After-Hospital Care

Northwell Health offers a range of after-hospital services to meet your individual needs. Speak to your physician or discharge planner about these and other options available to you.

Ambulance Transportation

The Center for Emergency Medical Services (CEMS) provides a range of ambulance services to all health care facilities with highly trained emergency medical technicians and paramedics. CEMS ambulances also provide 24/7 emergency ambulance service within your community. Call (516) or (631) 719-5000. For more information, visit Northwell.edu/CEMS.

Comprehensive Outpatient Therapy & Rehabilitation

With two state-of-the-art facilities and the East End’s largest team of trained, licensed rehabilitation professionals, Peconic Bay Medical Center provides the region’s most comprehensive range of outpatient rehabilitation services. Our highly trained and dedicated physical therapy team works with patients to help alleviate pain, recover strength and mobility after surgery, rehabilitate damaged joints, build strength, and restore balance, endurance and range of motion. Our occupational therapists help patients regain fine motor skills and relearn to navigate the routines of daily living. Our speech therapists help patients overcome communication-related disorders, motor speech disorders, and problems with chewing and swallowing. And our advanced Cardiac Rehab services include the East End’s only telemetry-monitored exercise and training program. Please visit us at Peconic Bay Outpatient Rehabilitation Center, 64 Commerce Dr., Riverhead, NY 11901, or call (631) 727-9654.

We offer treatments for:

Orthopedic

• knee/hip/shoulder joint replacement
• fractures
• rotator cuff repair
• osteoarthritis
• carpal tunnel syndrome
• hand therapy

Sports

• golf therapy
• concussion management
• ACL injuries
• sprains/strains

Spine

• upper & lower back pain
• headaches
• TMJ dysfunction
• spinal cord injuries

Balance/Vestibular 

• balance disorders 
• fall prevention 
• vertigo/dizziness

Neurological

• Parkinson’s disease
• stroke
• MS
• brain injuries

Cancer Rehabilitation

• lymphedema
• head/neck cancer
• breast cancer
• brain tumor

Women’s Health

• pelvic floor disorders
• pregnancy-related musculoskeletal conditions
• prenatal and postpartum exercise programs

Pediatrics

• feeding disorders
• pediatric torticollis and Erb’s palsy
• pediatric speech disorders

Home Care

Northwell Health At Home provides a scope of home care services for all patients, from infants to the elderly. Services may include nursing, physical and occupational therapy, speech/language pathology, wound and skin specialist, infusion services, social work and home health aides. Services may be covered through Medicare, Medicaid and Managed Care insurance plans. Private pay home aide services are also available. Northwell Health At Home, providing care in Nassau, Suffolk, Queens, Staten Island, Westchester, Putnam, Brooklyn, Manhattan and the Bronx, has an extensive network of caring professionals dedicated to helping you achieve your fullest potential in the comfort of your home. For more information, visit Northwell.edu/at-home or call (866) 651-4200.

Inpatient Rehabilitation

Provided at Glen Cove, Phelps and Staten Island Hospitals, acute rehabilitation is designed for individuals who need frequent physician monitoring, 24-hour nursing and intensive physical, occupational and/or speech therapy to maximize recovery. The length of stay is based on your diagnosis, needs and progress during rehabilitation. For more information, visit Northwell.edu/rehab (click “Programs & services”) or call (800) REHAB-03.

Laboratories

Northwell Health Laboratories is the leading health system laboratory provider in the New York area offering a comprehensive testing menu. We provide laboratory testing for hospitals, nursing homes, physicians and ambulatory locations; this enables your health care provider to have seamless access to your test results. We have numerous Patient Service Centers for blood collection and participate with all major insurance companies. For more information, call (631) 548-6144 or visit Northwell.edu/labs.

For those with advanced illness, Northwell Health At Home Hospice Services provides compassionate and expert care directed to alleviate symptoms and improve quality of life for patients. A team of nurses, social workers, home health aides, chaplains, dietitians and volunteers is available to assist the patient and family. A hospice physician is also available for consultation and home visits. Medication, equipment and supplies are provided. Nurses are available 24/7 to respond to questions and concerns. For more information, call (516) 832-7100 (Nassau, Suffolk, Queens, Westchester, Putnam).

You may also speak with our Palliative Care team for referrals at (631) 548-6176.

Sub-Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation

Provided at the Stern Center for Extended Care and Rehabilitation on the North Shore University Hospital campus in Manhasset, and the Orzac Center for Extended Care and Rehabilitation on the campus of Long Island Jewish Valley Stream. Sub-acute rehabilitation is for patients who need a less intense, less medically supervised rehabilitation environment. Services include up to seven-day-a-week physical, occupational and speech pathology as clinically indicated, restorative nursing, wound care, social work and nutritional counseling. The sub-acute length of stay lasts until the patient is ready to return home or to a long-term setting. Sub-acute rehabilitation is often followed by home care or outpatient rehabilitation. For more information, visit Northwell.edu/rehab (click “Programs & services”).