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WMC Presents Cinnabon with Honorary DAISY Award

Recently, Westchester Medical Center nurses and nurse managers visited Cinnabon in The Galleria at White Plains to present franchise owner Dan Ventarola and his team with an honorary DAISY award. DAISY awards are given...

Westchester Medical Center Earns Top Trauma Verification Again

Westchester Medical Center is now one of just two hospitals in New York State with Level I trauma verification, the highest awarded by the Committee on Trauma of the American College of Surgeons (ACS),...

ShopRite Teams Up with Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital to Help Sick Kids

ShopRite shoppers aren’t just picking up some groceries—they’re making invaluable donations to Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital. Last year, the supermarket launched the “Together for our Children” fundraising campaign for the hospital. Through two fundraising...

WMC is Making TAVR Easy

Until recently, local patients in need of a transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) had to undergo general anesthesia. Because these patients often were of advanced age or had other health issues, general anesthesia wasn’t...

MidHudson Regional Hospital Aces Safety Test

When it comes time to evaluate hospitals, safety is of paramount importance. Feel assured: MidHudson Regional Hospital of Westchester Medical Center has been honored with an “A” grade in the Fall 2014 Hospital Safety...

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MidHudson Regional Hospital’s Breast Imaging Center of Excellence

Since women have unique healthcare concerns—time often being chief among them—the MidHudson Regional Hospital recently expanded its Redl Center for Cancer Care to include the cutting-edge Women’s Imaging Center, and it did so with...

Stars Align at Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital

To provide the best possible healing environment for kids and their families, Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital at Westchester Medical Center thought of everything—even the walls. The Pediatric Emergency Department at the hospital recently jazzed...