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Why UCP Health Center?

The United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) of Suffolk Health Center is an Article 28 clinic licensed by the New York State Department of Health (DOH) and has OPWDD (formerly OMRDD) Article 16 certification. At United Cerebral Palsy of Suffolk a team of dedicated credentialed medical professionals offer children and adults, with disabilities, the finest medical, mental health, dental, rehabilitative and assistive technology services on Long Island. A knowledgeable medical staff and experienced team of professionals provide a coordinated approach to the total health care of each patient at the newly opened Heath Center in Central Islip and sites in Port Jefferson Station and Hauppauge.

Expert Staff
UCP Suffolk has a rich history of understanding and meeting the needs of individuals with disabilities. A compassionate team of experienced, licensed board certified physicians, dentists, psychologists, podiatrists, therapists and other health care professionals address the individual needs of each patient. Everyone is treated with the utmost dignity and respect while also receiving support in achieving health and wellness goals.

Understanding of Disabilities
Well over half of the patients currently seen at the UCP Health Center have a disability other than Cerebral Palsy. UCP Health Center professionals are committed to providing exemplary, comprehensive health care to all individuals with disabilities, including but not limited to; chronic medical conditions, developmental disabilities, age related health issues, traumatic brain injuries (TBI) and other acquired disabilities. In addition, members of the medical staff rotate among UCP Health Center's three sites, offering patients optimal care and an opportunity to be seen at a location most convenient for them.

Convenient Hours and Three Locations
All locations are easily accessible and offer convenient hours of operation.

UCP Health Center Main Location - Central Islip

The newest UCP Health Center site opened in Central Islip in Fall 2008. The comprehensive 25,000 sq. ft. Health Center was designed to meet the needs of individuals with a variety of disabilities. Designed by world-renowned architects from Perkins Eastman with the input of UCP doctors, therapists, other health professionals, and most importantly, patients and their families, patient safety, comfort and ease of use were priorities. The building in Central Islip was designed and equipped to exceed the standards of the American with Disabilities Act (ADA).

Attention to Accessibility
From the moment a patient enters the Center, attention to accessibility, convenience and privacy is evident. The reception area is designed to welcome individuals who utilize wheelchairs, while ensuring discretion during the intake process. A spacious atrium brings the elements of the outdoors into a functional reception space that is comfortable and relaxing.

The Central Islip location of the UCP Health Center offers fully accessible primary and specialty medical care, dentistry, mental health and rehabilitative services under one roof. In centralizing these services, the UCP Health Center's outstanding doctors and experienced, dedicated health professionals work in unison as a team to address the overall healthcare needs of individuals with disabilities.

Accessible Dental Suites
Four oversized dental treatment rooms at the Central Islip location are equipped with dental chairs that have dual swivel capability and allow patient access from either side of the chair. Dental chairs are height adjustable, making transfers safer and easier. Each room offers digital x-ray equipment and adjustable track lighting. Dental instruments with built in fiber optic light improve dental examination options for individuals who are not able to easily tilt their heads back.

Height Adjustable Examination Tables
Five oversized medical examination rooms at the UCP Health Center in Central Islip are equipped with exam tables that adjust as low as 17 ½ inches from the floor, allowing direct patient transfers from a wheelchair.

Accessible Optometry Equipment
Optometry boasts freestanding eye exam equipment, which can be moved or adjusted to a patient's wheelchair height for those patients who are unable to transfer to the exam chair. Podiatry, gynecology, neurology and dermatology services are also available at the Central Islip site.

In addition, this site offers mental health services in a comfortable, private space for individual or group counseling. Psychiatric and psychological evaluations and treatment are available.

Accessible Therapeutic Gym With Indoor Track and Training Ramp
The Rehabilitation department at Central Islip meets a wide range of therapeutic and rehabilitative needs for both children and adults. Careful attention to detail is evident in the expansive gym, which is fully equipped with accessible exercise equipment and a wide screen television used for interactive therapy. The gym includes a unique indoor training ramp and stairs as well as a 90 ft. indoor track, which is ideal for ambulation therapy.

Private treatment rooms are included for specialized evaluations and individual Occupational, Physical and Speech therapy sessions.

UCP's Assistive Technology staff is experienced in the evaluation and selection of adaptive equipment specific to each patient's needs. Services range from wheelchair pressure mapping to orthotics, augmentative communication, and adaptive computer equipment. A wheelchair technician is also available on site to service and repair equipment and wheelchairs. Nassau-Suffolk Technology Related Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities (TRAID) Center is located at this site, which allows for the loaning of assistive technology equipment.

Hearing testing is available in a comfortable, accessible Audiology room located within the Rehabilitation suite at Central Islip. The booth is wheelchair accessible and has an expanded viewing window allowing the Audiologist and patient to clearly see one another during the testing process.

Simulated Training Apartment
Life skills evaluations and therapy are made possible in the Health Center's accessible Activities of Daily Living (ADL) apartment, also located within the Rehabilitation Suite. The fully equipped, accessible and functional apartment features a complete kitchen, washer and dryer, bathroom, bedroom and main living area where patients are able to build skills needed to complete activities of daily living.

UCP Health Center Satellite Office - Port Jefferson Station

The credentialed medical professionals of the UCP Suffolk Health Center are available to see patients at the Port Jefferson Station location. Board certified physicians and nurse practitioners provide primary medical care and coordinate the specialty care needs of each patient. With an emphasis on health promotion and wellness, providers offer patients, their families and care givers education and support toward their personal health goals.

Services available at the Port Jefferson Station satellite site include Primary/Family Medicine, Gynecology, Psychology, Neurology, Podiatry, Psychiatry and Mental Health.

UCP Health Center Satellite Office – Hauppauge

The Hauppauge location of UCP Suffolk Health Center offers the same exemplary level of outstanding health care provided at its other locations, by credentialed members of its medical staff.

With an emphasis on health promotion and wellness, providers offer patients and their families and care givers education and support toward achieving personal health goals. UCP Health Center board certified physicians and nurse practitioners provide primary medical care and coordinate the specialty care needs of each patient at the UCP Suffolk Health Center satellite location in Hauppauge, by appointment only.

Medical and health services offered at this location include Primary/Family Medicine, Neurology, Podiatry and Rehabilitation.