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  • WMCHealth Now Providing Orthopedic and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Services at Westchester Community Health Center in Mount Vernon

    Posted: 11/08/2023

    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...

  • WMCHealth Mental Health Specialists to Provide Consultative Services at Andrus Through a New Community Partnership

    Posted: 10/26/2023

    VALHALLA, N.Y. (October 26, 2023) – In a new partnership that will advance mental health services in Westchester County and the Hudson Valley, Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) behavioral health physicians will now provide care to children and adolescents at Andrus , which has a residence and school for K – 9 students that provides a range of preventive and restorative services for children and families across the tri-state area. For this community collaboration that will have a posi...

  • More than 200 WMCHealth Physicians Named “Top Doctors” by Peers

    Posted: 10/16/2023

    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...

  • WMCHealth Names Megan Baldwin Head of Government and Community Relations

    Posted: 10/11/2023

    Megan Baldwin, Senior Vice President of Government and Community Relations VALHALLA, N.Y. (October 11, 2023) - Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) today announced three new additions to guide its Government and Community Relations efforts, to be led by Megan Baldwin, who joins the network as Senior Vice President of Government and Community Relations. Baldwin will be supported by Thomas Scaglione, Vice President of Government and Community Relations, and Pavan Naidu, Director of Govern...

  • Westchester Medical Center Awarded Designation as Center of Excellence in Lung Cancer Screening

    Posted: 10/09/2023

    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...

  • Senator Gillibrand, Majority Leader Stewart-Cousins Stand At Westchester Medical Center Calling For Nearly $180 Million To Address Nation’s Maternal Mortality And Maternal Mental Health Crisis

    Posted: 09/08/2023

    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...

  • Cochlear Implant Team Attends American Cochlear Implant Alliance 2023 Meeting in Dallas, TX

    Posted: 08/01/2023

    The Cochlear Implant Center team recently attended the annual ACIA Conference held in Dallas, TX. Several posters were submitted by the team and can be viewed below. Hearing Together Success with a cochlear implant does not just depend on a successful surgery or successful programming of the cochlear implant. It really does require a team effort. A comprehensive team management with real-time feedback of medical, mapping and therapeutic approaches positively impacts patients’ performance. View the full ...

  • Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital Names Former Patients as Youth Ambassadors

    Posted: 07/17/2023

    VALHALLA, N.Y. (July 17, 2023) – Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital has named three former patients as its newest youth ambassadors. The children - all of whom underwent successful treatment for severe illnesses at WMCHealth’s Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital - will represent the thousands of seriously ill and injured children served annually by the hospital’s advanced pediatric services. A signature duty of the Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital ambassadors will be to lead the hundreds-strong procession fo...

  • WMCHealth Names Anthony Frank as EVP and Chief Financial Officer

    Posted: 07/11/2023

    Valhalla, N.Y. (July 11, 2023) –– Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) today announced that Anthony Frank has joined the network as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. “Anthony is an experienced professional who will add tremendous value and vision with decades of tenure in the financial industry,” said Michael D. Israel, President and CEO, WMCHealth. “We are pleased to have Anthony on board and look forward to his leadership of WMCHealth’s financial operations.” With ...

  • WMCHealth Launches Center to Advance Women’s Health Equity

    Posted: 06/29/2023

    VALHALLA, N.Y. (June 29, 2023) –– Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) today announced the launch of its Center for Women’s Health Equity, a new care program that will address the social, economic, cultural and racial determinants of health that can result in increased maternal morbidity and mortality among women across the Hudson Valley. Supported by a $750,000 New York State grant secured by New York State Assemblywoman Amy Paulin and with the support of New York State Senate Majority...