Most Reverend Bishop William Murphy Blesses Chapel at St. Catherine of Siena Nursing & Rehabilitation Care Center

John Mitty Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Smithtown, NY 11787 – At St. Catherine of Siena Nursing & Rehabilitation Care Center we believe that Faith plays an integral role in our residents’ healing process.  Understanding the importance of this need, a new chapel was dedicated on the main level of the facility.  On January 31, 2013, Bishop William Murphy of the Diocese of Rockville Centre visited St. Catherine of Siena Nursing & Rehabilitation Care Center to bless the new chapel.  Fr. Fred Hill, Staff Chaplain, worked tirelessly on building this chapel as a place for peace and quiet moments of prayer. “This chapel has been a dream come true for the residents and staff who now have a place to renew themselves and find peace and comfort.  The chapel provides a source of power and inspiration to all that visit or reside within the facility,” stated Fr. Fred Hill.  More than 50 people, consisting of staff, residents, Administration and Board Members joined Bishop Murphy for this special day of prayer and services.  Bishop Murphy spent time visiting with the residents and staff, while thanking all for what they do each and every day.  It was a special day filled with joy and peace at seeing this chapel come to completion.

St. Catherine of Siena Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, a 5-star rated long-term care facility of choice in northwestern Suffolk County, and is well known in the health care community throughout Suffolk and Nassau for its excellence and for the dedication of its staff and volunteers. Services include: 120 beds providing long-term care for the senior and chronically-impaired population, a  40-bed secure unit for residents challenged by Alzheimer's Disease and related disorders, up to 80 beds for sub-acute care, including short-term orthopedic and medical rehabilitation, 24-hour nursing care, nutritional care planned by registered dieticians, licensed physical and occupational therapists, therapeutic recreation programs, geriatric social workers, pastoral care for residents of all faiths; and partnership with Good Shepherd Hospice to offer terminally-ill residents palliative care. For more information about the services at St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center’s Nursing and Rehabilitation Care Center, please visit: http://chsli.org  or call 631-870-3444.

jmitty@longislandyellowpages.com

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