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Medical Records Your medical record contains important information about your health evaluation/assessments, diagnosis and treatments you received at WMCHealth. It is a valuable communication tool between WMCHealth and your other healthcare providers and supports any continuing care you may need or desire. Use the below links to access your medical records. Patient Portal myCare, the WMCHealth patient portal, is a secure online website that gives you convenient 24-hour access to your personal health inf...
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The Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), the pre-eminent provider of integrated healthcare services in New York’s Hudson Valley, and Cerner, a global leader in healthcare technology, today announced a 10-year strategic alliance that will support WMCHealth in building upon its industry-leading care experience for its patients, their caregivers and workforce. Under the alliance, WMCHealth will roll out Cerner’s integrated electronic health record (EHR) system and services at its Valhalla...
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Westchester Medical Center, the flagship of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), recently appointed Seah Lim, MD, PhD, as Medical Director of Hematology and Associate Chief, Division of Hematology and Hemostasis in the Department of Medicine at Westchester Medical Center’s Cancer Institute based in Valhalla. In his new role, Dr. Lim will oversee hematology services at Westchester Medical Center’s Cancer Institute and will also serve as the Associate Program Director of the hospital...
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VALHALLA N.Y. (September 30, 2021) – Tracey A. Milligan, MD, has been named chair of the Department of Neurology at New York Medical College (NYMC) School of Medicine and the Director of Neurology for Westchester Medical Center, Maria Fareri Children's Hospital and MidHudson Regional Hospital, each of which are members of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth). Dr. Milligan comes to the Hudson Valley from Boston, where she served as an associate professor at Harvard Medic...
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VALHALLA N.Y. (June 14, 2022) – United States Army medical personnel will train alongside Westchester Medical Center physicians and nurses to maintain and enhance critical wartime medical skills. Under a new partnership announced today by the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) and the United States Army, medical personnel assigned to Keller Army Community Hospital (KACH), located in West Point, N.Y., will train alongside anesthesia, plastic surgery, trauma and reconstruction specialis...
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VALHALLA, N.Y., May 17, 2017 — New York Medical College (NYMC) and the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) today announced a long-term, Academic Affiliation Agreement (AAA) that will serve to strengthen the academic medicine programs as well as the clinical care and research practices of both NYMC and WMCHealth. Under the agreement, hospitals on the Valhalla campus of WMCHealth – its flagship Westchester Medical Center, Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital and Behavioral Health Center - wi...
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Westchester Medical Center, the flagship of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), announced that it has been accredited as a Sponsoring Institution for graduate medical education (GME) by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) in affiliation with New York Medical College (NYMC). With this distinction, Westchester Medical Center will assume sponsorship of 30 ACGME residency and fellowship programs on July 1. For decades, Westchester Medical Center has partne...
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VALHALLA N.Y. (December 1, 2021) – Westchester Medical Center and New York Medical College (NYMC) jointly announce the appointment of two clinical leaders: Mark D. Hurwitz, MD, and Daniel C. Cho, MD, who will further develop the oncology and hematology programs at both institutions. Dr. Mark Hurwitz Dr. Hurwitz is currently the Director of Radiation Medicine at Westchester Medical Center, the flagship of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) and the Chair of the School o...
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VALHALLA, N.Y. (September 25, 2019) – Fueled by their commitment to Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) patients, a dedicated group of 11 WMCHealth workforce members will compete in the TCS New York City Marathon November 3. Each runner has his or her own motivation and has taken up the marathon challenge in support of the life-changing and lifesaving care provided to patients at WMCHealth hospitals across the Hudson Valley. Six are running a marathon for the first time. Team WMCHealth...
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VALHALLA N.Y. (February 2, 2023) – Steven Lansman, MD, PhD, has been named Chair of the Department of Surgery at New York Medical College School of Medicine and Director of the Department of Surgery at Westchester Medical Center. Dr. Lansman had served as interim surgery chair and director since November 2021. "It is our pleasure and privilege to have Dr. Lansman serve in these roles and we are excited to work together with him as he advances the mission of the Departments of Surgery at ...
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SUFFERN, N.Y. (February 21, 2017) – Cardiologists Perminder S. Grewal, MD, FACC, Arvind K. Agarwal, MD, FACC, Bangalore S. Sridhara, MD, FACC, MRCP, Sunandan A. Pandya, MD, FACC, Shital R. Parikh, MD, FACC, and Rajiv Singh, MD, FACC, have joined Bon Secours Medical Group. This highly skilled group brings world class cardiac care to the local community. Dr. Perminder S. Grewal has been practicing cardiology for 30 years. He currently serves as Director of Cardiology Consultants o...
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VALHALLA, NY (August 5, 2022) – Westchester Medical Center, the flagship hospital in the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), has appointed Humayun Islam, MD, to Director of Pathology. Dr. Islam currently serves as Clinical Professor and Chairman of the Department of Pathology, Microbiology & Immunology at New York Medical College (NYMC), academic affiliate of WMCHealth. Dr. Islam's peers recognize him for his expertise in the fields of pathology and hematopathology, which focuses ...
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VALHALLA, N.Y. (February 8, 2024) – The American Burn Association (ABA) has verified The Burn Center at Westchester Medical Center as an Adult and Pediatric Burn Center, after a rigorous and thorough review of Westchester Medical Center’s burn care program. With this verification, Westchester Medical Center is now home to the only verified burn care program in Westchester County, the Hudson Valley and eastern New York State north of New York City. According to the ABA, there are almost 500,000 burn inju...
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VALHALLA N.Y., (April 17, 2024) – Academic medical center partners New York Medical College (NYMC) and Westchester Medical Center have jointly announced the appointment of Erika Berman Rosenzweig, M.D., as Chair of the Department of Pediatrics at NYMC School of Medicine and Director, Department of Pediatrics at Westchester Medical Center, the flagship hospital in the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth). Dr. Rosenzweig will also assume the role of William Russell McCurdy Physician-...
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VALHALLA, N.Y. (April 3, 2017) – Westchester Medical Center, the flagship of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), recently unveiled a new, contemporary main concourse to greet patients and visitors to the region’s advanced care medical center. The new main concourse, now an important extension of the hospital’s care-giving environment, is a functional crossroads that will eventually connect Westchester Medical Center and the future 280,000-square-foot Ambulatory Care Pavilion curren...
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VALHALLA, NY (February 14, 2022) – Westchester Medical Center, the flagship hospital in the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) appointed Edmond Ritter, MD to the position of Chief, Reconstructive and Plastic Surgery. In his new position, Dr. Ritter is directing the reconstructive and plastic surgery services offered at Westchester Medical Center as well as WMCHealth’s Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital, where he is working in collaboration with specialists in pediatric reconstruct...
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VALHALLA N.Y. (October 14, 2021) — Medical imaging is a crucial tool in disease identification and diagnosis. Now, medical imaging specialists at Westchester Medical Center can capture inpatient scans fast and with enhanced clarity with a new spectral computed tomography imaging system. Westchester Medical Center’s new Philips Spectral Computed Tomography (CT) 7500 captures high quality scans with more information than conventional CT imaging. High quality images with spectral data acquired by the Spect...
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VALHALLA N.Y. (October 22, 2021) — Physicians specializing in gastroenterology and liver diseases are now performing endoscopic procedures that help diagnose conditions of the esophagus, stomach, colon, biliary tract and pancreas in a new endoscopy suite at Westchester Medical Center, the flagship of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth). Endoscopy is a minimally invasive procedure for disease identification and treatment, and is a critical tool for diagnostics in gastroenterology an...
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VALHALLA, NY – April 23, 2024 – WMCHealth’s Westchester Medical Center has achieved Level 4 accreditation by the National Association of Epilepsy Centers (NAEC). The Level 4 accreditation from the NAEC is granted to centers that have the professional expertise and facilities to provide the most advanced medical evaluation and treatment for patients with complex epilepsy. Level 4 is the highest designation given by the NAEC. This esteemed designation underscores the Advanced Adult Epilepsy Program ...
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Wappingers Falls, N.Y. (April 11, 2024) – The Hudson Valley Renegades, the High-A affiliate of the New York Yankees, and Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) today announced a multi-year Pinstripe Partnership extension, with WMCHealth remaining as the Official Hospital Partner of the Hudson Valley Renegades. As part of the renewed partnership, WMCHealth has secured the naming rights to the brand-new, state-of-the-art WMCHealth Club Lounge, located in left field. “The WMCHealth Club Loun...
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VALHALLA, N.Y. (April 3, 2024) – The Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) is pleased to announce the appointment of Alfred P. Vigorito, Esq., as its new Chief Risk Officer. In this pivotal role, Vigorito will lead WMCHealth’s Risk Management Department, focusing on professional and general negligence matters. His strategic approach aims to enhance risk mitigation and facilitate efficient resolution of ongoing and future litigation. A native New Yorker, Vigorito brings with him...
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VALHALLA, N.Y. (April 25, 2019) – Recognizing the physical and mental trauma endured by victims of sexual assault Westchester Medical Center, the flagship of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), is offering crisis intervention and advocacy services through SAAVE (Sexual Assault, Abuse and Victim's Empowerment), a 24-hour support program for Westchester County residents. SAAVE offers comprehensive assistance for victims, and their significant others, who have been affected by sexual...
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VALHALLA, N.Y. (February 5, 2024) – Fern, a Westchester County resident, awoke recently with excruciating pain. It passed and she didn’t think much of it until the headaches started and persisted. Finally, knowing that she had a history of heart disease in her family, Fern decided to see a cardiologist, but she couldn’t get an appointment. Then a friend told her about Westchester Medical Center’s Same-Day Cardiology program . Fern called and got an appointment the very next day. “It’s a good thing I did...
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Internist Kirithika Mohanathaas, MD, has joined Rockland Pulmonary and Medical Associates, part of Bon Secours Medical Group, a member of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network. Dr. Mohanathaas is board certified in Internal Medicine. Prior to joining Rockland Pulmonary and Medical Associates, Dr. Mohanathaas was in community healthcare for the past five years. Dr. Mohanathaas earned her medical degree from Saba University School of Medicine in Saba, Dutch Caribbean and finished her Internal Medi...
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VALHALLA, NY, January 16, 2024 – Westchester Medical Center, the flagship academic medical center for the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), is set to become the first hospital in New York State to introduce the non-invasive surgical robotics platform, the ZAP-X® Gyroscopic Radiosurgery®, which will transform brain cancer treatments for patients throughout the Hudson Valley. Installation of the ZAP-X platform is expected to commence in mid-2024. Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS), a com...
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VALHALLA, N.Y. ( October 10, 2023 ) - Westchester Medical Center’s status as the premier destination in Westchester County and the Hudson Valley for lung cancer detection and therapy was solidified recently with the naming of Westchester Medical Center as a Center of Excellence by GO2 for Lung Cancer (GO2), a national and recognized organization that supports lung cancer care and research. GO2 bestowed Westchester Medical Center with Center of Excellence designation for the hospital’s “ongoing commitmen...
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VALHALLA, N.Y. (March 9, 2017) – Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) recently named thoracic surgeon Tracey Weigel, MD, as Chief of Thoracic Surgery for the health network’s Valhalla, Poughkeepsie and Kingston campuses. In her role as Chief of Thoracic Surgery, Dr. Weigel will oversee all thoracic surgery functions at WMCHealth’s flagship Westchester Medical Center, as well as Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital, MidHudson Regional Hospital, HealthAlliance Hospital: Broadway Campus and He...
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VALHALLA, N.Y. (April 19, 2017) – Westchester Medical Center’s Advanced Physician Services (APS) recently announced the addition of an orthopaedic service line to the physician services group’s suite of offerings as University Orthopaedics’ physicians joined the newly formed APS Advanced Orthopaedics. APS Advanced Orthopaedics offers a gamut of services for all patients, ranging from infants to adults, including surgical and nonsurgical treatments for sports medicine, hand and upper extremity, joint rep...
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Fourth of July celebrations and fireworks often go hand in hand, but fireworks – especially those that are illegal – can be extremely dangerous and can cause serious injuries. Each year, thousands of adults and children are treated at hospitals across the United States for serious burns, amputations, and other significant injuries resulting from the use of fireworks. The Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) encourages all residents to leave the fireworks to the professionals this Fourth...
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Patients who have an increased risk of stroke due to an irregular heartbeat called atrial fibrillation and who cannot use blood thinners can now take advantage of a lifesaving alternative offered at Westchester Medical Center, the flagship of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth). As a regional leader in cardiac care, Westchester Medical Center has begun offering a new technology called the WATCHMAN, which offers a catheter-based alternative to blood thinners for preventing st...
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VALHALLA, N.Y. (October 4, 2017) – As a regional leader in cardiac care, the heart transplantation program at Westchester Medical Center, the flagship of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), recently surpassed a key milestone of more than 200 life-changing heart transplant procedures. Part of WMCHealth’s Heart and Vascular Institute, the heart transplantation program is the only one of its kind in the Hudson Valley and has grown significantly in recent years to provide the best pos...
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The Hyperbaric Medicine program at Westchester Medical Center, the flagship of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), recently received Accreditation with Distinction from the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society (UHMS) for its comprehensive hyperbaric oxygen therapy program that offers 24/7 services to the sickest patients in our region. Only 206 hyperbaric centers nationwide seek designation from the UHMS out of the thousands that offer the service and among that group, a ...
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Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) welcomes colorectal surgeon Roberto Bergamaschi, MD, PhD, as Chief of Colorectal Surgery for the health network’s Valhalla and Poughkeepsie campuses. Dr. Bergamaschi will oversee all colorectal surgery services at WMCHealth’s flagship Westchester Medical Center, as well as Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital and MidHudson Regional Hospital. Dr. Bergamaschi brings to the department of surgery a wealth of expertise in colorectal surgery and diseases of th...
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Temperatures are expected to drop to the frigid single digits this week, bringing with them serious health concerns such as hypothermia and frostbite, especially in young children, older adults, and those who work outdoors. Westchester Medical Center Health Network reminds Hudson Valley residents to take the necessary precautions and offers cold-weather tips to help keep families safe during the forecasted plunge in temperatures. “The key to staying safe during our colder winter days a...
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Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) welcomes ophthalmologist Kelly Hutcheson, MD, MBA, as the Director of Ophthalmology, responsible for the continued growth and development of the ophthalmology programs at Westchester Medical Center, Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital and MidHudson Regional Hospital. Dr. Hutcheson also serves as Chair of the Department of Ophthalmology at New York Medical College. In her new role, Dr. Hutcheson will lead the ophthalmology team, enhancing diagnostic and t...
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Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) has expanded its telemedicine program to include a teletrauma service at the network’s Kingston and Margaretville hospitals, bringing the immediate care that traumatic injuries require to communities where access to Level I trauma care is limited. The teletrauma program connects providers at HealthAlliance Hospital: Broadway Campus in Kingston and Margaretville Hospital in Margaretville, both members of WMCHealth, with the advanced care trauma experti...
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Summer is a time for outdoor activities and fun in the sun, but the combination of extreme temperatures and high humidity can be very dangerous. When forecasted temperatures rise into the 90s, the Westchester Medical Center Health Network ( WMCHealth ) urges Hudson Valley residents to take extra precautions to stay safe. “A day or two of extreme temperatures and humidity is typically not a cause for concern for most healthy people who limit their exposure to the heat and are caref...
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Fourth of July celebrations and fireworks often go hand in hand, but fireworks – especially those that are illegal – can be extremely dangerous and can cause serious injuries. Each year, thousands of adults and children are treated at hospitals across the United States for serious burns, amputations, and other significant injuries resulting from the use of fireworks. The Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) encourages all residents to leave the fireworks to the professionals this ...
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The electrophysiology program at Westchester Medical Center, the flagship of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), recently achieved a 500-procedure milestone for the use of ablation in patients with atrial fibrillation, a common type of arrhythmia that can increase an individual’s risk of stroke, heart failure and other complications. The WMCHealth Heart and Vascular Institute team performs more than 100 atrial fibrillation ablations at Westchester Medical Center each year, typical...
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The Westchester Medical Center Health Network recently celebrated the opening of a refurbished linear accelerator suite at its flagship Westchester Medical Center. The suite is used by the WMCHealth Cancer Institute for quicker and more precise cancer treatments, and its TruBeam technology is highly effective in even the most challenging cases. Click here for more information about cancer care at Westchester Medical Center. Staff members from Westchester Medical Center’s Cancer Institute celebrated gath...
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Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) recently welcomed Sean Tedjarati, MD, MPH, MBA, to the health network’s leadership team in the network-wide role of Chief Clinical Integration Officer. In his new role, Dr. Tedjarati will be responsible for the integration and strategic oversight of all clinical services across WMCHealth’s 10 hospitals, ensuring that the care provided across clinical services and hospitals are streamlined, coordinated, integrated and seamless, resulting in the highest...
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Gynecologic oncologist Tana Pradhan, DO, FACOG, was recently appointed Chief of Gynecologic Oncology at Westchester Medical Center, the flagship of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth). Dr. Pradhan will oversee the gynecologic oncology program, which provides multidisciplinary and integrated oncology care with the latest treatment options for all types of gynecological cancers, including minimally invasive, robotic and radical surgery, as well as chemotherapy and targeted therapies. ...
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MidHudson Regional Hospital in Poughkeepsie, a member of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), welcomes general orthopedic surgeon Michael M. Zilles, MD, to the hospital’s medical staff. Certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Dr. Zilles performs surgery at the hospital’s Orthopedic Center and at WMCHealth’s Advanced Orthopaedics in Fishkill. Dr. Zilles specializes in foot and ankle, hand, hip and knee, oncology, pediatrics, shoulder and elbow, spine, sports medicine...
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VALHALLA, NY - (January 3, 2019) – The Heart and Vascular Institute at Westchester Medical Center, the flagship of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), recently achieved a milestone of more than 500 transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) procedures performed. TAVR is a minimally invasive alternative to open heart surgery used to treat patients with severe aortic stenosis. Aortic stenosis is the narrowing of the heart’s aortic valve which is the last valve in the heart before...
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Westchester Medical Center Health Network Staff, Patients and Families Celebrate Donate Life Month Events raise awareness about organ donation and honor donors and transplant team members Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), home to the Hudson Valley region’s only transplant center, in Valhalla, will welcome former patients and families impacted by the gift of organ donation back to WMCHealth campuses in April to observe national Donate Life Month and raise aw...
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Babies delivered at HealthAlliance Hospital: Broadway Campus in Kingston , a member of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network ( WMCHealth ), can now benefit from the expertise of neonatologists at the Level IV Regional Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (RNICU) — the highest level possible — at Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital , also a member of WMCHealth, in Valhalla, through the health network’s new eNeonatology telemedicine program. WMCHealth’s eNeonatology and resuscitation program — the first neon...
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MidHudson Regional Hospital , a member of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network ( WMCHealth ), welcomes local family physician J. Keith Festa, MD, back to the hospital in Poughkeepsie. In his new role as Associate Director of Medical Affairs, Dr. Festa is a critical member of the administrative team, working closely with all clinical directors, medical staff members, community physicians and all hospital staff members to continue strengthening MidHudson Regional Hospital’s commitment to the comm...
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Fourth of July celebrations and fireworks often go hand in hand, but fireworks – especially those that are illegal – can be extremely dangerous and can cause serious injuries. Each year, thousands of adults and children are treated at hospitals across the United States for serious burns, amputations, and other significant injuries resulting from the use of fireworks. The Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) encourages all residents to leave the fireworks to the professionals ...
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Sean Tedjarati, MD, MPH, MBA, has been appointed Director of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Westchester Medical Center and MidHudson Regional Hospital, members of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), and Chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at academic affiliate New York Medical College (NYMC), where he is currently a Clinical Professor in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Dr. Tedjarati currently also serves as Chief Clinical Integration Officer at WMCHealth, responsible for...
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VALHALLA, N.Y. (September 18, 2019) – Trips and slips are no laughing matter, as falls in the home are the number one reason for hospital visits nationwide. At Westchester Medical Center, the flagship of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) and the only Level I adult and pediatric trauma center in the Hudson Valley, falls have been the most common injury-related hospitalization for a consecutive 15 years, making up more than 40 percent of all trauma admissions. September is Fall Pre...
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KINGSTON, N.Y. (June 15, 2020) — Kingston’s Grand Street Medical Associates is now part of WMCHealth Physicians, a member of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network ( WMCHealth ). The practice, now called WMCHealth Physicians at Kingston, provides primary care and specialty healthcare services to the community, including asthma care, family medicine, diabetes management, ophthalmology, COVID-19 diagnostic testing and more. The practice office is open, accepts new patients, tak...
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VALHALLA, N.Y. (September 11, 2020) – Recently, the heart transplant team at Westchester Medical Center, the flagship of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), performed its 300th heart transplant. The Westchester Cardiac Transplant Program, the only such program in the Hudson Valley, is comprised of a comprehensive team of specialists, including heart failure and transplant cardiologists and cardiac surgeons specializing in mechanical cardiac assist devices and heart transplantation...
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VALHALLA N.Y. (November 1, 2021) - Specialists from Westchester Medical Center’s Level I trauma center recently trained Westchester County Police Department Emergency Services Unit personnel on techniques that help mitigate excessive bleeding caused by a traumatic injury. The effort is a component of Westchester Medical Center’s Stop the Bleed education initiative for which the Westchester Medical Center trainers are certified by the American College of Surgeons. The Westchester County Police Dep...
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VALHALLA, NY (February 3, 2022) – The National Brain Tumor Association estimated that last year alone 84,000 people received a primary brain tumor diagnosis , many of whom required neurosurgery as part of their treatment. Westchester Medical Center neurosurgeons are now using a new technology that charts the brain’s neural networks during procedures to assist in finding the correct path for an optimal surgical outcome. The human brain has neural pathways, often referred to as networks, which transmit in...
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Westchester Medical Center heart specialists are now using a new heart disease therapy – newly approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) - they believe is an advancement in the treatment of a genetic condition - hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) - that can lead to severe heart failure. Westchester Medical Center has the only HCM program in the Hudson Valley with FDA approval for the medication's use, thus offering patients with qualifying criteria* a promising alternative to traditional tr...
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VALHALLA N.Y. (July 19, 2022) – Westchester Medical Center, the flagship hospital in the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), has elevated Kartik Prabhakaran, MD, to Chief of the Section of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, within the Department of Surgery. In his new position, Dr. Prabhakaran will oversee emergency general surgery, trauma and surgical critical care. Westchester Medical Center has the only Level I adult trauma care program verified by the American College of Surgeons in N...
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Save the date for the 2021 Girls’ Night Out tentatively scheduled for Friday, February 5 th , 2021. Start your evening with cocktails and hors d’oeuvres as you shop at our specialty boutiques, raffle and silent auction. Then join us for a seated dinner alongside the runway to enjoy a program that will warm your heart. Girls’ Night Out — an evening dedicated to raising awareness for women’s heart health and to raise funds for WMCHealth’s Heart and Vascular Institute. Re...
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VALHALLA, NY (March 30, 2023) – Individuals with non-emergent heart concerns can now take advantage of a new program at Westchester Medical Center that offers convenient, same day cardiology appointments. Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the United States and according to the American Heart Association, about 80 percent of cardiovascular disease is preventable. Westchester Medical Center Health Network’s (WMCHealth) Heart and Vascular Institute is dedicated to preventing hear...
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Westchester Medical Center’s annual golf tournament brings together 200 corporate executives and community leaders, Westchester Medical Center board directors, foundation trustees, donors and supporters for a fun and competitive day of golf on two of the world’s greatest golf courses.
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VALHALLA, N.Y. (October 28, 2022) – Westchester Medical Center and the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) announced a new ratified five-year collective bargaining agreement that will benefit more than 1,500 nurses at Westchester Medical Center, Maria Fareri Children's Hospital, and the Behavioral Health Center. The agreement, which is the result of a strong working relationship and commitment to bargaining in good faith, increases nurse wages, preserves existing healthcare and pension benefits, a...
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VALHALLA, N.Y. (October 13, 2020) – Access to immediate, expert care as soon as possible when stroke symptoms appear is vital. In fact, the critical period to obtain treatment that can mitigate or prevent long-term disability or death immediately after a stroke is referred to as the "golden hour" by the American Stroke Association. In recognition of its abilities to handle the most complex stroke cases, the New York State Department of Health recently designated Westchester Medical Center, the flagship ...
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Westchester Medical Center’s annual golf tournament brings together 200 corporate executives and community leaders, Westchester Medical Center board directors, foundation trustees, donors and supporters for a fun and competitive day of golf on two of the world’s greatest golf courses.
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CONTACT: Ned McCormack, Communications Director (914) 995-2932 (Westchester County) Phil Oliva, Deputy Director (914) 995-2990 (Westchester County) Andrew LaGuardia, Director of Communications (914) 493-6532 (WMCHealth) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Hospital’s $230 Million Pavilion Is Largest Healthcare Project In Westchester In Decades Initiative Made Possible With Financing Help of County Local Development Corporation The Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) unveiled plans today to build a $2...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Andy Laguardia Westchester Medical Center Health Network (914) 493-6532 andrew.laguardia@wmchealth.org VALHALLA, N.Y. (January 5, 2017) – The Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), the pre-eminent provider of integrated healthcare services in New York’s Hudson Valley region, announced the addition of David Ingber as its Senior Vice President, Network Financial Operations. In this position Ingber...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Andy Laguardia Westchester Medical Center Health Network (914) 493-6532 andrew.laguardia@wmchealth.org VALHALLA, N.Y. (January 11, 2017) – The Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) announced the appointment of Joshua Ratner as Senior Vice President of Network Strategy. In his new role at WMCHealth, Ratner will collaborate with senior administration and network affiliates to develop and ex...
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Westchester Medical Center Health Network’s (WMCHealth) Advanced Physician Services (APS) celebrated the opening of a new medical practice in Lake Katrine Thursday that will make comprehensive surgical services easily accessible to patients in the mid-Hudson Valley. More than three dozen medical and business leaders attended t he ribbon-cutting ceremony for the practice, WMCHealth Physicians, which specializes in surgical services including general, vascular, thoracic, neurological and breast surgery, a...
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Westchester Medical Center and Empire BlueCross BlueShield announced today that Empire BlueCross BlueShield has reached a tentative multi-year agreement with HealthAlliance of the Hudson Valley, which operates the hospitals on Broadway and Mary’s Avenue in midtown Kingston. It is expected that HealthAlliance will rejoin Empire’s networks as a participating provider starting September 1, 2017. Covered services provided by the hospitals to Empire members will resume on an in-network basis. “We are pleased...
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Cigna (NYSE:CI) and Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), a 1,700-bed, 10-hospital healthcare system based in Valhalla, NY, have entered into a multi-year contract that adds most of the health network’s hospitals and employed physicians to Cigna's network of participating hospitals and doctors in the NY Metro market. The agreement became effective August 15, 2017. With this addition to the network, Cigna customers who receive acute care and other medical services from WMCHe...
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VALHALLA, N.Y. (September 27, 2017) – Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) and Westchester County celebrated the height of construction on the health network’s new Ambulatory Care Pavilion adjacent to Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla – the largest healthcare construction project in Westchester County in decades – on Wednesday with a ceremony recognizing the construction milestone. Representatives from WMCHealth, Westchester County, and the Hudson Valley community gathered for a “t...
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The Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), the pre-eminent provider of integrated healthcare services in New York’s Hudson Valley region, recently appointed Susan Gerry as Senior Vice President for Strategic Alliances and Partnerships, Kelly MacMillan as Senior Vice President for Government Relations and Mecca Santana as Senior Vice President for Diversity, Inclusion and Community Engagement. All three bring extensive public policy, legislative and leadership experience to their position...
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MidHudson Regional Hospital, a member of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), has completed a major $8 million renovation of its medical-surgical unit in its six-story Cooke Building. The fully remade unit fuses emerging technologies and conveniences with an enhanced, reimagined experience for patients, visitors and caregivers. “This innovative renovation, with upgraded patient rooms, a new nurses station and the latest technologies, is the optimal environment to offer the best in ...
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Fresh-air outdoor exercise like cycling is key to physical and emotional wellness, explains Dipak Chandy, MD, a pulmonologist at Westchester Medical Center, who also says studies show outdoor exercise improves sleep and burns more calories than indoor activities. Cycling does carry some risk, however, and WMCHealth encourages everyone to follow safety guidelines when venturing out to local roads and trails, such as mask use and social distancing, plus wearing a properly-fitted helmet ce...
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Three Westchester Medical Center Health Network Hospitals Recognized for Efforts to Promote Safe Sleep Practices Westchester Medical Center, Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital and HealthAlliance Hospital: Broadway Campus Earn New York State Perinatal Quality Collaborative (NYSPQC) Safe Sleep Project’s Quality Improvement Award VALHALLA, N.Y. (March 4, 2019) – Westchester Medical Center and Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital in Valhalla and HealthAlliance Hospital: Broadway Campus in Kingston – all me...
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Westchester Medical Center Health Network’s Performing Provider System (PPS) and its Center for Regional Healthcare Innovation (CRHI ) have made significant progress to date with partnerships and investments in community initiatives that close gaps in access to healthcare resources and create sustainable, healthier communities at the grassroots level. The WMCHealth PPS was established to participate in New York State’s Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment (DSRIP) program, a statewide p...
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The Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) and academic affiliate New York Medical College recently named anesthesiologist Peter Panzica, MD, as Director of Anesthesiology for WMCHealth’s Valhalla and Poughkeepsie campuses, as well as Chairman of the Department of Anesthesiology and associate professor of anesthesiology at New York Medical College. Dr. Panzica will oversee all anesthesiology services at Westchester Medical Center and Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital in...
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VALHALLA, N.Y. (October 2, 2019) – Dignitaries that included His Eminence Timothy Cardinal Dolan, Archbishop of New York, were at Westchester Medical Center, the flagship of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), today for the ceremonial dedication of the hospital’s new Ambulatory Care Pavilion. The new, 260,000-square-foot, eight-story Ambulatory Care Pavilion is Westchester Medical Center’s new focal point for ambulatory care services. The construction of the Ambulatory Care Pavili...
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VALHALLA, N.Y. (October 28, 2019) – As the leading provider of cardiovascular services in the Hudson Valley, Westchester Medical Center, the flagship of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), recently elevated its cardiology section to create the Department of Cardiology, to be led by cardiologist Julio A. Panza, MD. Previously a subsection of the Department of Medicine, the creation of the new department is a reflection of the scope and scale of the program and a testament to the gr...
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Abuse/Risk Victim If you’re a victim of sexual assault, you are not alone. The FACT and SAAVE programs at Westchester Medical Center are here for you. Our Forensic Acute Care Team (FACT) continues to provide forensic exams and evidence collection in our emergency department . SAAVE also offers free comprehensive advocacy services and support for victims of sexual assault, domestic violence and all forms of abuse and sexual misconduct. Our crisis hotline 833.220.2444 is available 24/...
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VALHALLA, N.Y. (May 19, 2020) – Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) announces that elective outpatient ambulatory surgeries and medical testing will resume tomorrow, May 20, at its flagship hospital Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, NY. New York State approval allows for resumption of outpatient ambulatory surgical services -- those for which the patient enters and leaves a surgical facility on the same day, without an overnight stay – and is based upon the status of coronavirus ...
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VALHALLA, N.Y. (May 21, 2020) – WMCHealth and WMCHealth Physicians/Advanced Physician Services announce that routine office visits are resuming at our medical practices in Westchester County. New York State has approved the resumption of routine medical practice visits based on the status of coronavirus impact, including a drop in COVID-19 cases, in specific counties. WMCHealth Physicians/Advanced Physician Services medical practices have returned to regular office hours in Dutchess, Ulster and De...
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VALHALLA, N.Y. (July 21, 2020) – Westchester Medical Center has been certified as a Comprehensive Stroke Center, a designation that represents the most advanced stroke treatment available in a given geographic area*. With this certification, Westchester Medical Center, the flagship of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), is now the only hospital in New York’s Hudson Valley region recognized by the New York State Department of Health as a Comprehensive Stroke Center. The Centers for...
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VALHALLA, N.Y. (October 6, 2020) – For the second consecutive year, Westchester Medical Center, the flagship of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) has received LGBTQ Healthcare Equality Top Performer status in the Human Rights Campaign’s (HRC) 2020 Healthcare Equality Index (HEI). According to HRC , more than 750 healthcare facilities actively participated in the 2020 HEI benchmark survey that “evaluates healthcare facilities' policies and practices related to the eq...
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VALHALLA, N.Y. (March 4, 2021) – After extensive development and testing, WMCHealth launched a unique vaccine site directory to help eligible community members find sites that may have vaccine supply. On Wednesday afternoon, the directory began to have intermittent technical difficulty that has persisted into today. The developer and host of the directory, Tableau, reports that all web pages on their public site are experiencing similar issues and they are working quickly to resolve these for our direct...
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VALHALLA, N.Y. (May 18, 2021) – During National EMS Week (May 16-22), Westchester Medical Center, the flagship of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), is recognizing emergency medical service personnel from the Hudson Valley and beyond for their life-changing and lifesaving efforts. “Emergency medical service personnel are the true, healthcare frontliners,’’ said Tina Cocuzza, MD, Director of Westchester Medical Center’s Emergency Medical and Interfacility Patient Transfer Se...
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VALHALLA, N.Y. (November 18, 2021) – New York State COVID-19 vaccination efforts for ages 12 and older will transition from the Westchester County Center to Westchester Medical Center, the flagship of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), beginning Friday, November 19. Also, vaccination for children ages 5 to 11 is available at WMCHealth’s Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital. Both Westchester Medical Center and Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital are located at 100 Woods Roa...
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VALHALLA, N.Y. (March 2, 2022) – Congratulations to Alexandria Gordon and Johnathan Garnett, parents of twins Essence Naomi Garnett and Parker Gisselle Garnett born February 22, 2022. Alexandra Gordon and Johnathan Garnett with their twin girls born on 2.22.22 The twin girls born at Westchester Medical Center, the flagship of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) join a special club of babies born on a five-digit palindrome date (2.22.22) that reads the same from left-to...
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VALHALLA N.Y. (March 9, 2022) – A sculpture designed and donated by a local artist is now welcoming visitors to Westchester Medical Center, the flagship of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth). Titled HEAL , the 6-by-6-by-3-foot aluminum sculpture, was designed by Mamaroneck resident Sid Singer and donated by Singer and his wife, Shirley. The sculpture has been installed at the main entrance to Westchester Medical Center and the hospital’s Ambulatory Care Pavilion and celebrat...
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WAPPINGERS FALLS, N.Y. (March 16, 2021) – Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) and the Hudson Valley Renegades, the High-A affiliate of the New York Yankees, announced today a major partnership making WMCHealth the inaugural Official Hospital Partner of the Renegades. “Our organizations are cornerstone brands of the Hudson Valley and touchstones for life events for residents of the communities we serve,” said Michael Israel, President and CEO, Westchester Medical Center Health Network. ...
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Westchester Medical Center Health Network Staff, Patients and Families Celebrate Donate Life Month Events raise awareness about organ donation and honor donors and transplant team members Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), home to the Hudson Valley region’s only transplant center, in Valhalla, will welcome former patients and families impacted by the gift of organ donation back to WMCHealth campuses in April to observe national Donate Life Month and raise awar...
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A special group of Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) employees representing multiple healthcare professions and celebrating the cultural diversity of our region will compete in the TCS New York City Marathon on November 5 in support of WMCHealth facilities across the Hudson Valley. The team’s 12 members – five registered nurses, a cardiac rehabilitation care manager, an oncology pharmacist, a physical therapist, an outpatient mental health counselor, two anesthesiologists and a...
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VALHALLA, N.Y. (April 27, 2022) – Westchester Medical Center and Maria Fareri Children's Hospital will continue to be lifesaving resources for trauma victims with the recent reverification of the hospitals' Level I adult and pediatric trauma designations by the Committee on Trauma of the American College of Surgeons (ACS). The reverifications come at a crucial time as trauma cases have risen steadily at the hospitals for the past three years with a notable spike in the summer of 2020, after the COVID-19...
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KINGSTON, N.Y. (Sept. 10, 2019) — HealthAlliance Hospital, a member of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), welcomes longtime Kingston hematologist–oncologist Paul B. Donovan , MD, and long-serving medical oncologist Riolin C. Andrade , MD, to WMCHealth’s new Advanced Oncology & Hematology Associates specialty practice on the Mary’s Avenue Campus in Kingston. The doctors, who have both practiced in Kingston since 1986 and been on the HealthAlliance medical staff since that time...
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VALHALLA N.Y. (October 12, 2021) — WMCHealth Physicians, the medical group of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), is now assisting families and individuals with the initial diagnosis and long-term treatment of genetic and metabolic conditions, such as phenylketonuria (PKU), lysosomal disorders and Pompe disease through WMCHealth Physicians' Advanced Medical Genetics. Advanced Medical Genetics is an established team of physicians, nurse practitioners, dietitians and other board-cer...
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CONTACT: Lynn Nichols (845) 334-3151 Lynn.Nichols@hahv.org KINGSTON, N.Y. (September 8, 2016) – The Westchester Medical Center Health Network and HealthAlliance of the Hudson Valley (HealthAlliance), a member of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), unveiled plans for a five-year, $133.6 million project that includes a 110,000 square-foot expansion -- highlighted by a new, four-story tower addition -- and 70,000 square-foot renovation of the HealthAlliance Hospital on Mary’s ...
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VALHALLA N.Y. (January 6, 2022) – Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), is expanding the Network’s Wound Care Program to Westchester Medical Center. WMCHealth’s flagship hospital now offers advanced outpatient therapy for the management of diabetic wounds and ulcers, as well as slow-healing wounds resulting from serious traumatic injuries, infections and soft tissue radiation injury. Westchester Medical Center joins established wound care programs at WMCHealth’s MidHudson Re...
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VALHALLA, NY (May 25, 2021) – Westchester Medical Center is the first hospital* in New York State to transplant a heart with the assistance of a portable medical technology that keeps the donor heart pumping blood after its procurement. Currently, nearly 10,000 New York State residents are in need of an organ transplant and each year, more than 500 state residents die** while waiting on an organ transplant waiting list, due to a lack of donated organs. Typically, cardiac transplant sur...
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Westchester Medical Center recently became the first neurosurgical oncology program in the Hudson Valley* to offer a targeted therapy for brain tumors that can help delay tumor progression, spare healthy tissue and reduce the number of post-surgical radiation treatments - and the side effects that come along with them. GammaTile® is a radionuclide brachytherapy source cleared for use by the Food and Drug Administration for appropriate patients with newly diagnosed malignant and recurrent brain neoplasms...
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VALHALLA, NY (August 3, 2022) ― Four Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) hospitals have again been cited by national associations* for stroke care excellence. Westchester Medical Center, Good Samaritan Hospital, MidHudson Regional Hospital and HealthAlliance Hospital have each earned the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association's Get with the Guidelines ® Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award for 2022. The award recognizes each hospital for its commitment to, and suc...
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KINGSTON, N.Y. (October 25, 2022) - HealthAlliance Hospital, a member of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network, and Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) a global leader in health technology, held a ceremonial signing today commemorating a partnership that is delivering advanced medical technologies to the new HealthAlliance Hospital and the communities the hospital serves in and around Kingston. The Philips health technologies at HealthAlliance Hospital will help medical imaging technicia...
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Course Director: David C. Wolf, MD, FACP, FACG, AGAF, FAASLD Professor of Clinical Medicine New York Medical College Medical Director of Liver Transplantation Westchester Medical Center Click here for the Brochure . Course Overview: The incidence of cirrhosis and liver cancer are increasing and are responsible for more than 40,000 deaths annually in the United States. The Liver Transplant Center at Westchester Medical Center, flagship of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), a...
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VALHALLA, N.Y. (January 24, 2024) – Solidifying its position as a leading voice for maternal-child health in New York State, the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) began this month its four year-term as the organization leading the 17-member New York State Association of Regional Perinatal Programs & Networks (ARPPN). Under the direction of perinatal specialists at the Network’s Westchester Medical Center and Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital , WMCHealth was elected by peer hospita...
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VALHALLA, N.Y. (May 16, 2017) – Zoe Weinstein, MD, a board-certified breast surgeon practicing in the mid-Hudson Valley for more than a decade, has joined the medical staff of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), with privileges at member hospitals HealthAlliance Hospital: Mary’s Avenue Campus in Kingston and MidHudson Regional Hospital in Poughkeepsie. Prior to joining WMCHealth, Dr. Weinstein was in private practice for nearly 20 years and has served as Medical Director of the Fer...
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VALHALLA, N.Y. (September 3, 2020) – Westchester Medical Center, the flagship of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) is the first hospital in the Hudson Valley to utilize a new treatment that that makes it easier for neurosurgeons to identify and remove brain tumor tissue. The treatment is an FDA-approved* liquid solution, Gleolan (aminolevulinic acid hydrochloride; 5-ALA), ingested by the patient two to four hours before neurosurgery. Brain tumors absorb the Gleolan solution...
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KINGSTON, N.Y. (May 27, 2021) —WMCHealth Physicians, a member of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), welcomes Lakshmi A. Gollapudi, MD, to the physician group’s practice in Kingston. Dr. Gollapudi has specialties in gastroenterology and hepatology. As a gastroenterologist, she focuses in preventing, diagnosing and treating digestive system disorders. These disorders include conditions involving the esophagus, stomach, small intestine and colon, and her services include...
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VALHALLA, N.Y. (October 13, 2023) – More than 200 Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) physicians across a wide range of clinical specialties have been recognized as “Top Doctors” by their peers, according to a well-known healthcare research and consumer resource list. Advancing Care in the Hudson Valley Many of the cited doctors are members of the WMCHealth Physicians provider group, which includes the medical practices of Advanced Physicians Services and Bon Secours Medi...
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VALHALLA, NY - (August 18, 2020) ― Four member hospitals of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) – Westchester Medical Center, in Valhalla, NY; Good Samaritan Hospital, in Suffern, NY; MidHudson Regional Hospital, in Poughkeepsie, NY; and HealthAlliance Hospital, in Kingston, NY – have earned the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association's Get with the Guidelines ® – Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award. The award recognizes each hospital for its commitment to, an...
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WMCHealth is a 1,700-bed healthcare system with nine hospitals in New York's Hudson Valley region. WMCHealth has 13,000 workforce members and nearly 3,000 attending physicians. Approximately 600 of our providers are employed in one of our two medical groups – Advanced Physician Services and the Bon Secours Medical Group, which make up WMCHealth Physicians. WMCHealth services includes Level I adult and pediatric trauma centers, plus Level II trauma centers; a dedicated burn center; the region’s only adva...
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The Heart and Vascular Institute, a member of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), has expanded its robust suite of heart and vascular care offerings to network affiliate MidHudson Regional Hospital w ith the appointment of three distinguished cardiologists who will care for patients at the Poughkeepsie hospital. Cardiologists Kenneth N. Giedd, MD, Paul A. Hanna, MD, and Syed Naqvi, MD, recently began providing consultative, diagnostic and preventive adult cardiology services, as w...
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Valhalla, N.Y. (April 16, 2024) –– After nearly 20 years as President and Chief Executive Officer of Westchester Medical Center and the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), Michael D. Israel will retire from his position at the end of 2025. The Westchester County Healthcare Corporation (WCHCC) Board of Directors has initiated a nationwide search for his replacement. “After almost two decades in this role, this is the right time to move on to my next phase, and for a new leader to come ...
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VALHALLA, N.Y. (January 1, 2024 ) – Workforce members at Westchester Medical Center today are celebrating the arrival of Aisha Victoria Ardon Monroy, the first baby born at Westchester Medical Center in 2024. Ms. Monroy was born at 2:10 a.m. January 1. She weighed in at 6 pounds 8 ounces with a length of 19 1/4 inches. Westchester Medical Center wishes health and happiness for Ms. Monroy and extends its congratulations to mother Marcela and the entire Monroy family. Mother and baby are doing well and bo...
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Westchester Medical Center’s vision is to be the provider of choice for Hudson Valley residents by establishing a system of care with multiple points of access to ensure availability of care close to home. Westchester Medical Center will leverage its unique strength as an academic medical center to provide the highest quality, patient-centered care in a respectful and compassionate environment and lead the transformation of health care in the Hudson Valley to continuously respond to the needs of its com...
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Patient Information The following information is for our patients to review before and after procedures at a Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) hospital, surgical center or medical practice. This information may not apply to all patients in all circumstances. Your health care team is the best source of information on preparing for a treatment, test or procedure. They may ask you to review materials on this page and/or give you other information you will need to read and understand. We...
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VALHALLA N.Y. (October 18, 2021) – The Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) announces the award of a $50,000 grant from the Westchester Community Foundation, a division of The New York Community Trust. WMCHealth will use the grant to increase the services provided through support groups, a key component of treatment plans for many patients in a Post-COVID-19 Recovery Program based here. “Expansion of WMCHealth’s Post-COVID-19 Recovery Program will ensure the Post-COVID Syndrome patients...
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The Heart & Vascular Institute, a member of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), recently expanded its robust suite of heart and vascular care offerings to network affiliate HealthAlliance Hospital: Broadway Campus w ith two distinguished cardiologists who will care for patients in Kingston. Cardiologists Paul A. Hanna, MD, and Syed Naqvi, MD -- who already provide cardiology services at MidHudson Regional Hospital in Poughkeepsie, also a member of WMCHealth -- now provi...
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WATCH NOW: PORT JERVIS, NY (April 26, 2018) – The Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), along with the Bon Secours Charity Health System, welcomed local leaders and New York State officials to Bon Secours Community Hospital, a member of WMCHealth, for a special ceremony heralding the beginning of construction on a transformative $40 million hospital renovation project. The Investing in a Healthier Community project is expected to usher in a new era of healthcare in the Cit...
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WESTCHESTER, N.Y. — Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins stood at Westchester Medical Center calling for legislation and nearly $180 million in federal funding to address the nation’s maternal mortality and maternal mental health crisis. The United States continues to have the highest rate of maternal mortality in the developed world, driven in large part by the high mortality rates among women of color. Gillibrand’s approach would support mothers at eve...
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Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) launched a new communications technology at its network hospitals this week to provide the highest level of prehospital care and preparation for Hudson Valley patients while en route to the hospital’s emergency departments. WMCHealth – home to the only hospital in the Hudson Valley with a Level I trauma center for both children and adults at Westchester Medical Center and Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital in Valhalla, and a Level II trauma center at M...
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VALHALLA, N.Y., (April 25, 2024) – Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) will partner with local law enforcement to host National Drug Take Back Day collection sites throughout Westchester, Orange, and Rockland counties, Saturday April 27. Community members can bring tablets, capsules, patches, and other solid forms of prescription, over the counter and veterinary medications to the collection sites for proper disposal, free and anonymously. At some locations, WMCHealth representatives a...
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VALHALLA, N.Y. (June 7, 2018) – Following its 100th anniversary celebration last year, the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) continued to make history at its annual Gala with multiple, million-dollar pledges to the Westchester Medical Center Foundation* and a 2018 event fundraising total exceeding $3.5 million. The 39th Annual Gala, held this year at Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts on June 2, benefited Westchester Medical Center, Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital and the Behavi...
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The Liver Transplant Program at Westchester Medical Center is proud to host its 6th webinar of 2021. On December 15th, Dr. Roxana Bodin, Transplant Hepatologist, will be presenting on "Preparing for the NASH Epidemic." This webinar will review screening, diagnosis, monitoring and current treatments for NASH. Presenter: Roxana Bodin, MD Transplant Hepatologist, Westchester Medical Center Assistant Professor of Medicine, New York Medical College CME Information: CME will be provided through eeds.com , whi...
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On May 6th, 2021, the Liver Transplant Program at Westchester Medical Center is very proud to have Dr. Rifat Latifi, the Chairman of Surgery at Westchester Medical Center, deliver a live CME webinar titled "Complex Abdominal Wall Reconstruction for Hernias in Cirrhotic and Post-transplant Patients." Abdominal wall hernias are all-to-common in our pre- and post-transplant patients. If inadequately addressed, the results can be devastating. This webinar will review the complexity of hernia repair in cirrh...
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VALHALLA, N.Y. (January 29, 2024) – The Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) has named William B. Pryor to the position of Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer. In his position, Pryor will oversee WMCHealth’s workforce recruitment, labor relations and workforce policies. As the Chief Human Resources Officer for WMCHealth and its 13,000 workforce members, Pryor’s priorities include recruitment and retention as well as new strategies for workforce communication and empl...
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WHAT: With the holiday season in full swing and social gatherings bringing people together , the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) is reopening its drive-thru vaccination center at Westchester Medical Center. WMCHealth will offer COVID-19 and influenza vaccines for community members ages 12 and older as well as Mpox vaccines for community members 18 years of age and older . WHEN: Starting the week of December 18, WMCHealth will offer vaccinations at the Network’s drive-t...
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VALHALLA N.Y. (November 8, 2023) – Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) is continuing its effort to increase healthcare access and equity for all through a new partnership with the Westchester Community Health Center, formerly known as Mount Vernon Neighborhood Health Center. Through this partnership, patients of Westchester Community Health Center can receive care from a WMCHealth physical medicine doctor (physiatrist) and WMCHealth orthopedic surgeon at a location convenient for...
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The Emergency Department nursing team and a veteran trauma surgeon at the Level II trauma center of MidHudson Regional Hospital, a member of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), were recognized for extraordinary medical excellence by the Dutchess County Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Council. The honors came two months after MidHudson Regional Hospital passed a rigorous, peer review process by the American College of Surgeons (ACS), which verified the hospital’s George T. Whalen ...
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In the wake of two blasts of winter weather across the Hudson Valley, Westchester Medical Center, the flagship of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), urges residents to take necessary safety precautions to prevent avoidable winter-weather emergencies. Each year, more than 400 people in the United States die from unintentional carbon monoxide poisoning, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, including incidents related to portable generator use. Most ca...
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VALHALLA, NY – April 12, 2018 – Westchester Medical Center and Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital recently received reverification of the hospitals’ Level I trauma statuses – the highest level awarded by the Committee on Trauma of the American College of Surgeons – for both its adult and pediatric trauma centers. Both members of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), Westchester Medical Center and Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital are the only Level I trauma center in the Hudson Valley ...
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VALHALLA, N.Y. (May 7, 2018) – Westchester Medical Center, the flagship of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), is now the only hospital in the New York metropolitan area that can provide the fastest and most precise genetic testing available for cystic fibrosis, a chronic and often fatal disease that primarily affects the respiratory and digestive systems of children and young adults. The test is currently available to patients at Valhalla’s Westchester Medical Center and network ...
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MidHudson Regional Hospital in Poughkeepsie, a member of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), welcomes trauma and general surgeon James M. Feeney, MD, FACS, as Director of Trauma Services. Dr. Feeney is responsible for leading MidHudson Regional Hospital’s trauma team and ensuring injured patients at the hospital’s Level II trauma center receive the safest, most appropriate care. He is also involved in professional and public trauma education and training through WMCHealth’s...
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Westchester Medical Center Health Network welcomes transplant surgeon Seigo Nishida, MD, PhD, as Chief of Adult and Pediatric Liver Transplantation at Westchester Medical Center and Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital and professor of Surgery at New York Medical College. Dr. Nishida brings more than 20 years of experience in transplant surgery. He will direct the adult and pediatric liver transplant programs. Dr. Nishida earned his medical degree and completed a residency at Kagoshima University Hospital in...
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VALHALLA, N.Y. (July 18, 2019) – Summer is a time for outdoor activities and fun in the sun, but the combination of extreme temperatures – like those expected this week – and high humidity can be very dangerous. With forecasted temperatures in the 90s this week and nearing triple digits over the weekend, the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) is urging Hudson Valley residents to take extra precautions to stay safe. “A day or two of extreme temperatures and humidity is typically not a ...
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A corporate chef for more than 30 years, Karla Grimaldi, 57, of Ossining, learned five years ago – quite by accident, while trying to diagnose a case of vertigo and headaches – that she had a large brain aneurysm. She underwent a coiling procedure at a New York City hospital through the traditional, femoral approach. The conventional approach to treating aneurysms, the procedure involves the placement of a catheter through a patient’s groin and navigation to reach the brain. The procedure removed the ma...
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VALHALLA, N.Y. (August 19, 2022) – Get your heart rate going and support healthcare as you race, jog or walk around and about WMCHealth's Valhalla campus September 18. The Big 5, Westchester Medical Center Health Network's fall active fundraiser supports a range of medical services while supplying the perfect opportunity to get fit and have fun. The Healing Half Marathon , The Kyle Goldberg 10K , The Evan Lieberman 5K and the Go the Distance Walk and Family Fun Day will all be held Sunday, Septemb...
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POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. (August 3, 2022) — An advanced and potentially lifesaving procedure used in emergent stroke care is now being performed at MidHudson Regional Hospital, a member of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth). The most devastating strokes are caused by blockages of large arteries in the brain, and thrombectomy is a minimally invasive procedure performed by endovascular neurosurgeons to remove those blockages and restore blood flow before permanent damage is done. Time is ...
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The Westchester Medical Center Health Network’s (WMCHealth) eHealth telemedicine program – which provides 24/7 complementary care to more than 100 intensive care unit (ICU) patients daily on hospital campuses across the Hudson Valley – has been recognized as one of the nation’s top telemedicine programs three consecutive times in a national quality survey.* The survey, which measures several, key ICU patient health indicators such as blood sugar levels, ventilator settings and venous thromboembol...
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Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) recently welcomed Robert S. Ross, FACHE, to the health network’s leadership team as Executive Vice President for the Northern Region. In his new role, Ross will serve as lead executive for the health network’s hospitals in Dutchess, Ulster and Delaware counties working to advance an integrated delivery system in which patients have seamless access to care in the Hudson Valley communities where they live. Ross will provide leadership and work collabora...
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A special group of Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) employees who have trained for months to complete a 26.2 mile race of a lifetime at the TCS New York City Marathon on November 4 will run for their patients and their co-workers and support WMCHealth facilities across the Hudson Valley. The team’s 10 members – five nurses, a nurse manager, occupational therapist, psychiatry resident, nurse practitioner and the network’s executive vice president and chief administrative officer – all...
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VALHALLA, N.Y. (December 11, 2018) – Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) welcomes Paula Fessler, RN, MSN, MS, FNP-BC, as Chief Nurse Executive for the health network’s Valhalla and Poughkeepsie campuses. In her new role, Fessler will oversee all nursing operations at WMCHealth’s flagship Westchester Medical Center, Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital and the Behavioral Health Center in Valhalla, as well as MidHudson Regional Hospital in Poughkeepsie. Fessler brings to WMCHealth more than ...
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The Westchester Medical Center Health Network ( WMCHealth ) recently named Michael Doyle, MD, MBA, CPE, to the health network’s leadership team as Executive Director and Chief Medical Officer of HealthAlliance of the Hudson Valley . Doyle will provide leadership and work collaboratively with hospital teams at HealthAlliance Hospital: Broadway Campus and HealthAlliance Hospital: Mary’s Avenue Campus in Kingston, Margaretville Hospital and Mountainside Residential Care Center in Margaretville, and all mem...
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VALHALLA, N.Y. (February 11, 2022) – Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) named Phyllis M. Yezzo, DNP, RN, CPHQ, to the position of Senior Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive, which is an expansion of her responsibilities from a regional to Network role. In her new position, Dr. Yezzo oversees nursing operations at all WMCHealth hospitals, skilled nursing facilities and provider practices. Most recently, she served for seven years as Senior Vice President, Patient Care Servic...
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Run through the woods, climb obstacles, scramble through mud, navigate the fire towers all within the Medical Center's Valhalla campus. A fundraiser for the Joel A. Halpern Regional Trauma Center and Burn Center, this 5K obstacle course/run is designed for participants of all ages and athletic abilities. Please CLICK HERE for more information.
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Run through the woods, climb obstacles, scramble through mud, navigate the fire towers all within the Medical Center's Valhalla campus. A fundraiser for the Joel A. Halpern Regional Trauma Center and Burn Center, this 5K obstacle course/run is designed for participants of all ages and athletic abilities. Please CLICK HERE for more information.
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The Liver Transplant Program at Westchester Medical Center is celebrating its twenty-fifth anniversary and the performance of one thousand liver transplant surgeries . This webinar will review what has changed in the field of liver transplantation over the last two and one-half decades, and what lies ahead. The webinar will review epidemiologic trends in hepatology, changes in organ allocation that have improved patients' access to donor organs, use of HCV-positive organs in HCV negative recipients, and...
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Course Director: David C. Wolf, MD, FACP, FACG, AGAF, FAASLD Professor of Clinical Medicine, New York Medical College Medical Director of Liver Transplantation, Westchester Medical Center Click below to Register in Webex Course Overview: The Liver Transplant Program at Westchester Medical Center is proud to host its first webinar of the season, titled "Advances in Viral Hepatitis." The lecture will review new developments in our approach to hepatitis B and C. Additionally, the lecture will address the t...
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VALHALLA, N.Y. (January 24, 2017) – More than 50 medical professionals from Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital, a member of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), successfully separated 11-month-old twin girls Ballenie and Bellanie Camacho during a rare and complex 21-hour procedure January 17-18. The separation surgery was the most significant in a series of procedures for Ballenie and Bellanie performed at Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital. The earlier procedures, which included gastr...
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• Philips to support Bon Secours Charity Health System, a member of the Valhalla, NY-based Westchester Medical Center Health Network, through innovative medical technologies • Partnership gives Bon Secours Charity Health access to industry-leading Philips solutions to support their goals of expanding access to quality care and building healthier communities through population health management • Agreement is an adjunct to the existing 15-year, $500 million partnership between the Westchester Medical Cent...
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Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), home to the Hudson Valley region’s only transplant center, in Valhalla, will welcome former patients and families impacted by the gift of organ donation back to network campuses in April to observe national Donate Life Month and raise awareness about the critical need for organ donation locally and nationally. Westchester Medical Center, the flagship of WMCHealth performs kidney, liver, heart, pancreas, bone marrow and corneal transplants. The progr...
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SUFFERN, N.Y. (July 24, 2018) – Good Samaritan Hospital, a member of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) is embarking on a $9 million comprehensive upgrade to the facilities that house two of its leading programs. The hospital held a ceremony today heralding the beginning of construction on these new spaces, which will bring a new level of patient experience to the region and foster a specialized, patient-first approach to bariatric and orthopedic care. Michael D. Israel, President...
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The Westchester Medical Center Health Network’s Heart & Vascular Institute welcomes cardiologist Louis I. Heller, MD, FACC, FSCAI, to the Institute’s cardiology team in Kingston. Dr. Heller joins cardiologists Ellis W. Lader, MD, FACC, and Aneta D. Dimova, MD, FACC , at the Institute’s offices at 111 Mary’s Ave. at HealthAlliance Hospital: Mary’s Avenue Campus. The office phone number is 845-339-3663. Dr. Heller sees adult patients in Kingston for a wide range of conditions, including high blood pre...
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VALHALLA , N.Y. (May 27, 2022) – Westchester Medical Center Health Network's (WMCHealth) 2022 Gala to be held at the Caramoor Center for Music and Arts in Katonah, NY on June 4 will salute 10 local organizations for their support of the Network during the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, WMCHealth will recognize Michael Gewitz, MD, Executive Director, and William Russell McCurdy, Physician-in-Chief of WMCHealth's Maria Fareri Children's Hospital for his decades-long accomplishments in pediatric cardiolog...
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POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. (May 10, 2023) — After a rigorous review of services MidHudson Regional Hospital, a member of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network, is now certified in thrombectomy, an advanced and potentially lifesaving procedure used in emergent stroke care Blockages of large arteries in the brain cause devastating strokes, and thrombectomy is a minimally invasive procedure performed by endovascular neurosurgeons to remove blockages and restore blood flow before permanent damage is done. T...
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The Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) is a 1,700-bed healthcare system headquartered in Valhalla, New York, with nine hospitals on seven campuses spanning 6,200 square miles of the Hudson Valley. WMCHealth employs more than 13,000 people and has nearly 3,000 attending physicians. Hundreds of our providers are employed in one of our two medical groups, which make up WMCHealth Physicians. The network includes Level I adult and pediatric trauma centers, and a Level II trauma center; a d...
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The Intra-Abdominal Transplant Program at Westchester Medical Center is very proud to host its third webinar of 2021. On June 21, 2021, Dr. Abhay Dhand, Director of Transplant Infectious Diseases and the Antibiotic Stewardship, will speak about "Immunity and COVID-19: the Good, the Bad, the Ugly." This webinar will review the role of immune response in pathogenesis or SARS-COV-2 infection, active and passive immunity for treatment and prevention of COVID, SARS-COV-2 variants and how they can impac...
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WARWICK N.Y. (August 15, 2023) –– The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) bestowed its highest ratings – five stars – on St. Anthony Community Hospital and Schervier Pavilion, as part of the organization’s ratings release for 2023. Both facilities operate under the banner of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) and are located on the same WMCHealth campus in Warwick, N.Y. CMS recognized St. Anthony Community Hospital, a 60-bed community hospital that has served residents...
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The Westchester Medical Center Health Network Heart & Vascular Institute welcomes interventional cardiologist Falak B. Shah, MD, FACC, FSCAI, to the Institute’s cardiology team in Kingston. In his new role as director of HealthAlliance Hospital’s cardiac catheterization laboratory, Dr. Shah oversees a lab that provides a variety of cardiac procedures performed by highly skilled board-certified cardiologists and specialty-trained nurses and radiologic technologists. A cardiac catheterization examines...
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SUFFERN, NY – (January 1, 202 3 ) Congratulations to Esther and Akiva Sussholz of Montebello, NY on the delivery of the first baby of 2023 born at Good Samaritan Hospital, a member of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network. Baby girl Frida Sussholz was born at 3:51 a.m. on January 1 and weighed 6 pounds 14 ounces and was 19 1/2 inches long. About Good Samaritan Hospital, a member of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern, NY, is a 286-bed hosp...
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ONLINE REGISTRATION IS CURRENTLY CLOSED. If you would like to attend the event, we will be taking walk-ins on site. Course Director: David C. Wolf, MD, FACP, FACG, AGAF, FAASLD Professor of Clinical Medicine, New York Medical College Medical Director of Liver Transplantation, Westchester Medical Center Overview: Alcoholic liver disease presents a new set of unique challenges for healthcare professionals. As the population of patients requiring liver transplant shifts away from hepatit...
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A special group of Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) employees who competed in the 26.2-mile TCS New York City Marathon on November 4 raised nearly $50,000 for WMCHealth facilities across the Hudson Valley. The team’s 10 members – five nurses, a nurse manager, occupational therapist, psychiatry resident, nurse practitioner and the network’s executive vice president and chief administrative officer – helped raise funds for the life-changing and lifesaving care provided at each of WMCHe...
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SUFFERN, N.Y. (October 16, 2023) –– Good Samaritan Hospital, a member of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), announced that hematologist/oncologist Carrie Brooke Wasserman, MD , has been named Associate Director of the Bobbi Lewis Cancer Program. “Dr. Wasserman is a highly-experienced specialist who will strengthen the oncology services at Good Samaritan Hospital,” said Mary P. Leahy, MD, MHA , CEO of Bon Secours Charity Health System/Good Samaritan Hospital. “With her...
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KINGSTON, N.Y. (June 18, 2018) — The Heart & Vascular Institute of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) has a new office location at network affiliate HealthAlliance Hospital: Mary’s Avenue Campus, welcoming longtime Kingston cardiologists Ellis W. Lader, MD, and Aneta D. Dimova, MD, to the Institute’s team. The Heart & Vascular Institute now occupies the offices of the former Mid-Valley Cardiology practice, at 111 Mary’s Ave. in Kingston, on the Mary’s Avenue Campus, provid...
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Westchester Medical Center, the flagship of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), has established a first-of-its-kind program in New York State that makes it possible for patients at WMCHealth’s Behavioral Health Center to virtually attend mental hygiene hearings without leaving the hospital. Under the auspices of Lawrence K. Marks, Chief Administrative Judge of the New York State Unified Court System, the videoconferencing pilot program permits patients to voluntarily attend...
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VALHALLA N.Y. (October 5, 2020) — Advanced ENT Services is the newest practice within WMCHealth Physicians, the medical group of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network ( WMCHealth ). The 10-office practice provides a wide range of otolaryngology (ear, nose and throat) primary care and specialty services throughout the Hudson Valley as well as the Bronx. Services include primary ear, nose and throat care, including treatment for hearing loss and therapy for balance problems and, thro...
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Log in below to view and pay your bills from: Bon Secours Community Hospital Bon Secours Medical Group Good Samaritan Hospital Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital MidHudson Regional Hospital St. Anthony Community Hospital Westchester Medical Center WMCHealth Physicians Advanced Physician Services Access Bill Pay Please note: Bon Secours Medical Group, Bon Secours Community Hospital, Good Samaritan Hospital and St. Anthony Community Hospital patients: If your date of service was prior to...
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VALHALLA N.Y. (November 7, 2022) – Sameh Said, MBBCh, MD, FACC, FACS has been appointed to the role of Chief of the Section of Pediatric and Adult Congenital Cardiac Surgery, within the Department of Surgery, for Maria Fareri Children's Hospital and Westchester Medical Center. Maria Fareri Children's Hospital and Westchester Medical Center are members of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) and serve as comprehensive heart care centers under the banner of the WMCHealth Heart & V...
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Get your heart rate going and support local healthcare as you race, jog or walk on and around Westchester Medical Center’s beautiful and growing campus. Enjoy a Racer’s Village and Family Fun Day as well as a Kid’s Park, complete with games, merchandise, food and fun!
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VALHALLA, N.Y. (February 23, 2017) – The Westchester Medical Center Health Network is proud to announce that the Cadets at West Point have become the fifth group of college students to support Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital, a member of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), through a multi-hour, Dance Marathon. The cadets held their inaugural, six-hour, Dance Marathon at West Point event recently at Cullum Hall on the campus of the United States Military Academy and raised $20,217,...
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**THE COURSE IS FULL. REGISTRATION IS CLOSED.** Course Directors: Justin Santarelli, MD Ramandeep Sahni, MD Attending Physician, Westchester Medical Center Stroke Director, Westchester Medical Center Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, Clinical Associate Professor of Neurology, Neurology and Radiology, New York Medical College New York Medical College Please CLICK HERE for brochure (pdf). Neurovascular disease is the number one cause of permanent adult disability in the United States. New treatmen...
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On December 3, 2020, the Liver Transplant Program at Westchester Medical Center is hosting a Live Virtual CME event titled "Liver Transplant Allocation: From Chaos to Rationality." This conference will address recent change in UNOS organ allocation rules and how they have impacted the liver transplant landscape in New York State. Presenter: Thomas Diflo, MD, FACS Chief, Intra-Abdominal Organ Transplantation, Westchester Medical Center Professor of Surgery, New York Medical College CME Information: CME w...
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On October 28, 2020, the Liver Transplant Program at Westchester Medical Center is hosting a Live Virtual CME event titled "Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure: What to Do When Things Go from Bad to Worse." Acute on chronic liver failure is a growing problem in the United States, impacting 5% of patients who are hospitalized to address complications of cirrhosis. This lecture will define ACLF, discuss its physiologic basis, and discuss ways of assessing the prognosis of patients with ACLF. It will also revie...
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