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Suffolk County Health Centers, Clinics to Cancel Appointments Due to Weather Forecasts

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By Published: January 03 2014

LongIsland.com

Appointments prior to 12 PM January 3rd have been cancelled.

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Patchogue, NY - January 2, 2014 - Suffolk County Commissioner of Health Services Dr. James Tomarken announced that the county will cancel all county health center and mental health clinic appointments scheduled for after 5 p.m. today and before 12 p.m. tomorrow due to forecasts of hazardous weather conditions.  Medical, family planning, and WIC patients may call 631-439-1551 to reschedule. Mental health clinic patients may call 631-853-8500 to reschedule.

Health Centers, WIC, and Family Planning locations:

Brentwood: The Suffolk County Brentwood Family Health Center, 1869 Brentwood Rd. Brentwood,

Wyandanch: Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Health Center, 1556 Straight Path Wyandanch

Amityville: The Maxine S. Postal Tri-Community Health Center, 1080 Sunrise Highway, Amityville (Note: Evening hours have been canceled for tonight.)          

Patchogue: South Brookhaven Family Health Center, West, 365 East Main St., Patchogue (Note: Evening hours have been canceled for tonight.) 

Shirley:  Marilyn Shellabarger South Brookhaven Family Health Center, East, 550 Montauk Highway & Dorsett Pl. Shirley

Riverhead: The Riverhead Health Center, County Center, 300 Center Dr., Riverhead

Southampton: Kraus Family Health Center at Southampton, Schenck Building, 240 Meeting House Lane, Southampton

East Hampton: The Suffolk County Health Center at East Hampton, 316 Accabonac Rd., East Hampton

Mental Health Clinic locations:

Brentwood Clinic, 1841 Brentwood Road, Brentwood

Farmingville Clinic, 15 Horseblock Place, Farmingville

Riverhead Clinic, County Center, Riverhead