Fitness Station #5. Quannacut: Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital

Jun 15

Completed June 15, 2022

For fitness station #5 we partnered up with Quannacut at Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital (ELIH). Located in Greenport NY, Quannacut provides inpatient addiction services for the greater Eastern Long Island Area.

“Quannacut Inpatient Addiction Services are fully accredited hospital-based detoxification and rehabilitation programs licensed by the NY State Department of Health and the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS) and The Joint Commission. Inpatient services include group and individual therapy, individualized treatment, self-help meetings, recreation/creative arts therapy, medical services, psychiatric services, discharge planning, comprehensive education, and smoking cessation.” - Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital

Kai Sturmann, an Emergency Physician at ELIH, first approached us about the possibility of doing a fitness station at Quannacut. We were immediately interested in having the opportunity to do a project with an accredited hospital-based program. While the facility at Quannacut provided a comprehensive rehabilitation program with various services, there was no functional fitness area on site. After working closely with the staff at ELIH, we were able to site and implement our fitness station design on the grounds of Quannacut. Located in the outdoor courtyard, this fitness station has a view of the nearby marina and can be used by patients during outdoor recreation time.

The goal of this fitness station is to promote fitness as a positive outlet for individuals in substance abuse and mental health recovery, and provide the basic tools necessary to get in a workout while at Quannacut’s inpatient program.