St. Charles Hospital

03/20/2026

03/19/2026

Happy Certified Nurses Day! Today we recognize the nurses who have taken their commitment to the next level through specialty certification, demonstrating advanced knowledge, clinical skill, and a passion for excellence. We are proud to celebrate you today and always!

03/17/2026

St. Charles Hospital offers aquablation robotic therapy to treat enlarged prostate. At St. Charles, the minimally invasive procedure is performed by urologist Dr. Scott Press.

In this video, Dr. Press explains how aquablation therapy combines real-time, multi-dimensional imaging, automated robotics, and heat-free waterjet ablation for targeted, controlled, and immediate removal of prostate tissue. The treatment provides significant, long-lasting sympton relief with lower risk to men's sexual function or continence.
For more information or to schedule an appointment, call (631) 675-2812.

03/06/2026

Yesterday, over 40 volunteers, consisting of St. Charles staff, physicians, nursing and high school students gave their time in support of Meals of Hope. Together, we packaged approximately 10,000 meals that will be distributed to local food pantries, parishes and shelters in the communities we serve. Our heartfelt appreciation to all those who helped make this such a resounding success. We can make a difference - one meal at a time!

02/27/2026

Congratulations to three of our dedicated hospital staff members who were recipients of Long Island Business News' "Healthcare Heroes" awards, recognizing their significant impact on the quality of healthcare provided to those in our community!

Award recipients included: Jose Ventura, RPA; Dr. Mohitmeet Singh; and Dan LaMarca, RN.

You all made us so proud!

02/23/2026

No matter what Mother Nature brings us, St. Charles’ staff are prepared! Special thanks to our plant engineering team for clearing the snow, and for ALL of our dedicated staff from ALL departments who slept over last night or came early today to ensure a seamless flow of patient care despite blizzard conditions!

St. Charles Hospital and its emergency department are fully operational 24/7 and ready to serve those in our community!

02/22/2026

Due to the impending snowstorm, the following outpatient services at St. Charles Hospital will be impacted tomorrow:

Outpatient Rehabilitation Network - closed

Stephen B. Gold Dental Clinic - closed

All medical clinics - closed

Please note that the hospital and Emergency Department will remain open and fully operational to care for those in our community.

We wish for everyone’s safety during this storm. Hospital updates will be shared as needed.

02/19/2026

Remember to take care of your heart!
Free community coronary calcium score screening is available Feb 23 - 27th at Catholic Health's Ambulatory Care at Centereach. See details below to register.

02/06/2026

Putting our hearts into everything we do! Today, our staff wore red to raise awareness for women's heart health!

02/06/2026

Thank you to the Suffolk County Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority for their generous donation of new children's books for our pediatric patients!

02/03/2026

Congratulations to St. Charles’ entire robotic surgery team for having performed 5500 surgeries! Today, we celebrated this significant milestone with Robotic Surgeon Dr. Joseph Pinkhas and one of his patients, Mark Waka, a resident of Sound Beach and assistant principal at the John J Pershing School in Brooklyn.

For nine months, Mark pushed through debilitating pain, not sure what was causing it. Once Dr. Pinkhas identified three hernias, Mark underwent robotic surgery last November. Almost three months after surgery, Mark is back to normal and has been able to resume his quality of life.

If you are interested in learning more about St. Charles’ robotic surgery program or to schedule an appointment, please call (631) 474-6797.

02/01/2026

Meet Tara, one of our recent St. Charles Rehabilitation graduates. Tara suffered an aortic dissection while attending her high school daughter’s soccer game. Luckily, Tara was able to get medical care promptly to stabilize her. After a long hospitalization, which included suffering multiple post operative strokes, Tara was transferred to St Charles for intensive physical, occupational, and speech therapy. When she first arrived, Tara was unable to move her entire left side and needed the assistance of two people to get out of bed and into a chair. Tara, a working mother of two, was now struggling to complete simple tasks for herself. Thankfully, Tara channeled all her energy into progressing daily with her therapies following a motto created by her husband, 1% better everyday! With a dedicated therapy team and immense family support behind her, Tara eventually progressed to being able to walk with a cane, wave with her left arm, and manage more day to day activities on her own. We are happy to share that Tara was able to accomplish her goal of getting home to her family before Christmas, her favorite holiday! We wish Tara and her family a happy and healthy 2026!