Hurricane Sandy UPDATE - Tuesday Morning

As Long Island and the NY Metro area begin to recover from the effects of Hurricane Sandy, here is a summary of its impact on North Shore-LIJ hospitals and facilities: 

UPDATE 1: All North Shore-LIJ hospitals and emergenc

y departments are operational, although the following are relying on back-up power only: Southside Hospital in Bay Shore, NY, Staten Island University Hospital’s (SIUH) South Division, Glen Cove, Huntington, Plainview and Syosset hospitals, and the Stern Family Center for Rehabilitation in Manhasset, NY.

UPDATE 2: All hospital emergency departments are expected to be extremely busy on Tuesday. We are encouraging community residents NOT to go to the emergency room unless they are experiencing a medical emergency.

UPDATE 3: Community residents who have sustained damage to their homes and have to evacuate should go to a shelter, NOT the hospital.

UPDATE 4: Elective surgeries and physician appointments scheduled for Wednesday at hospitals operating on back-up power are cancelled (see list above). We encourage you to call ahead of time to confirm all medical appointments scheduled for Wednesday.

You can check back here and at the  North Shore-LIJ website for further updates.