developmentally disabled in Valley Stream. As of 2019, there were thirteen such residences. A shelter for single mothers opened in 1968 and in 2009 expanded to include transitional housing. Catholic Charities is the one largest provider of affordable senior housing on Long Island, operating over 1,300 units. Catholic Health Catholic Health, formerly Catholic Health Services of Long Island, was founded in 1997 and operates under the sponsorship of the Diocese of Rockville Centre. CHS operates six hospitals: Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip, Mercy Medical Center in Rockville Centre, Saint Catherine of Siena Medical Center in Smithtown, Saint Charles Hospital in Port Jefferson, Saint Francis Hospital and Heart Center in Roslyn, and Saint Joseph Hospital in Bethpage. The health system is the primary clinical affiliate and major teaching site of New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine. With 17,000 employees, CHS is the third-largest employer on Long Island. In 2021, CHSLI's name was changed to Catholic Health to reflect an expanded range of services and its connection to the medical school. Cemeteries In 2016 the Diocese created a new corporation, Catholic Cemeteries of Long Island, to assume ownership of its cemeteries. There are four major cemeteries administered by Catholic Cemeteries of Long Island: Cemetery of the Holy Rood in Westbury Queen of Peace Cemetery in Old Westbury Queen of All Saints Cemetery in Central Islip Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Coram In addition, there are 21 parish churches within the diocese, 6 of which are managed by Catholic Cemeteries of Long Island, and the remainder by the individual parishes. St. Charles / Resurrection Cemeteries, despite being located in East Farmingdale, is administered by the Diocese of Brooklyn rather than Rockville Centre. References External links The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre Official Site Christian organizations established in 1957 1957 establishments in New York (state) Rockville Centre Rockville Centre Companies that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2020