Village of Patchogue, New York

12 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 3, ISSUE 6 V I LLAGE OF PATCHOGUE , NEW YORK The affiliation between NYU Langone Health and Long Island Community Hospital (LICH) is now official, having received state and federal regulatory approvals. It brings the two organizations together—further extending NYU Langone’s healthcare network into eastern Long Island, and making available the resources, technologies, and capabilities of a world- class academic medical center to the more than 400,000 patients served by LICH. “We are very enthusiastic about the affiliation as we believe that the united strength of our organizations will greatly enhance the delivery of healthcare services to residents of Suffolk County,” says Robert I. Grossman, MD, dean and CEO of NYU Langone Health. With 6 inpatient locations in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Mineola, and 300+ ambulatory sites throughout the region, NYU Langone is consistently ranked among the top hospitals in the country. Most recently, NYU Langone merged with Winthrop University Hospital, now called NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island. Since that affiliation, the Nassau-based hospital has improved patient length of stay, a clinical metric that points to the quality and efficiency of patient care, and reduced the ratio of observed over expected stays. LICH has a 65-year history in the communities of south and central Suffolk County, serving more than 400,000 patients. ...... For more information, please visit our website nyulangone.org/suffolk has always had great team members on his administrations – everybody’s a pleasure to do business with – and he should be commended for that.” Even more good news… Great South Bay Music Festival, the largest and longest-running music festival in Long Island, is coming back to Patchogue this year for the first time since 2019. According to Festival Promoter Jim Faith, “We’re anticipating that this will be the biggest iteration of the festival that we’ve ever run and is expected to inject over $5 million into the economy in one week. Mayor Pontieri is a big reason why the festival is still going, he’s been a great ambassador and supporter of the event.” The Village of Patchogue continues to pursue revitalization and economic development. Devlin reports, “Our multi-year parks project continues with a splash park and new tennis and pickleball courts planned for 2022. We always look for a