Developing Long Island: South
Shore University Hospital Expansion

Garden City, NY Northwell Health’s South Shore University Hospital Expansion is a six-story, out-of-ground expansion of Northwell Health’s eastern region flagship hospital. The first phase of the project includes core and shell construction, foundations, steel superstructure, façade, back of house spaces, vertical transportation, fire protection, main mechanical, electrical, plumbing equipment and distribution.

The expansion will ultimately feature a lobby garden in the pavilion, 10 operating rooms, three procedure rooms, 33 pre- and post-op bays, 90 acuity adaptable patient beds, and a sky bridge connecting the building to the existing hospital.

On October 1, 2024, after 3,000 pieces of steel had been installed, the final steel beam was ceremoniously placed atop the pavilion to mark a major milestone in the project’s completion. In December, construction on the façade program began, which included the scaffolding and sheathing for the masonry brick and infrastructure risers to the roof. In January, the team completed foundations, steel, concrete on deck, and fireproofing the last roof level. 

The project has overcome challenges including ensuring no day-to-day interruptions while building on an active campus and contending with rainy and windy weather that makes it difficult or impossible for some trade partners to complete their tasks. Recent progress includes rigging air handlers starting in January and beginning the curtain wall in early February. Next summer, two 20,000-gallon underground fuel oil tanks will be installed and feed the hospital. 

Project Info
Project Title: South Shore University Hospital Expansion

Project Location: Bay Shore, NY

Project Type: Healthcare

Project Type: New

Number s/f: 190,000 s/f

Year Started: January 2023

Estimated Completion Date: Mid-2026

Project Team

General Contractor: Suffolk Construction

Architects: EwingCole 

Developer: Northwell Health

Electrical Contractor: E-J Electric

Civil Engineer: VHB

MEP Engineer: WSP, formerly AKF

Structural Engineer: Severud Associates

Acoustical: Cerami

Expeditor: Bohler Engineering 

Financing: Northwell Health

Mechanical Contractor: Donnelly Mechanical

Plumbing: Lakeville Pace Mechanical

Project Management: Stantec

Site utilities: Dubner Landscaping and Construction

Foundations & Concrete: on Deck Darcon Construction, Inc. 

Structural Steel Fabricators: Cives Steel Company

Structural Steel Installers: JC Steel Erectors

Curtainwall: W&W Glass

Masonry: Giaquinto Masonry, Inc. 

Metal Panels: EDA Contractors, Inc. 

Roofing: Eagle One Roofing Contractors

Hoist: Safway Atlantic Group

Elevators:  Otis Elevator Company

Carpentry: Cord Contracting Company

Spray on Fireproofing: SIG Contracting Corporation

Electrical: EJ Electric Installation

Mechanical: Donnelly Mechanical 

Fire Protection: Premier Mechanical Services, Inc. 

Miscellaneous: Metals ALC Steel Corp. 

Painting: L&L Painting Corp

General Labor: Liberty Builds