Healthcare
Catholic Health Ambulatory & Urgent Care
Catholic Health partnered with Simone Development Companies on the Catholic Health Ambulatory & Urgent Care at Centereach in Brookhaven, NY (Long Island), a new multispecialty care center featuring primary care and specialty services as well as walk-in urgent care. This project was completed in the fall of 2023.
Converted from an underutilized retail property, the state-of-the-art center is part of Catholic Health’s network of multispecialty care centers, complete with diagnostic imaging, an on-site pharmacy, and a dedicated suite where Catholic Health’s gastroenterologists can perform endoscopy procedures in a safe, comfortable, and convenient space outside the hospital setting.
This multi-faceted project was a collaborative partnership between the Simone Healthcare Development team and Catholic Health. Simone’s development team was responsible for site selection, securing land use approvals, and managing the design and construction of the façade, site and core, while Simone’s property management team will manage the 10-acre site. The development required approvals from the Town of Brookhaven Planning Board and Building Department and the Suffolk County Department of Health.
“Our focus is on consolidating care across multiple specialties under one location to optimize convenience for our patients and provide them access to them in the places where they live and work.”
— Christine Flaherty, Senior VP,
Facilities and Real Estate, Catholic Health
“Across Long Island, Catholic Health’s physicians network is caring for our patients in over 90 locations in both inpatient centers and ambulatory sites,” says Christine Flaherty, Senior Vice President for Facilities and Real Estate for Catholic Health. “We work to identify locations that are best suited for patients’ ease, including easy access to the site and adequate parking for patients and staff, which can be especially difficult on Long Island. Additionally, we look at sites where there is not adequate access to care and address the needs of the communities we serve.
“Our focus is on consolidating care across multiple specialties under one location to optimize convenience for our patients and provide them access to them in the places where they live and work.”
Now, Newman Design, as architect for Simone, designed a new exterior that is architecturally distinct from the adjacent retail use. It features a glass and limestone façade, a second entrance for urgent care, and a new glass canopy to provide a covered drop-off for patients. In addition to Simone’s investment, the new facility is part of Catholic Health’s $17 million project that further strengthens Catholic Health’s goal of making quality healthcare more convenient for Long Islanders and to support many of the unmet healthcare needs of the community. Primary and specialty care services will be offered in 43,000 sq.-ft. of space immediately with an additional 20,000 sq.-ft. available for future healthcare services.
“We are delighted to celebrate this incredible transformation of this former retail site into a state-of-the-art multispecialty ambulatory and urgent care center for Catholic Health,” says Joseph Simone, President of Simone Development Companies. “It was a true collaboration between our teams to be able to deliver this first-rate facility in just one year.
“This facility is an example of a major trend in healthcare real estate where under-utilized retail spaces are being converted into new urgent care, ambulatory centers and doctors’ offices as expanding health networks such as Catholic Health seek locations that are attractive to and convenient for their patients.”
