Northwell Health strives to improve the health of the communities it serves and is committed to providing the highest quality clinical care, educating the current and future generations of health care professionals, searching for new advances in medicine through the conduct of biomedical research, promoting health education and caring for the entire community regardless of the ability to pay.