Northwell walk raises record $1.32 million across Suffolk sites
Peconic Bay Medical Center’s cancer and breast health programs will get a boost from Northwell’s record $1.32 million walk haul. More than 5,000 people joined across six sites.
Peconic Bay Medical Center’s cancer services and breast health programs are among the Suffolk beneficiaries of Northwell Health’s record $1.32 million Walk to Raise Health, a haul powered by more than 5,000 participants across six locations on Sunday, May 17.
Northwell said the walk stretched from Jones Beach, Port Jefferson and Riverhead to Westchester, Staten Island and, for the first time, Norwalk, Connecticut. The East End site carries the clearest local payoff: Northwell says funds from that walk support Peconic Bay Medical Center’s cancer services and breast health programs, money that is meant to help ensure patients can receive care before, during and after a cancer diagnosis.
The health system said the donations support women’s health, cancer care and pediatric health programs at Northwell hospitals in the participating communities. Northwell also said the fundraising is “driven by our mission to improve health for all,” and that the money helps expand access and create new programs, treatments and cures close to home. The event was presented by FourLeaf Credit Union.
The Suffolk turnout was part of a broader push that connected patients, families, clinicians and supporters across the region. At Jones Beach, the Plant family joined the walk in gratitude for lifesaving pediatric treatment at Cohen Children’s Medical Center, a reminder that the money is tied to very specific care experiences, not just a symbolic show of support. Northwell’s event photos also identified nurse Vickie Tsaklanos, underscoring how deeply the walk is woven into the daily work of the health system.
The 2026 total continued a steady climb. Northwell said more than 6,100 people across five locations raised more than $1.27 million in 2025, while more than 6,000 people across five locations brought in more than $1.14 million in 2024. Northwell said the walk began in 2010, and this year’s result extended a run of record fundraising that has become one of the health system’s most durable community efforts.
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