A coalition of five local GI physicians that includes the practice of Island Digestive Disease Consultants, doctors Kourosh Adhami, MD; Neil Lobo, MD; James Kohlroser, DO; Babak Danesh, MD; and Krishnaiyer Subramani, MD, a solo physician whose practice is located in West Islip, are pleased to announce the commencement of construction of Island Digestive Health Center (IDHC).
The project received Public Health and Health Planning Council approval on August 29, 2013. Projected to open in the first quarter of 2014, construction on the new three-room center, located in West Islip, Suffolk County, New York, is already underway.
“For many years we’ve practiced office-based endoscopy within our professional practices, and now is the perfect time to develop a new state-of-the-art facility,” stated Dr. Danesh, Medical Director of Island Digestive Health Center.
The new space will provide just what the physicians and community needs, a 6,750 square foot endoscopic ambulatory surgery center (EASC) with three procedure rooms.
“We are excited about the anticipated opening of the center in Q1 2014 and our partnership with this coalition of highly talented GI physicians. This center will provide a new level of comfortable and convenient healthcare services to this community,” says Frank Principati, COO of Physicians Endoscopy (PE) and a board member of Island Digestive Health Center.
“We have been very pleased with Physicians Endoscopy’s ability to help organize, coordinate and execute a strategy to bring together our two practices. We initially met with PE in February 2011 and immediately recognized their ability to make this happen for us,” stated Drs. Adhami and Subramani.
This newly renovated space at 471 Montauk Highway will be licensed by the State of New York, certified by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) and will be a “Center of Excellence” in every aspect of the term. The center is scheduled to open in March 2014.
