HealthAlliance’s Ambitious Expansion Project Makes Notable Progress
The Healthy Neighborhood Initiative, the largest-ever healthcare construction project in Ulster County, achieves key milestones. By Lisa Cesarano As seen in the March/April issue of Advancing Care
This WMC Program Provides Services to Empower Survivors of Sexual Assault
The Sexual Assault Abuse and Victims Empowerment (SAAVE) program at Westchester Medical Center meets needs and supports healing. By Melissa F. Pheterson As seen in the March/April issue of Advancing Care
One Week. Six Transplants.
Last May, the WMCHealth Heart and Vascular Institute at Westchester Medical Center performed six heart transplants in seven days – all with excellent outcomes. By Melissa F. Pheterson As seen in the March/April issue...
Two Lives Hanging in the Balance Due to an Unusual Diagnosis
An unusual and life-threatening diagnosis required expert care to save a pregnant mom and her premature baby. By David Levine As seen in the March/April issue of Advancing Care
A Special Donor Offers This Little Boy the Gift of Life
How this child’s cousin and the exceptional medical staff at Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital teamed up to save him. By Deborah Skolnik As seen in the March/April issue of Advancing Care
This Meningitis Sufferer Survived a Misdiagnosis and a Semi-Comatose State
Now, thanks to WMCHealth, she’s back and better than ever. By Laurie Yarnell As seen in the March/April issue of Advancing Care
This Man Is 200 Pounds Lighter and Not Looking Back
Chip Estenes was well on his way to weighing 500 pounds. Then he made a decision that changed his life. By Debra Bresnan As seen in the March/April issue of Advancing Care
MidHudson Regional Hospital Heals This Woman’s Excruciating Back Pain
A Wappingers Falls reiki practitioner finds relief from an especially dedicated doctor at MidHudson Regional Hospital. By Lisa Cesarano As seen in the March/April issue of Advancing Care
WMCHealth Heart and Vascular Institute Expands Its Reach Across the Hudson Valley
Here’s where to find world-class cardiac care, close to home. By Lisa Cesarano
Dispelling Heart Disease Myths
While heart disease is the leading cause of death for men and women in the United States, there are still many misconceptions surrounding this pervasive disease.
ABOUT WMCHEALTH NETWORK
The Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) is a 1,700-bed healthcare system headquartered in Valhalla, New York, with 10 hospitals on eight campuses spanning 6,200 square miles of the Hudson Valley. WMCHealth employs more than 13,000 people and has nearly 3,000 attending physicians. The Network has Level 1, Level 2 and Pediatric Trauma Centers, the region’s only acute care children’s hospital, an academic medical center, Primary and Comprehensive Stroke Centers, several community hospitals, dozens of specialized institutes and centers, skilled nursing, assisted living facilities, homecare services and one of the largest mental health systems in New York State. Today, WMCHealth is the pre-eminent provider of integrated healthcare in the Hudson Valley. For more information about WMCHealth, visit WMCHealth.org.
WMCHealth includes Westchester Medical Center, Maria Fareri Children's Hospital, the Behavioral Health Center, MidHudson Regional Hospital, Good Samaritan Hospital, St. Anthony Community Hospital, Bon Secours Community Hospital, HealthAlliance Hospital: Broadway Campus, HealthAlliance Hospital: Mary’s Avenue Campus, and Margaretville Hospital.
WMCHealth Physicians includes the medical practices of Advanced Physician Services and Bon Secours Medical Group.