What Are the Main “Ingredients” for a Healthy Heart?
As seen in the February 2021 Issue of Advancing Care.Adobe Stock photo
What Are the Different Cardiac Subspecialties and What Do They Do?
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What Are Normal Ranges for Heart-Related Bloodwork?
As seen in the February 2021 Issue of Advancing Care.Adobe Stock photo
How Do I Distinguish Pandemic Blues From Clinical Depression?
As seen in the December 2020 Issue of Advancing Care.
What If My Child Is Becoming Withdrawn or Anxious Due to Social Isolation?
As seen in the December 2020 Issue of Advancing Care.
How to Recognize and Treat PTSD
As seen in the September 2020 Issue of Advancing Care. According to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, affects 10 percent of women and 4 percent of men.The COVID-19...
How to Reduce Stress: Tips and Strategies
As seen in the September 2020 Issue of Advancing Care. Many people across the Hudson Valley — and around the world — are reporting higher than normal stress levels, due to COVID-19. There are...
Should I Take Statins to Reduce My Risk of Heart Disease?
Statin are medications that lower cholesterol with minimal side effects for most patients, and they “should be used for primary prevention in patients who have no symptoms but have the risk of developing heart...
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.