White Plains Hospital is excited to announce the completion of our Food Matters Cookbook; a compilation of over 240 recipes for cooks of all levels, a healthy, helpful guide, and cooking tips. Many of the recipes were contributed by the White Plains Hospital Community as well as 21 local Westchester restaurants including Benjamin Steakhouse, BLT, Iron Tomato and 42 The Restaurant & Bellota.
The White Plains Hospital Sleep Center has earned another five year Accreditation from The American Academy of Sleep Medicine. The Sleep Center at White Plains Hospital offers the most advanced sleep diagnostic services, specializing in adult and pediatric sleep disorders.
As part of its sixth annual Wellness Through Prevention Month, White Plains Hospital is offering two outreach events specifically for women focused on cancer prevention and healthy living.
White Plains Hospital has once again received the Get With The Guidelines®–Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award from the American Heart Association.
The Commission on Cancer (CoC) of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) has granted its 2012 Outstanding Achievement Award to White Plains Hospital, along with a select group of 78 other accredited cancer programs throughout the United States. Award criteria were based on qualitative and quantitative surveys conducted last year.
In celebration of 120 years as one of Westchester’s top community hospitals, White Plains Hospital will hold a gala fashion show event in partnership with Oscar de la Renta on Thursday, April 25. The show will feature the iconic designer’s fashions in a spectacular, runway show, along with a video presentation, live auction and a lavish cocktail and hors d’oeuvres reception. Mary Jane Denzer and Susan Yubas are the event chairs.
White Plains, NY –White Plains Hospital will present this year’s Spring Simon Fashion Now® event, a weekend-long series of fashion shows featuring the newest trends in clothing, shoes and accessories from retailers in the Westchester Mall. The weekend kicks off on Friday evening, April 12th at 5:30 p.m. with Trends & Friends Night on Retail Level One, which will feature demonstrations and samples from P.F. Chang’s China Bistro, Origins, Party Line Rentals, Tranquility Spa & Westchester Wine Warehouse. Also Friday evening, on Center Court on Retail Level One, glasses of prosecco will be sold to benefit the Hospital’s Charles A. Mastronardi Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at White Plains Hospital. The NICU at White Plains Hospital is one of the most advanced in the region, accredited at Level III, the highest accreditation possible for a community hospital.
White Plains, NY – The practice of Sara Sadan, M.D.; Joshua Raff, M.D; Anney Mannancheril, M.D.; Ami Negandhi, M.D.; and nurse practitioners Annie Borofsky, A.N.P. and Sandra Aufiero, A.N.P. is the first Oncology & Hematology group to join White Plains Hospital Physician Associates, a division of the hospital aligning local physicians with Hospital services. The practice will be known as Oncology & Hematology of White Plains and will continue to provide comprehensive medical care to patients with cancer and malignant and non-malignant blood disorders.
White Plains, NY – Leigh Anne McMahon, R.N. of Somers, a seasoned hospital executive with nearly 30 years of experience in nursing, has been promoted to Senior Vice President of Patient Care Services at White Plains Hospital. McMahon began her nursing career in 1984 as a graduate nurse in the hospital’s telemetry unit and advanced her career to assume several administrative positions, most recently as Vice President of Nursing and Chief Nursing Officer. She will retain her Chief Nursing Officer title and expand her responsibilities in her new position to oversee all aspects of patient care services. Over the years, McMahon has led the hospital in securing enhanced measures around patient safety and quality, and was a guiding force in the hospital’s achievement in attaining Magnet® designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center in April, 2012.
White Plains, NY – Alfred Roston, M.D., a respected board-certified gastroenterologist, has assumed the role of President of the Medical and Dental Staff at White Plains Hospital, a two-year position which he will hold until the end of 2014.
White Plains, NY – The Cancer Program at White Plains Hospital has earned another three-year Accreditation with Commendation from The Commission on Cancer (CoC) of the American College of Surgeons. The Commission on Cancer (CoC), a consortium of professional organizations dedicated to improving survival and quality of life for cancer patients through standard-setting, prevention, research, education and the monitoring of comprehensive quality care, is the only multidisciplinary accreditation program for cancer programs in the United States. Its membership includes fellows of the American College of Surgeons and representatives of 47 national organizations that reflect the full spectrum of cancer care.
White Plains, NY – Known throughout the New York metropolitan region as a highly skilled surgeon with unique laparoscopic abilities, Dr. Herbert Gretz, Director of Gynecologic Oncology and Gynecologic Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery at White Plains Hospital, was recently awarded the Best Abstract on Gynecologic Oncology at the 41st Annual AAGL (American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopist) Conference in Las Vegas. Dr. Linus T. Chuang, MD, also of White Plains Hospital, and other physicians co-authored the study.
White Plains, NY – The Board of Directors of White Plains Hospital announced today that Susan Fox will become President of the Hospital effective January 1, 2013. Fox, who will be the first woman to be President of an acute care hospital in Westchester County, joins CEO Jon B. Schandler in leading the Hospital.
White Plains, NY – Dr. Mark Gordon, a recognized leader in the surgical treatment of cancer, has joined White Plains Hospital Physician Associates, a division of the hospital aligning local physicians with hospital services.
White Plains, NY – Samir Sidani, M.D. has joined White Plains Hospital Physician Associates, a recently formed division of the Hospital aligning local physicians and ambulatory care with inpatient hospital services. His practice, White Plains Hospital Physician Associates Family Medicine, will remain at its current location, on Palmer Avenue in the village of Larchmont.
White Plains, NY – On Saturday, January 19th, White Plains Hospital (WPH) will host its seventh annual Nursing College and Career Day. This event will take place in the Hospital’s Auditorium beginning with registration at 8:30 AM, and will run from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM.
White Plains, NY – Sunny Mitchell, M.D., Director of Breast Surgery at White Plains Hospital, is now available for patient consultations at the Hospital's Women's Imaging Center in Rye Brook, NY. The Center has provided high-quality digital mammography, as well as breast and pelvic ultrasound and MRI, breast biopsy under ultrasound, and bone densitometry, among many other radiology services since it opened a decade ago. Highly experienced board-certified radiologists Rosalyn Kutcher, M.D. and Marjorie Rosenblatt, M.D. are on staff full time at the Women's Imaging Center and collaborate with Dr. Mitchell on patient cases.
White Plains, NY – For the first time in the Westchester County, the American Heart Association will conduct the Go Red BetterU program, an innovative 12-week women’s heart health program designed to improve heart health for 15 selected local women. The 12-week BetterU Makeover Challenge, sponsored by White Plains Hospital, is designed to remind all women of the need to make healthy lifestyle choices to reduce their risk of women’s number one killer – heart disease.
White Plains, NY – Genetics Counselor Nicole Boxer is the most recent addition to the Cancer Program at White Plains Hospital. In this important role, Ms. Boxer will provide genetic testing and counseling for hereditary breast and ovarian cancers, hereditary colon cancer and other rare hereditary cancer syndromes.
Jerusalem, Israel – Tiltan Pharma Ltd. today announced that it has enrolled the first U.S. patient, at White Plains Hospital in Westchester County N.Y., in a Phase 2 clinical trial of its anti-angiogenic product, TL-118, for the treatment of metastatic pancreatic cancer.
White Plains, NY – The Auxiliary of White Plains Hospital will hold its annual fall fundraiser on Thursday November 15th at the Beach Point Club in Mamaroneck, NY. Celebration 2012: A Legendary Evening, will honor longtime physicians Sheldon Alter, M.D.; Marvin Lipman, M.D.; and Carl Weber, M.D. The event is one of White Plains Hospital’s most celebrated events, with all proceeds going to support the Hospital’s clinical programs and services. The evening begins at 6:30 p.m. and will feature cocktails, a lavish buffet and raffle prizes.
White Plains, NY – Former Bone & Joint Associates physicians William Buschmann, M.D.; Paul Fragner, M.D.; Michael Schwartz, M.D.; and Robert Small, M.D., and orthopedic surgeons Jared Brandoff, M.D.; Michael Panio, M.D.; Louis McIntyre, M.D.; and Eric Zitzmann, M.D., formerly of Westchester Orthopaedic Associates are now under one roof at 222 Westchester Avenue in White Plains. The newly formed White Plains Hospital Physician Associates Orthopaedic Specialists group is now one of the largest and most comprehensive orthopedic practices in Westchester County.
White Plains, NY – White Plains Hospital is setting a trend by Painting the Town Pink this October – Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The Hospital is leading businesses throughout White Plains in a month long awareness campaign by hosting a series of educational and advocacy events, fundraisers and exciting promotions, most of them in conjunction with other White Plains establishments.
White Plains, NY – White Plains Hospital is reaffirming its commitment to wellness in the workplace this fall with several new initiatives to encourage healthful eating, daily activity and age-appropriate screenings for its nearly 2,200 employees. Following in the tracks of two very successful recent employee wellness activities, The Biggest Loser and Move it To Lose It, the hospital is offering a Be Well Bingo competition this fall to continue to encourage employees to get fit, lose weight and improve their overall health. This spring, over 600 hospital employees participated in the Move it to Lose It competition, walking an average of 168 miles each and losing a cumulative total of 406 pounds during the nine week long competition. Each employee on the team that lost the most total weight received a new I-Pad as a winning prize.
White Plains, NY – Frances Bordoni of Armonk has joined White Plains Hospital in a newly created position as Vice President of Business Development. In this role, Ms. Bordoni will be tasked with building relationships in the community and connecting local physicians with Hospital services.
White Plains, NY –Vet Connect – a web-based initiative to raise awareness about the employment, health, and resource needs of veterans in the Hudson Valley region, particularly returning veterans – went live today. This public awareness initiative is the work of the Northern Metropolitan Hospital Association (NorMet) and its member hospitals that are located in Westchester and the six counties that comprise the Hudson Valley region. NorMet is the association that represents these hospitals on a variety of hospital and health care legislative and regulatory issues.
White Plains, NY – The White Plains Hospital Clinical Laboratory has been awarded accreditation by the Accreditation Committee of the College of American Pathologists (CAP), based on the results of a recent onsite inspection.
White Plains, NY – Sunny Mitchell, M.D. has joined White Plains Hospital Physician Associates, a recently formed division of the hospital aligning local physicians with Hospital services. She will hold the position of Director of Breast Surgery for White Plains Hospital.
White Plains, NY – Bariatric surgeon Waheeda Mithani, M.D. has joined the White Plains Surgical Specialists practice in White Plains. The practice is a member of White Plains Hospital Physician Associates, a recently formed division of White Plains Hospital aligning local physicians with Hospital services.
White Plains, NY – White Plains Hospital has launched a lung cancer screening program in an effort to connect individuals with a significant smoking history who are at high risk for developing lung cancer with resources for early detection of disease and more favorable prognoses.
White Plains, NY – White Plains Hospital was recognized this week as one of the top hospitals in New York by the magazine U.S. News and World Report in their 2012 Best Hospitals edition. The publication specifically recognized White Plains Hospital for high performing excellence in two clinical areas: geriatrics and gynecology, and named 112 physicians on staff as Top Doctors. These physicians span 40 specialty areas and were selected based on a peer nomination process.
White Plains, NY – White Plains Hospital today announced a t-shirt design contest which will be one of the many ways it marks October, which is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The winning design from the contest will be produced on shirts that will be sold at the Hospital’s gift shop, on its website, and at The Westchester mall October 20, with all proceeds going to Dickstein Cancer Treatment Center at White Plains Hospital. The contest will run from July 1 – September 16, 2012, with a winner announced by the end of September.
White Plains, NY -White Plains Hospital Geriatrician and Internist Roger Madris, M.D. will present a lecture to the community on healthy aging after age 60 in which he will present and discuss the latest thinking and medical technology in the field of geriatrics to enhance health and overall quality of life for older adults.
White Plains, NY – White Plains Hospital Spine Surgeon Jared Brandoff, M.D. will present a lecture to the community titled, “Oh, My Aching Back” to address back pain and provide methods to help reduce discomfort through a variety of treatments and therapies. Dr. Brandoff’s lecture, which is free and open to the public, will take place on Thursday June 28th from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. in Jazzman’s Café off of the Hospital’s main lobby.
White Plains, NY – White Plains Hospital has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award for the sixth consecutive year. The award recognizes commitment and success in implementing excellent care for stroke patients, according to evidence-based guidelines.
White Plains, NY - Children of all ages are invited to bring their favorite stuffed animal or doll to the third annual White Plains Hospital Ted E. Bear Fair for evaluation and treatment by the Hospital’s doctors and nurses on Saturday May 19th from 9:00 AM to 12:00 Noon.
White Plains, NY - Four longtime Scarsdale residents: Chuck Clarvit, Mark Hauser, Jonathan Spitalny and Alan Waxenberg have been nominated to the Foundation Board of White Plains Hospital, tasked with serving as ambassadors for the Hospital in the Westchester community and leaders of its philanthropic missions.
White Plains, NY - Philip Weber, M.D. is the first specialist in Westchester County to perform the new Transoral Incisionless Fundoplication procedure, or TIF, completely without incisions, to treat patients with Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD).
White Plains, NY - The Breast Program at White Plains Hospital has been granted a three-year full accreditation designation by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC), a program administered by the American College of Surgeons.
White Plains, NY - White Plains Hospital announced yesterday that it has achieved Magnet® recognition as a reflection of its nursing professionalism, teamwork, and superiority in patient care.
White Plains, NY - White Plains Hospital is partnering with Bloomingdale’s for an evening to promote skin health and wellness on Thursday April 26th.
White Plains, NY - Raj Buddhavarapu, MD, Director of Geriatrics and Palliative Care at White Plains Hospital, has opened a clinical office where he will provide outpatient consultations and ongoing medical care to the growing numbers of older adults in Westchester county and surrounding areas.
White Plains, NY - The Auxiliary of White Plains Hospital is holding its annual Spring Luncheon on Wednesday May 2nd at 11:30 at the Brae Burn Country Club in Purchase, NY and will feature a presentation by New York Times columnist and bestselling author, Andrew Ross Sorkin.
White Plains, NY - White Plains Hospital has welcomed Spinal Surgeon Jared F. Brandoff, M.D. of Nassau County, NY, to its group of integrated physician practices as of March 19th.
White Plains, NY - White Plains Hospital has welcomed esteemed Vascular Surgeon William D. Suggs, M.D., of Chappaqua, NY to its group of integrated physician practices as of February 1st.
White Plains, NY - White Plains Hospital is pleased to be included as one of the charities listed on presentsforpurpose.com, an online gift boutique that lets shoppers pick their favorite charity to receive a portion of the proceeds for their purchase.
White Plains, NY - White Plains Hospital has welcomed two new Thoracic Surgeons to its group of integrated physician practices as of January 1st. Todd S. Weiser, M.D. and Cynthia S. Chin, M.D. have joined White Plains Hospital Physician Associates, a division of the hospital aligning physicians with Hospital services.
White Plains, NY - The White Plains Hospital Emergency Department (ED), together with local Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and ambulance corps, have launched two new initiatives to improve the outcomes of emergency patients in the area.
White Plains, NY - White Plains Hospital has received the NICHE, or Nurses Improving Care for Health System Elders, designation from the Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing at New York University (NYU).
White Plains, NY - White Plains Hospital plans a series of programs in January to help people make positive changes to improve their health and wellness in the New Year.
White Plains, NY - White Plains Hospital will welcome Robert Antonelle, MD, of White Plains, to its group of integrated physician practices as of January 1st.
White Plains, NY - White Plains Hospital received a $10,000 gift from the Metropolis Country Club last week for the Hospital’s newly introduced Patient Navigator program.
White Plains, NY - On Saturday, January 14th, White Plains Hospital (WPH) will host its sixth annual Nursing College and Career Day. The day-long event will be in the Hospital’s Auditorium beginning with registration at 8:30 AM, and running from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM.
White Plains, NY - The Department of Senior Services at White Plains Hospital is hosting a health fair and holiday party on Monday December 12, 2011 from 10:00 to 11:30 AM in the food court at the Galleria Mall in White Plains.
White Plains, NY - White Plains Hospital recently welcomed Obstetrics & Gynecological Partners to their group of integrated physician practices as of July 1st.
White Plains Hospital has applied to the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) for the prestigious designation of Magnet. The Magnet designation recognizes excellence in nursing services.
White Plains, NY - Stellaris Health Network and Aetna (NYSE: AET) today announced a new multi-year agreement that will keep all four of the Stellaris Health Network’s Westchester County hospitals in Aetna’s network.
White Plains, NY - White Plains Hospital has once again received the Consumer’s Choice Award from the National Research Corporation (NRC.) The Hospital is a nine-time winner of the award, which recognizes quality and image in healthcare by the Nebraska-based research corporation.
White Plains, NY - The Auxiliary of White Plains Hospital invites you to attend Celebration 2011-A Labor of Love on November 17, 2011 at 6:30 in the evening, at the beautiful Beach Point Club, overlooking Long Island Sound, in Mamaroneck, New York.
White Plains, NY - White Plains Hospital recently welcomed Westchester Orthopaedic Associates to its larger family. The practice of Louis McIntyre, M.D.; Michael Panio, M.D.; and Eric Zitzmann, M.D. is the third physician group to join the White Plains Hospital Physician Associates, a recently formed division of the hospital aligning local doctors with hospital services.
White Plains, NY - White Plains Hospital is pleased to announce that once again, several of its staff and affiliate physicians have been listed in the 2011 issue of Westchester Magazine’s Top Doctors edition.
White Plains, NY - White Plains Hospital is raising awareness about breast cancer this October, one non-latex gloved hand at a time! This month, all doctors, nurses and clinicians will be donning pink gloves in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
White Plains, NY - Robert J. Bernasek, MD, of Fairfield, CT has been named Chief Quality Officer and Susan O’Boyle-Krajewski of New Hampton, has been named Vice President of Quality at White Plains Hospital (WPH).
White Plains, NY - White Plains Hospital recently announced several new initiatives to expand services to seniors in the greater Westchester community.
White Plains, NY - Emergency Room nurse Sue Cannock, has seen it countless times: an ambulance arrives with a patient in distress who cannot communicate his medical history, which medications he took that day or even an emergency contact number.
White Plains, NY - Masayas Motorcycle Club (Masayas MC) will sponsor the 1st Annual Miracle Run fundraising motorcycle ride benefiting White Plains Hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). The run will take place on Saturday October 8th at Kensico Dam Plaza at 11:00 AM (registration starts at 9:00 AM). Proceeds from the run will go to assist with medical bills and after care needs of premature and sick babies in the NICU.
White Plains, NY - With hospitals under new pressure from Medicare to reduce readmissions, and re-hospitalization a major concern for patients with congestive heart failure (“CHF”) three area healthcare groups are collaborating on a common cause. White Plains Hospital, the Visiting Nurse Service of New York and Jewish Home Lifecare are working together to utilize the benefits of telehealth, the delivery of health-related services and information via telecommunications technologies, to reduce hospital readmissions among patients with CHF.
White Plains, NY - White Plains Hospital and Destination Maternity present Bringing Baby Home Classes, a workshop designed to strengthen the marital bond so that expectant and new parents will be more effective at navigating the strain and challenges of parenthood on their marriage.
White Plains, NY - The reveal of a 22-foot high ribbon is just one of the ways that White Plains Hospital will mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month. A series of events, contests, announcements and more will help draw attention to this disease and encourage women to get screened.
White Plains, NY - White Plains Hospital is undergoing changes to improve the arrival experience for patients and visitors. Part of this process is converting Davis Avenue to a oneway street from the Main Entrance driveway to E. Post Road. Please continue reading for important information regarding access to Davis Avenue and the parking garage.
White Plains, NY - White Plains Hospital welcomes Raj Buddhavarapu, MD, to its staff as new Director of Geriatric and Palliative Care.
White Plains, NY - White Plains Hospital and community partners will be offerring free health screenings and education at the first annual White Plains and Greenburgh Wellness Coalition’s Health Day, to be held Saturday, October 1st, from 8:30am-5:30pm at the Theodore D. Young Community Center, 32 Manhattan Ave, White Plains, NY (Greenburgh).
White Plains, NY - The Auxiliary of White Plains Hospital and its Board of Directors invites you to Celebration 2011-A Labor of Love on November 17, 2011 at 6:30 in the evening, at the beautiful Beach Point Club, overlooking Long Island Sound, in Mamaroneck, New York.
White Plains, NY - White Plains Hospital’s Department of Urology and The Dickstein Cancer Treatment Center will once again be offering free prostate screenings on three dates in September to coincide with National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month.
White Plains, NY - White Plains Hospital invites you to come celebrate fall with the whole family at the annual Scarecrow Festival- sponsored by the Auxiliary of White Plains Hospital, on Sunday, October 16th (rain or shine).
White Plains, NY - White Plains Hospital today announced a t-shirt design contest which will be one of the many ways it marks October, which is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The winning design from the contest will be produced on shirts that will be sold at the Hospital’s gift shop, on its website, and at The Westchester mall October 14-15, with all proceeds going to Dickstein Cancer Treatment Center at White Plains Hospital. The contest will run from August 17 - September 14, 2011, with a winner announced by the end of September.
White Plains, NY - White Plains Hospital recently welcomed White Plains Surgical Specialists, formerly known as Weber, Weber and Yee, to the White Plains Hospital family. Additionally, as of August 1st, surgeon Kaare Weber joined the group.
White Plains, NY - Twenty-two local high school and college students today graduated from White Plains Hospital’s unique Richard P. Biondi Nurse Apprentice Program during a ceremony that celebrated the program’s success.
White Plains, NY - Una Hopkins of New Rochelle was recently appointed Administrative Director of the Dickstein Cancer Treatment Center at White Plains Hospital.
White Plains, NY - Move over, “retail therapy” – techno-therapy is taking over at White Plains Hospital’s Lowenthal Infusion Therapy Center, where eight new iPads are available for patients’ use during chemotherapy and infusion treatments.
White Plains, NY - White Plains Hospital received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines® Stroke Gold Plus Achievement Award. The award recognizes WPH’s commitment and success in implementing excellent care for stroke patients, according to evidence-based guidelines.
White Plains, NY - NFL legend Ahmad Rashad will host the second annual Ahmad Rashad Celebrity Golf Tournament at Quaker Ridge Golf Club in Scarsdale, New York to benefit White Plains Hospital. Last summer’s inaugural tournament was a sold-out, star-studded event and this year the roster of guests continues to impress.
White Plains, NY- White Plains Hospital President and CEO, Jon B. Schandler has been named a 2011 Father of the Year by the Greater New York Father’s Day Council of Westchester County.
White Plains, NY - White Plains Hospital has formed a relationship with Hannah Banana Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to brightening the lives of thousands of chronically ill, hospitalized, and terminally ill patients by giving them therapeutic gifts while they're in our care.
White Plains, NY- On June 5, 2011, White Plains Hospital will participate in National Cancer Survivors Day with a celebration at the Double Tree Hotel in Tarrytown, NY from 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM.
White Plains, NY – White Plains Hospital’s main entrance got a make over thanks to the staff at Divney Tung Schwalbe who contributed both the design plans and the planting muscle for a new arrival garden at the Davis Avenue entrance to White Plains Hospital. The plan gives the primary Hospital entry visual interest and color all year round. Also visible from the main lobby, the plantings provide a splash of color, especially during the spring and summer, to bring a little of the outside in.
White Plains, NY – Extra steps have been taken to try to best accomodate the needs of patients, visitors and employees.
White Plains, NY – White Plains Hospital’s Echocardiography Lab was granted accreditation by the Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Echocardiography Laboratories (ICAEL). White Plains Hospital’s lab is one of a growing number of echocardiography labs in the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada to be so recognized for its commitment to high quality patient care and its provision of quality diagnostic testing.
White Plains, NY –The White Plains Hospital’s auxiliary held its Annual Spring Luncheon on Wednesday, April 13th at Willow Ridge Country Club in Harrison. Part of the proceeds from the event will go to the Hospital’s Caregivers Support program- a program designed to provide support, resources, and services to the many caregivers of loved ones facing illness at White Plains Hospital. Still in its first year, the program has already provided support for thousands of caregivers.
White Plains, NY – The American Cancer Society will honor White Plains Hospital’s Dr. Randy E. Stevens, of Scarsdale among others at the annual Diamond Luncheon and Boutique on May 20, 2011 at the Ritz-Carlton Westchester in White Plains for her continued commitment and dedication to providing exceptional cancer care to patients in Westchester.
White Plains, NY – This May, White Plains Hospital will celebrate its Fourth Annual Wellness Through Prevention Month, spreading its greater “Wellness as a Way of Life” initiative to the public by holding educational programs about a variety of health topics. White Plains Hospital has partnered with several businesses and organizations in the community to create an exciting and informative series.
White Plains, NY - White Plains Hospital celebrated Certified Nurses Day, which is nationally celebrated on March 19th, on March 17th by honoring its board certified nurses. The following nurses are being recognized for their professionalism, leadership and commitment to excellence in patient care.
White Plains, NY - Legal Services of the Hudson Valley and White Plains Hospital have joined to create a new program to assist patients with legal issues. The Medical-Legal Partnership will station an LSHV attorney in the White Plains Hospital cafeteria to answer questions every Tuesday morning from 8:30 to 11:00 a.m. The service is free of charge.
White Plains, NY – A new slate of officers has been elected to serve as leaders of the 2011 Medical and Dental Staff of White Plains Hospital. The Medical and Dental Staff represents more than 700 physicians and dentists affiliated with the Hospital.
White Plains, NY – A hospital is more than a place where people go to heal, it is a part of the community. That's the message White Plains Hospital sends every April with its Annual Neighborhood Health Fair. More than 500 adults and children from neighboring communities will receive free health screenings from WPH nurses and affiliated physicians at the 34th Annual Neighborhood Health Fair on Saturday, April 9th from 9:00 AM- 2:00 PM at the Thomas H. Slater Center.
White Plains, NY – White Plains Hospital’s Auxiliary is hosting author Gail Sheehy at its Annual Spring Luncheon on Wednesday, April 13th at Willow Ridge Country Club in Harrison.
White Plains, NY - White Plains Hospital this month celebrated the one-year anniversary of its redesigned and enhanced Emergency Department with the installation and unveiling of a series of murals in the Berk Family Pediatric Waiting Room. The murals were commissioned by the Hospital to create an inviting, relaxing, and intriguing environment for young patients and their caregivers.
White Plains, NY - March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month! In honor of that WPH is hosting a free speaking engagement - Everything You Need to Know about Gastrointestinal Cancer. The event will take place on Tuesday, March 29th from 1:00-4:30PM in the WPH Auditorium, and will feature presentations by a range of multidisciplinary Healthcare professionals, including physicians, surgeons, nurses, geneticists and nutritionists.
White Plains, NY - Join the Auxiliary of White Plains Hospital for its Spring Luncheon on Wednesday, April 13th at Willow Ridge Country Club in Harrison.
White Plains, NY - Dr. Gold and Dr. Yung will present "New Treatment Options for Chronic Sinusitis" on March 16th at 6:00 PM in the White Plains Hospital Auditorium. This free lecture will discuss Balloon Sinuplasty, a new less invasive treatment for Chronic Sinusitis sufferers.
White Plains, NY – White Plains Hospital and author, nutritionist and health expert for the TODAY Show Joy Bauer this afternoon kicked off a Biggest Loser contest involving more than 90 employees working in teams of four. Modeled off the popular television show of the same name, The Biggest Loser at White Plains Hospital challenges employees to get healthy by paying attention to what they eat and how they treat their bodies.
White Plains, NY – Whether you are already pregnant or just thinking about it, White Plains Hospital is here to help you plan for your baby’s arrival. Attend White Plains Hospital’s Baby Talk Pregnancy Fair on Sunday, March 27, from 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM in the Hospital located at 41 E. Post Road in White Plains.
White Plains, NY – White Plains Hospital recently received an “Excellence in Patient Care” award from the Studer Group®, a healthcare performance improvement and leadership development firm.
White Plains, NY – White Plains Hospital today celebrated its new beginning as a smoke and tobacco free campus at a press conference attended by Hospital staff, administrators, local politicians, and representatives from the American Cancer Society, American Lung Association in New York and American Heart Association. The Hospital commended employees who have quit smoking “cold turkey” over the last few months by gifting them with a frozen turkey just in time for Thanksgiving.
White Plains, NY - The White Plains Hospital Clinical Laboratory and the Respiratory Therapy Blood Gas Laboratory have both been awarded accreditation by the Accreditation Committee of the College of American Pathologists (CAP), based on the results of a recent onsite inspection.
White Plains, NY – The Nursing staff at White Plains Hospital invites children of all ages to bring their favorite stuffed animal or doll for a check up by doctors and nurses at the 2nd Annual Ted E. Bear Hospital on Saturday, November 6th from 9:00 AM to 12:00 Noon at White Plains Hospital.
White Plains, NY - White Plains Hospital’s administration and Board of Directors unveiled this morning an updated logo and name in a press conference attended by Hospital staff, Board members, administrators and the public.
White Plains, NY - White Plains Hospital invites you to come celebrate fall with the whole family at the annual Scarecrow Festival- sponsored by the Auxiliary of White Plains Hospital, on Sunday, October 17th (rain or shine) at Kids’ B.A.S.E., 307 Mamaroneck Road in Scarsdale. This fun event allows families to build, dress and accessorize life-sized scarecrow and take them home.
White Plains, NY - Clear out your clutter! Make some space in your closets! Bring your excess used clothing to be used in the White Plains Hospital’s 12th Annual Scarecrow Festival. Drop off at the Gift Shop in the Main Lobby of the Hospital on 41 E. Post Rd, White Plains, NY 10601. Limited pick-up available. Call for more info: 914-681-1119.
White Plains, NY - Susan Fox of Larchmont has been named Senior Vice President, Administration for White Plains Hospital Center (WPHC).
White Plains, NY - On August 6th, 2010, 22 local high school and college students completed an intensive, seven-week nurse apprenticeship at White Plains Hospital. The Richard P. Biondi Nurse Apprentice Program was launched in 2006 to address the national shortage of nurses. Today, there are several former apprentices who are studying for their bachelor’s degrees in nursing as well as students who have graduated and are now working as RNs in the Hospital. By the end of 2010, White Plains Hospital expects to have 20 nursing students who have either completed the nurse apprentice or nurse associates program working in the hospital—precisely the goal from the outset of the program.
New York, NY – Stellaris Health Network and Empire BlueCross BlueShield have agreed to a new three-year contract, effective August 1, 2010. The contract restores in-network access to Stellaris facilities and providers for Empire policyholders and employer groups. No action is required by Empire members to continue services at any Stellaris Health Network facility.
White Plains, NY – White Plains Hospital congratulates staff nurse Jennifer Bello, BSN, RN, of White Plains, who recently spoke at the American Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE) conference in Indianapolis in April after submitting an abstract on Maintaining Patient Safety Through Innovation: An Electronic SBAR Communication Tool.
White Plains, NY – White Plains Hospital Center unveiled a brand new Caregiver Support Room on July 12th. About the size of an average living room, the fifth-floor space is the final piece of the Caregivers Support Program to fall into place. The program is designed to provide support, resources, and services to the many caregivers of loved ones facing the challenges of acute or catastrophic illness at White Plains Hospital.
White Plains, NY – White Plains Hospital Center (WPHC) and Destination Maternity celebrated the one-year anniversary of a partnership between the two organizations with a festive bash at the Destination Maternity in White Plains on June 25th. Nurses from WPHC’s maternity department were on hand to answer questions for soon-to-be and new mothers and to present parent education materials and demonstrations. Special events took place throughout the store, including complimentary back massages, spa treatments, and mommy & me yoga demonstrations offered by Destination Maternity.
White Plains, NY - White Plains Hospital Center (WPHC) recently was awarded the 2009 American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines® Stroke Gold Plus Performance Achievement. The award recognizes White Plains Hospital Center and 4E, the designated stroke unit, for continued commitment and success in implementing excellent care for stroke patients.
White Plains, NY - The Seizure Diagnostic Center at White Plains Hospital has been designated as a Level 4 Specialized Epilepsy Center--the highest rating by the National Association of Epilepsy Centers (NAEC).
White Plains, NY – White Plains Hospital Center (WPHC) has announced the appointment of Joshua Raff, MD, of Scarsdale, as Section Chief of Hematology and Oncology at White Plains Hospital Center.
White Plains, NY – Our Volunteers are crucial members of the White Plains Hospital family, working directly with patients or assisting the professional staff to achieve the Hospital's goal of providing the best possible care. Their gift of time brings immeasurable nurture and comfort to thousands of patients each year.
White Plains, NY – J. Michael Divney, a long-time supporter and member of White Plains Hospital Center Board of Directors and a well-known professional engineer and certified planner, has been named Chairman of the Hospital’s Board of Directors. He succeeds Paul M. Weissman, also of White Plains, who served as Chairman for 5 years.
White Plains, NY – In what is the first of its kind minimally invasive procedure to be offered between Westchester and Albany, White Plains Hospital Center has joined a relatively small group of about 100 hospitals in the U.S. to provide Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery (TEM) to remove rectal polyps and early stage rectal cancers.
White Plains, NY – Individuals in Westchester communities served by White Plains Hospital Center who suffer a serious heart attack will be able to undergo life-saving treatment more quickly as a result of new technology the Hospital has adopted. Paramedics in the field will now be able to send a digital transmission of the patient’s electrocardiogram (EKG) to the Hospital’s Emergency Department and Cardiac Catheterization Lab.
Harrison, NY - Nearly 250 people attended The Auxiliary of White Plains Hospital Center’s Annual Spring Luncheon at Willow Ridge Country Club in Harrison at the end of April. The event honored the entire Auxiliary’s past Presidents, 13 of whom attended the event.
White Plains, NY – A who’s who from the sports world as well as entertainment and media celebrities will play in the Ahmad Rashad Golf Classic to be held June 27-28 that will benefit White Plains Hospital Center.
White Plains, NY – The Commission on Cancer (CoC) of the American College of Surgeons has granted its 2009 Outstanding Achievement Award to White Plains Hospital's Cancer Program, at Dickstein Cancer Treatment Center. The Cancer Center is the only program in Westchester County and is one of only 82 accredited and newly accredited cancer programs across the United States to receive this honor.
White Plains, NY – Staying healthy and looking good is on everyone’s to do list. Join The Auxiliary of White Plains Hospital Center and this year’s Co-Chairs Rachel Chalchinsky and Ellen Wynn, on Wednesday, April 28th at Willow Ridge Country Club in Harrison for the “Looking Good! Feeling Good!” luncheon to benefit the Hospital.
White Plains, NY – On Valentine’s Day morning, Rye City Councilman Peter Jovanovich began experiencing chest pains while working out at the Rye YMCA. Police officers responded and administered oxygen before EMS arrived and rushed him to White Plains Hospital Center’s new Emergency Department, where he was immediately transferred to the Hospital’s Cardiac Catheterization Lab. There, cardiac specialists discovered a blockage in one of his coronary arteries. Jovanovich became the Hospital’s first patient to undergo emergency angioplasty to restore blood flow to his heart.
White Plains, NY - White Plains Hospital Center will present a variety of entertaining and informative events for people of all ages to drive home the importance of healthy lifestyle choices at its Third Annual Wellness Through Prevention Month celebration in May.
White Plains, NY - The Diabetes Education and Treatment Center at White Plains Hospital Center has been awarded the continued Education Recognition Certificate from the American Diabetes Association for the high-quality education services it offers to its patients. Programs that achieve Recognition status have a staff of knowledgeable health professionals who provide state-of-the-art information about diabetes management for participants. The certificate recognizes organizations that provide a quality diabetes self-management education program and offer high-quality education, an essential component of effective diabetes treatment.
White Plains, NY – White Plains Hospital Center’s Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory has received approval from the New York State Department of Health to provide emergency and elective angioplasty, a minimally invasive procedure to restore blood flow to the heart.
White Plains, NY - White Plains Hospital Center today unveiled its new and expanded Emergency Room (ER) during a ribbon cutting ceremony attended by elected officials, community leaders, special guests and the public. What they saw is a state-of-the-art facility that has been designed to put the patient first.