Aug. 14, 2025 By Ethan Marshall Episcopal Health Services (EHS) announced it has been awarded $27,181,465 through the New York State Health Care Facility Transformation Program IV to modernize and expand the critical care services offered at St. John’s Episcopal Hospital, located at 3-27 Beach 19th St. in Far Rockaway. Residents of the Rockaways,…
Aug. 5, 2025 By Ethan Marshall and Ramy Mahmoud Leadership from Episcopal Health Services (EHS) and local elected officials came together to mark the opening of a new labor and delivery suite with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday, July 31, at St. John’s Episcopal Hospital, located at 327 Beach 19th St. in Far Rockaway.…
Jul. 18, 2025 By Athena Dawson Episcopal Health Services (EHS) will soon open a state-of-the-art labor and delivery suite for expecting mothers living on the Rockaway peninsula and surrounding areas. QNS gained exclusive access to the suite located at 327 Beach 19th St., which will officially open on July 31 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.…
Jul. 9, 2025 By QNS News Team Episcopal Health Services (EHS) is expanding its maternal care services and strengthening mental health support in Far Rockaway and surrounding communities, with the opening of a new state-of-the-art Labor and Delivery Suite this summer. The launch coincides with Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month,…
Jul. 3, 2025 By QNS News Team St. John’s Episcopal Hospital in Far Rockaway has earned laboratory reaccreditation from The Joint Commission, recognizing the hospital’s adherence to national standards for quality and safety in patient care. The reaccreditation includes the awarding of The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval®, a widely recognized symbol of…
Jun. 18, 2025 By Czarinna Andres The St. John’s ICARE Foundation raised more than $400,000 at its second annual Blue Phoenix Gala earlier this month, with proceeds dedicated to supporting the development of a new Labor, Delivery, Recovery, and Postpartum (LDRP) suite at Episcopal Health Services (EHS) in Far Rockaway. Held on June 5…
May. 26, 2025 By QNS News Team Not even gray skies and steady rain could keep women and expectant mothers from gathering in support of their health and one another during Episcopal Health Services’ (EHS) annual Women’s Health Fair, held Tuesday, May 14, at the EHS Clinical Learning Center in Far Rockaway. Themed “Let’s…
May. 20, 2025 By Czarinna Andres Rockaway’s St. John’s Episcopal Hospital has once again been recognized for its excellence in stroke care, earning reaccreditation as an Advanced Primary Stroke Center from The Joint Commission (TJC), one of the nation’s most respected health care accrediting bodies. The prestigious Gold Seal of Approval®, awarded following a…
May. 8, 2025 By QNS News Team St. John’s Episcopal Hospital is preparing to open a new state-of-the-art Labor, Delivery, Recovery, and Postpartum (LDRP) unit this summer, a major step toward improving maternal health services for families across the Rockaway Peninsula, the Five Towns, and surrounding communities. Part of Episcopal Health Services (EHS), the…
May. 5, 2025 Dr. Jacqueline Marecheau, MD, FACOG My story is not by chance, but by design. I, like so many New Yorkers, have a story written across five boroughs. I was born in Manhattan, raised in the Bronx, and built my career in Brooklyn. Now, as I serve the mothers of Far Rockaway,…