St. Catherine of Siena Hospital in Smithtown will lose its OB-GYN doctors and plans to close its maternity services program on Feb. 1, according to Catholic Health, which operates the hospital.

SMITHTOWN, N.Y. -- St. Catherine of Siena Hospital on Long Island is closing its maternity ward at the end of the month. Nurses and patients said it's a devastating blow to the Smithtown community.

U.S. News & World Report recognized the hospital at 4321 Fir St. in East Chicago’s Indiana Harbor neighborhood as a High Performing Hospital for Maternity Care for Uncomplicated Pregnancy.

The union won a contract in June at Catholic Health’s St. Charles Hospital in Port Jefferson, with nurses securing a 20.5% pay bump over three years and contractual nurse-to-patient ratios.

A Chicago man was sentenced to one year of probation Feb. 23 after admitting he stole four nitrous oxide tanks from St. Catherine’s Hospital in East Chicago, court records show. Enrique Ochoa ...

In a statement to News 12, Catholic Health says St. Catherine of Siena Hospital has participated in 10 bargaining sessions with the nurse’s union and has made significant offers on wages and ...

Randolph G. Howard, Jr., MHA, FACHE, has been named chief operating officer at Catholic Health’s St. Catherine of Siena Hospital. A retired army officer, Howard has 20 years of experience in ...