The Eastern Long Island Hospital Auxiliary (ELIH Auxiliary), a 125-member volunteer group that fundraises for Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital (SBELIH), raised a record $555,000 in 2022. The donation is part of the Auxiliary’s total contribution of more than $2,350,000 million in gifts over the last 5 years. The record-breaking year also marked the 65th anniversary of the Volunteer Services Division of the ELIH Auxiliary.
“I am both grateful and proud that the ELIH Auxiliary continues to support Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital,” said Paul J. Connor, Chief Administrative Officer of SBELIH. “They continue to be an asset to the hospital and the community.”
The ELIH Auxiliary raises funds to support SBELIH throughout the year with events such as the Dream Green Extravaganza, a car/cash giveaway and more. The Auxilians also operate the ELIH Auxiliary Opportunity Shop, a thrift shop in Greenport Village and this year will reopen the hospital’s gift shop. The Auxiliary has raised nearly $20 million since its inception in 1905, outpacing all other similar groups that fundraise for hospitals throughout New York state.
Past donations have benefited the hospital through vital new equipment such as a new ventilator, as well as operational costs that have had a direct impact on the programs and services SBELIH offers patients.
“The ELIH Auxiliary is thrilled to continue to support Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital,” said Auxiliary President Helene V. Fall. “Our volunteers love giving back to the hospital, which is such an important part of the North Fork community.”
Anyone interested in joining the ELIH Auxiliary can visit elih.stonybrookmedicine.edu/auxiliary.
About Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital
As part of Stony Brook Medicine, Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital (SBELIH) combines the best in academic and community medicine, improving access to advanced medical care for residents of the North Fork and Shelter Island. With 70 beds, SBELIH is Suffolk County’s first hospital, serving the North Fork since 1905. SBELIH provides care to 25,000 year-round residents and expanding to 60,000 summer residents with comprehensive healthcare solutions, including behavioral health, medical-surgical, orthopaedics and general surgery, wound care, interventional pain and GI, advanced ambulatory care, diagnostic, and physical therapy services. The hospital is also a clinical campus and training site for Stony Brook Medicine, with its first SBELIH Psychiatry resident having graduated in 2022.
