Schneider heads $10M capital campaign at SNCH

South Nassau Communities Hospital kicked off a five-year, $10 million capital campaign to help fund a $60-million renovation and expansion of the hospital’s emergency services department, and named Joel Schneider of Hewlett Bay Park, a member of the hospital’s board of directors and building committee, to chair it. 

Schneider has been actively raising funds for the hospital’s emergency department expansion, which will nearly double the size of the department. The emergency department is neede due to local population growth and the closing of the Long Beach Medical Center facing a projected 80,000 visits a year.

“There is no one more qualified and committed to take on the task of campaign chair than Joel Schneider,” said Richard Murphy, president and CEO of SNCH.

“Since being named a member of the hospital’s board of directors, Joel has been deeply committed to ensuring that South Nassau provides the highest quality emergency medical services to the people and communities of the south shore of Nassau County,” added Joseph Fennessy, chairman of South Nassau’s board of directors. “He has the undivided support and commitment of his fellow board members to achieve the goal of the campaign.”

Schneider, a local developer and owner of real estate, will help attract major donors and assist the hospital’s development office with the planning and execution of fund-raising strategies and initiatives. 

“It is a great honor and privilege for me to serve South Nassau in this capacity,” said Schneider. “South Nassau’s emergency department … will benefit all the communities the hospital serves along the south shore — from the Rockaways to the Massapequas. I am confident we will be able to reach our goal.”

The expansion project will increase the emergency department’s square footage from 16,000 to 30,000 square feet, increasing its overall size by 87 percent and giving it the necessary room to accommodate in excess of 80,000 patient visits each year. It will also establish dedicated areas for behavioral health, geriatric and pediatric emergencies.