About Us:

In 1997, a quality of life survey identified the poor quality and lack of available medical care in East Hampton as one of the most serious issues facing the community.

In order to address the need for improved healthcare, the East Hampton Healthcare Foundation was founded under the leadership of John R. Kennedy, Chairman, and Jerome J. DeCosse, Jr., MD, Ph.D., President.

In 2003, the leadership baton was passed to Henry L. Murray, Chairman and Gerard M. Turino, M.D., President. The Board of Trustees made up of local residents governs the EHHF. The Foundation receives no government funding, and is funded entirely through contributions from the community.

It became the mission of the Foundation to improve healthcare in the Town of East Hampton through the emphasis of disease prevention and equal access to medical care for the entire community.

The first phase, to conceptualize and build the 18,000 square foot state-of-the-art East Hampton Healthcare Center at 200 Pantigo Place was completed in February 2002.

The second phase, development of programs, began concurrently with the establishment of the Center. Administration of the Center, the programs and the Foundation is under the direction of Sheila Rogers, who has worked with the Trustees since the inception of the Foundation.

The third phase was to assess the need and then construct an Urgent Care Walk-in Facility, now managed by East Hampton Urgent Care Physicians, LLP and Southampton Hospital. Urgent Care opened in late June of 2008 and is open seven days per week from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm daily.