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SUFFERN, N.Y. (August 16, 2018) – Good Samaritan Hospital, a member of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), joined a growing number of businesses in Rockland County to become a Breastfeeding Friendly Worksite as designated by the Rockland County Department of Health's Breastfeeding Promotion and Support Program. To be designated a Breastfeeding Friendly Worksite, Good Samaritan Hospital was required to create a written breastfeeding friendly policy, offer a private space other than...
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The Reverend John R. Simon, M.Div., MTS, BCC Vice President of Network Spiritual Health Services Taylor Pavilion 100 Woods Road Valhalla, NY 10595 Phone: 914.493.7316 Email: John.Simon@WMCHealth.org Rev. Dr. J. Bernard Richardson, D.S.T. ACPE Certified Educator Association for Clinical Pastoral Education, Inc. Senior Director of Clinical Pastoral Education & Spiritual Health; Westchester Medical Center 100 Woods Road Valhalla, NY 10595 Phone: 914.493.7123 Email: Joseph.Richa...
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To contact the Volunteer Office please call 914.493.7850 or email us at volunteeropportunities@wmchealth.org .
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Westchester Medical Center's Clinical Pastoral Education Program and Center are fully accredited by the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education, Inc. (ACPE) . All students completing work in the WMC's program will be professionally registered at: ACPE 1 Concourse Parkway Suite 800 Atlanta, GA 30308 Phone: 404.320.1472 Fax: 404.320.0849 Email: acpe@acpe.edu For all programs, at least seventy-five percent of time is spent in ministry to patients, families, and staff; twenty-five percent is spent in se...
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Access myCare The myCare Patient Portal is a secure online website that provides our patients with convenient 24-hour access to personal health information including: medical history, medication lists, discharge instructions, test results, educational materials and non-urgent communications with participating WMCHealth providers. At your next visit, the Registration team will ask if you want to enroll in the myCare Patient Portal. Then, if you have not received your myCare email invitation or ther...
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Applicant must submit a completed, standard ACPE application form, AVAILABLE HERE . Application non-refundable fee of $50 is included in the tuition. Address all applications and inquiries to: Kaylene Morgan Service Excellence Office Liaison / Chaplaincy Westchester Medical Center 100 Woods Road Valhalla, NY 10595 Phone: (914) 493-5620 Fax: (914) 493-8211 Email: morgank@wcmc.com
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For additional information email golf@wmchealth.org or call 914-493-2575.
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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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This five-hour in-person symposium will encompass a multitopic approach to trauma care in an interactive three-part workshop covering both the pre-hospital and in-hospital trauma perspectives. Food will be served during a break between sessions. The first 140 people to RSVP will receive a separate email on or before July 8 notifying them of their accepted registration and the exact event location along with parking instructions. View the symposium's detailed agenda . If you plan on attending, you must r...
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Making an Appointment Westchester Medical Center offers advanced healthcare services in many specialty areas and accepts patients who seek treatment on their own or who are referred through their physician or another hospital. To make an appointment, simply call (914) 493-2250 or request an appointment online and you will be contacted via phone or email. If you are not referred to Westchester Medical Center by another physician, please be sure you check with your insurance company to determin...
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Target Audience : Nurses in Labor and Delivery, Post-Partum, Well-Baby and Special Care Nurseries, NICU, Patient Transport / Emergency Medical Services, and Emergency Department. Sponsored by The Regional Perinatal Center at Westchester Medical Center. Please CLICK HERE for our "Save the Date" flyer. Please CLICK HERE for our brochure. Only CEU/CNE offered in this conference. If you have a lunch request (Kosher, Vegetarian) please email Marichu.Smith@wmchealth.org .
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Contact Information & Appointment Request Please submit the following requested information and you will be contacted via phone or email as soon as possible. If you would like to make an appoinment by phone, please call (914) 493-2363. Location: 19 Bradhurst Avenue Suite 3040N Hawthorne, NY 10532
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The Alumni Gross Anatomy Laboratory at New York Medical College serves several hundred students every year. We see medical students, students in the physical therapy and speech & language pathology programs, and students transitioning to residency. Residents return to the lab to review the anatomy related to their specialty. The lab is always open for study, unless an exam is in-progress, or setting-up. Contacts: Matthew A. Pravetz, PhD, Program Director Associate Professor of Cell Biology & Ana...
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Accreditation The Westchester Medical Center Clinical Pastoral Education Programs are fully accredited by the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education, Inc. Therefore, all satisfactorily completed work by WMC CPE students is professionally registered / certified by the ACPE, whose address and telephone numbers are: Association for Clinical Pastoral Education, Inc. One West Court Square, Suite 325 Decatur, GA 30030 Phone: (404) 320-1472 Fax: (404) 320-0849 Email: acpe@acpe.edu Board Certification Thos...
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Annual Notice at Westchester Medical Center Annual Notice must be published annually prior to the CPE program start and appear in the student and center handbooks in addition to other sources at the center’s discretion. It contains *: I. This ACPE CPE center/program guarantees to its students the rights to inspect and review education records, to seek to amend them, to specified control over release of record information, and to file a complaint against the program for alleged violations of these ...
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VALHALLA, N.Y. (May 2, 2017) – Westchester Medical Center, the flagship of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network, recently launched a new program aimed at developing current entry-level employees with the skills needed to advance in the healthcare field, thanks to a generous contribution from the KeyBank Foundation. A $100,000 contribution from the KeyBank Foundation over a three-year period will allow Westchester Medical Center’s Organizational Development and Learning department to...
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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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You can find all the information on the CIR website: https://www.cirseiu.org/westchester-medical-center/ Salary 10/01/2019 - 09/30/2020 PGY Year Annual Salary 1 $64,260 2 $67,626 3 $70,747 4 $72,828 There is an automatic raise effective: 10/01/2020 PGY Year Annual Salary 1 $65,545 2 $68,979 3 $72,162 4 $74,285 Vacation Vacation for all house staff officers shall be 4 weeks from July 1 through June 30 each year. Vacation is typically scheduled one week at a time. Before the annual rot...
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Thank you for your interest in covering the WMCHealth Network. No matter where your story originates, the following policies apply. For campus-specific information, please see the News Vehicles and Press Parking tab below.
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? Did a physician, nurse, volunteer, or other caregiver make a difference for you or your loved one during your stay with us? Here is your chance to recognize him or her. We invite you to help us recognize a member(s) of the WMCHealth workforce who provided extraordinary service and compassionate care for you or your loved one. Recognize a Care Champion today! Nominate Here The Care Champions program is brought to you in partnership with the WMCHealth Engagement Team. Need more information? Pleas...
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Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital's Child Life and Creative Arts Therapy department bridges the gap between home and the hospital by providing developmental and age-appropriate activities designed to help hospitalized children understand and adapt to the hospital experience. We can only help children and families at holiday time because of the kindness of individuals like you. Any hospitalization can be stressful, but spending a holiday in the hospital can be very upsetting for children and families...
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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. (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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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. (April 12, 2017) – The Heart and Vascular Institute, a member of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), recently celebrated the opening of its first Long Island practice, which brings comprehensive cardiac care to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy patients living in the area. WMCHealth’s unique program led by Srihari S. Naidu, MD, Director of the Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM) program, launched in 2016 to offer advanced care to patients with the rare, life-threatening car...
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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, 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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VALHALLA, NY (March 29, 2022) – Patients who suffer long-term effects of COVID-19 infection show significantly more subjective cognitive complaints in the areas of memory, language and cognition months after their initial infection, according to a study authored by behavioral health specialists from the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth). The study, which appears in the Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry , found that the participants – all of whom were see...
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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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Installing your child’s car seat can be complicated. But learning to properly install and use your safety seat can help you prevent serious injury and disability to your child. That’s why pediatric nurses at Maria Fareri Children's Hospital, a member of WMCHealth, in partnership with Empress EMS, encourage local parents and parents-to-be to join us at a FREE car seat safety check event. Certified technicians will: Provide recommendations on car seats that are best for your vehicle and child (infan...
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VALHALLA, NY (July 22, 2021) – U.S. Congressman Jamaal Bowman, New York State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, New York State Senator Shelley Mayer, New Rochelle Mayor Noam Bramson, New Rochelle City Councilwoman Yadira Ramos-Herbert and the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) are encouraging residents of New Rochelle and its surrounding areas to get the COVID-19 vaccine at a pop-up clinic to be held Friday, July 23 outside the Wash and Shop Laundromat at 467 North Avenue...
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Saturday, October 16, 2021 10:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Installing and using your child’s car seat can be complicated. But learning to properly use and install your safety seat can help you prevent serious injury and disability to your child. That’s why pediatric nurses at Maria Fareri Children's Hospital, a member of WMCHealth, in partnership with Empress EMS, encourage local parents and parents-to-be to join us at a FREE car seat check-up event. Certified technicians will: Provide recommendations on car sea...
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Registration is Closed. Scope of the Problem and Practical Skills to Screen, Engage and Treat Course Director Stephen J. Ferrando, MD Professor and Chairman, Department of Psychiatry Behavioral Health Center, Westchester Medical Center This conference will educate primary and specialty providers on the scope of the opioid addiction problem in adolescents and young adults both nationally and locally. Through lecture and case presentations, attendees will acquire a personal perspective on the impact...
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One-photon laser scanning microscope: An Olympus Fluoview FV300 scan unit is mounted on a BX51W upright fluorescence microscope equipped with an argon laser. The single photon imaging can be combined with electrophysiological recordings and the equipment for this microscope includes a Multiclamp 700A-2, DigiData 1322A, PClamp 8 (Axon Instruments), a Master-8 pulse generator (A.M.P.I) and one micromanipulator (Sutter Instruments). Photolysis of caged compounds can be performed with a LSI 337 nm pulsed UV...
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It is the Policy of Westchester Medical Center, including MidHudson Regional Hospital, (collectively, "WMC") to provide Financial Assistance in compliance with New York State. Understanding Your Financial Responsibilities Patients at Westchester Medical Center, Maria Fareri Children's Hospital and MidHudson Regional Hospital should understand how their bill is processed and be familiar with their insurance coverage. For Westchester Medical Center and Maria Fareri Children's Hospital please contact our P...
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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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Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), home to cancer institutes and cancer support resources in locations across the Hudson Valley, will host events and activities during Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October to raise awareness about breast cancer and the importance of early detection and treatment. Each year, more than 250,000 new cases of breast cancer are diagnosed in the United States, according to the American Cancer Society. The public is invited to join the WMCHealth Cancer Ins...
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