How can I maintain a healthy weight in winter?
The key is planning and pacing, according to Maria Scaffidi, MPA, RD, CDN, Bariatric Coordinator at the Surgical Weight Loss Institute at Good Samaritan Hospital, a member of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network...
WMC’s New Ambulatory Care Pavilion Is a Healing Environment, Close to Home
The new Ambulatory Care Pavilion at Westchester Medical Center offers an enhanced environment of care for the patients and visitors of WMCHealth. By Lisa CesaranoAs seen in the July/August issue of Advancing Care
WMCHealth’s Spring Events Raise Funds and Spirits
As seen in the July/August issue of Advancing Care The 40th Annual Westchester Medical Center Gala Held at Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts, the 40th Annual Westchester Medical Center Gala celebrated the...
Here’s What You Need to Know When Dealing With Postpartum Depression
Expert OB-GYN staff members at HealthAlliance of the Hudson Valley explain the causes, symptoms and treatments for postpartum depression. By Lisa Cesarano
What should I do if my child is being bullied — or is the bully?
“All bullying has two things in common: It involves an imbalance of power — whether it’s social presence or physical strength — and behavior that’s repetitious,” says Abraham Bartell, MD, Chief of Child and...
The Westchester Warriors: Fighting for Pediatric Cancer Patients
Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital, a member of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), recently celebrated the tremendous fundraising efforts of the Westchester Warriors, a youth hockey team that raised more than $100,000 during...
A Personal Approach to Treatment
Joe Lao, 23, was a college freshman suffering from Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) Positive recurrent Hodgkin’s Lymphoma when he turned to Mitchell Cairo, MD, the Chief of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation at...
Saving a Spine
Losing control of his skateboard, a young man from Dutchess County suffered a fractured and dislocated spine, fearing he would never walk again. Luckily, an expert surgeon set the record straight — along with...
True Believer
When a car accident left him with severe brain trauma, quick thinking and quick action gave a police officer a second chance at life. By Melissa Pheterson
One Woman Beats the Odds Against Heart Disease
How one woman — with her cardiologist’s help — is reducing the effects of heart disease. BY MARY MCIVER PUTHAWALA, RN, BSN
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.