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Celebrate with us as we build awareness of women’s heart and vascular health and raise funds for the WMCHealth Heart and Vascular Institute, the Hudson Valley’s leading source for cardiovascular care. Cheer for our Heart Hero models in the fashion show and charge up your style in our beauty suite, accessory wall, shopping boutique and raffle. Check in on your heart health smarts, share conversations with friends during dinner, and dance the night away. Come together to support the WMCHealth Heart ...
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VALHALLA, NY - (January 30, 2019) – The Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth)’s Girls’ Night Out event, a fun, invigorating evening celebrating women’s triumphs over heart disease, will be held at the Doral Arrowwood Hotel and Conference Center in Rye Brook on February 8. Benefiting the WMCHealth Heart and Vascular Institute , the highly-anticipated Girls’ Night Out event will feature a delectable dinner and opportunities to purchase or win a variety of fashion, beauty and entertainment ...
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WARWICK, N.Y. (June 8, 2021) ― St. Anthony Community Hospital, a member of WMCHealth, now offers robotic-arm assisted total knee replacement procedures. Robotic-arm assisted surgery assists surgeons by making implant placement more precise and aligned with each patient’s unique anatomy. This personalized precision can reduce surgical discomfort for the patient, speed recovery times and increase the longevity of the implant. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , join...
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VALHALLA, NY- (February 25, 2019) – Girls’ Night Out, a heartwarming evening featuring tributes to heart disease survivors and their supporters, raised awareness about women’s heart health, as well as hope that new advances in cardiology will save more lives in the future. The event, a fundraiser for the Westchester Medical Center Health Network Heart & Vascular Institute, drew about 350 people to the Doral Arrowwood Hotel and Conference Center in Rye Brook on February 8. It paid tribute to female h...
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Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital, the children’s hospital for the Hudson Valley and Fairfield County and a member of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), recently appointed renowned cardiothoracic surgeon Khanh H. Nguyen, MD, as Chief of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery. A national leader in pediatric cardiothoracic surgery, Dr. Nguyen will oversee the growth of the pediatric cardiac surgery program. Dr. Nguyen’s mission is to provide the highest quality care to pediatric patients using th...
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VALHALLA, N.Y. (February 6, 2018) – Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital, a member of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), recently welcomed pediatric surgeon Gudrun Aspelund, MD, as Chief of Pediatric Surgery. In her new role, Dr. Aspelund will lead the growth of the pediatric surgery division as it continues to provide the highest quality surgical care to pediatric patients and their families. Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital is the go-to hospital for advanced pediatric care in the H...
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Given the issues with air quality as a result of the Canadian fires, Rachelle J. Lodescar, MD , a burn surgeon for the Westchester Medical Center Burn Center, recommends these tips to limit your risk during this public health crisis: Avoid any unnecessary time outdoors, especially higher-risk groups such as children, the elderly, pregnant women, immunocompromised individuals and those with underlying heart or respiratory conditions If necessary to be outdoors, avoid strenuous activities or exercis...
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Save the date for the 2021 Girls’ Night Out tentatively scheduled for Friday, February 5 th , 2021. Start your evening with cocktails and hors d’oeuvres as you shop at our specialty boutiques, raffle and silent auction. Then join us for a seated dinner alongside the runway to enjoy a program that will warm your heart. Girls’ Night Out — an evening dedicated to raising awareness for women’s heart health and to raise funds for WMCHealth’s Heart and Vascular Institute. Re...
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KINGSTON, N.Y. (July 12, 2021) – Fulfilling a promise to deliver more advanced services to Ulster County and surrounding areas, WMCHealth today announced the opening of a new cardiac catheterization laboratory at HealthAlliance Hospital on Broadway in Kingston. The new laboratory offers emergent and preventative solutions for blocked arteries, irregular heartbeats and coronary heart disease, services never before available in Ulster County. The service operates under the direction of WMCHealth’s compreh...
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Neurology: Clinical Studies Open for Enrollment Responsive Stimulation for Adolescents with Epilepsy (RESPONSE) Study A multinational observational longitudinal study to describe the patient characteristics, health care interventions, and health outcomes of patients with major bleedings in the presence of Factor Xa inhibitor treatment Validation of Early Prognostic Data for Recovery Outcome after Stroke for Future, Higher Yield Trials (VERIFY) SEAL™ IT: Saccular Endovascular Aneurysm Lattice System Firs...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Andy LaGuardia (914) 493-6532 andrew.laguardia@wmchealth.org VALHALLA, N.Y. (June 17, 2016) – More than 600 people were on hand for the 37th Annual Westchester Medical Center Gala to benefit Westchester Medical Center, Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital and Behavioral Health Center, all members of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network. The Gala was held earlier this month at the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx. The evening’s highlight was the surprise appearan...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Anna Dolianitis (914) 493-3147 Anna.dolianitis@wmchealth.org VALHALLA, N.Y. (July 5, 2016) – Westchester Medical Center welcomes Rifat Latifi, MD, FACS, an internationally renowned surgeon, as Director of the Department of Surgery and Chief of General Surgery at Westchester Medical Center, Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital and MidHudson Regional Hospital, all Members of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth). In his new role, Dr. Latifi will overse...
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VALHALLA, N.Y. (March 9, 2017) – Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) recently named thoracic surgeon Tracey Weigel, MD, as Chief of Thoracic Surgery for the health network’s Valhalla, Poughkeepsie and Kingston campuses. In her role as Chief of Thoracic Surgery, Dr. Weigel will oversee all thoracic surgery functions at WMCHealth’s flagship Westchester Medical Center, as well as Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital, MidHudson Regional Hospital, HealthAlliance Hospital: Broadway Campus and He...
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Westchester Medical Center Health Network welcomes transplant surgeon Seigo Nishida, MD, PhD, as Chief of Adult and Pediatric Liver Transplantation at Westchester Medical Center and Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital and professor of Surgery at New York Medical College. Dr. Nishida brings more than 20 years of experience in transplant surgery. He will direct the adult and pediatric liver transplant programs. Dr. Nishida earned his medical degree and completed a residency at Kagoshima University Hospital in...
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Several WMCHealth physicians were among the honorees recognized for their contributions to the field of medicine at the recent Doctors of Distinction award banquet hosted by the Westchester County Business Journal. Michael Gewitz, MD , William Russell McCurdy Physician-in-Chief at Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital, was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his devotion to caring for pediatric patients and their families in the Hudson Valley since the early 1980s, with many of his on...
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Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) welcomes colorectal surgeon Roberto Bergamaschi, MD, PhD, as Chief of Colorectal Surgery for the health network’s Valhalla and Poughkeepsie campuses. Dr. Bergamaschi will oversee all colorectal surgery services at WMCHealth’s flagship Westchester Medical Center, as well as Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital and MidHudson Regional Hospital. Dr. Bergamaschi brings to the department of surgery a wealth of expertise in colorectal surgery and diseases of th...
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WMCHealth is a 1,700-bed healthcare system with nine hospitals in New York's Hudson Valley region. WMCHealth has 13,000 workforce members and nearly 3,000 attending physicians. Approximately 600 of our providers are employed in one of our two medical groups – Advanced Physician Services and the Bon Secours Medical Group, which make up WMCHealth Physicians. WMCHealth services includes Level I adult and pediatric trauma centers, plus Level II trauma centers; a dedicated burn center; the region’s only adva...
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VALHALLA, NY - (January 3, 2019) – The Heart and Vascular Institute at Westchester Medical Center, the flagship of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), recently achieved a milestone of more than 500 transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) procedures performed. TAVR is a minimally invasive alternative to open heart surgery used to treat patients with severe aortic stenosis. Aortic stenosis is the narrowing of the heart’s aortic valve which is the last valve in the heart before...
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VALHALLA, N.Y. (June 7, 2018) – Following its 100th anniversary celebration last year, the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) continued to make history at its annual Gala with multiple, million-dollar pledges to the Westchester Medical Center Foundation* and a 2018 event fundraising total exceeding $3.5 million. The 39th Annual Gala, held this year at Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts on June 2, benefited Westchester Medical Center, Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital and the Behavi...
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It is the Policy of Westchester Medical Center, including MidHudson Regional Hospital, (collectively, "WMC") to provide Financial Assistance in compliance with New York State. Understanding Your Financial Responsibilities Patients at Westchester Medical Center, Maria Fareri Children's Hospital and MidHudson Regional Hospital should understand how their bill is processed and be familiar with their insurance coverage. For Westchester Medical Center and Maria Fareri Children's Hospital please contact our P...
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Contact: Dave Billig (914) 493-8028 billigd@wcmc.com Westchester Medical Center (WMC) recently announced that it is the first hospital in the Hudson Valley region and, one of the first in the tri-state area, to offer minimally invasive transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) with only local anesthesia allowing some patients to go home the next day . Traditionally, TAVR surgery is performed under general anesthesia with an average hospital stay lasting anywhere between 2 to 7 days. For some, the ho...
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VALHALLA, N.Y. (September 11, 2020) – Recently, the heart transplant team at Westchester Medical Center, the flagship of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), performed its 300th heart transplant. The Westchester Cardiac Transplant Program, the only such program in the Hudson Valley, is comprised of a comprehensive team of specialists, including heart failure and transplant cardiologists and cardiac surgeons specializing in mechanical cardiac assist devices and heart transplantation...
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VALHALLA, NY - (August 18, 2020) ― Four member hospitals of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) – Westchester Medical Center, in Valhalla, NY; Good Samaritan Hospital, in Suffern, NY; MidHudson Regional Hospital, in Poughkeepsie, NY; and HealthAlliance Hospital, in Kingston, NY – have earned the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association's Get with the Guidelines ® – Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award. The award recognizes each hospital for its commitment to, an...
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VALHALLA, N.Y. (March 7, 2019) – The Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) today announced the launch of the Institute for Women’s Health and Wellness, a comprehensive network service devoted to providing women living in and around the Hudson Valley with high-quality, comprehensive, multidisciplinary care as close to their homes as possible. The Institute for Women’s Health and Wellness will deliver to Hudson Valley families the convenience of women’s health services at WMCHealth communi...
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VALHALLA, N.Y. (October 2, 2019) – Dignitaries that included His Eminence Timothy Cardinal Dolan, Archbishop of New York, were at Westchester Medical Center, the flagship of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), today for the ceremonial dedication of the hospital’s new Ambulatory Care Pavilion. The new, 260,000-square-foot, eight-story Ambulatory Care Pavilion is Westchester Medical Center’s new focal point for ambulatory care services. The construction of the Ambulatory Care Pavili...
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VALHALLA, N.Y. (May 14, 2024) - WMCHealth’s Westchester Medical Center is the first hospital in New York State to complete a cochlear implant procedure with a new, FDA-approved robotic-assisted cochlear implant insertion system. The pioneering procedure was successfully performed by Katrina Stidham, MD , Westchester Medical Center’s Section Chief of Neurotology and the Medical Director of the Cochlear Implant Center at Westchester Medical Center . The new iotaSOFT® Insertion System &nbs...
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CONTACT: Dave Billig (914) 493-8028 david.billig@wmchealth.org Each year nearly two million Americans will develop this serious and sometimes life threatening medical condition. Deep-vein thrombosis (DVT) is a common but serious medical condition that occurs in approximately two million Americans each year. DVT can occur when a blood clot forms in one of the body’s large veins, usually in the lower extremities, leading to either partially or completely blocked circulation. Venous thrombosis in the...
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CONTACT: David Billig (914) 493 8028 Westchester Medical Center Performs Hudson Valley's First Mitraclip Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair Procedure Minimally invasive heart valve repair (MitraClip procedure) offers hope to those patients deemed too high risk for traditional open mitral valve repair surgery Westchester Medical Center (WMC) recently announced that it is the first and only hospital in the Hudson Valley ...
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VALHALLA, N.Y. (March 24, 2017) – Following the success of their rare, complex and groundbreaking 21-hour separation surgery, formerly conjoined twins Ballenie and Bellanie Camacho are being released from Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital, a member of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) and the children’s hospital for the Hudson Valley and Fairfield County. Ballenie’s and Bellanie’s surgery was the first separation of conjoined twins ever performed at Maria Fareri Children’s Hospita...
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Across the Hudson Valley, local athletes have reported for fall practices and training camps. Follow these health and safety tips from Westchester Medical Center Health Network experts to ensure everyone is ready to play their best. Hydration is paramount when practicing under the summer sun Even though athletes are preparing for fall sports, they’re practicing in the prime of summer, and that means a potentially dangerous combination of heat and humidity that can cause a number of dangerous heal...
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VALHALLA N.Y. (November 7, 2022) – Sameh Said, MBBCh, MD, FACC, FACS has been appointed to the role of Chief of the Section of Pediatric and Adult Congenital Cardiac Surgery, within the Department of Surgery, for Maria Fareri Children's Hospital and Westchester Medical Center. Maria Fareri Children's Hospital and Westchester Medical Center are members of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) and serve as comprehensive heart care centers under the banner of the WMCHealth Heart & V...
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CONTACT: Ned McCormack, Communications Director (914) 995-2932 (Westchester County) Phil Oliva, Deputy Director (914) 995-2990 (Westchester County) Andrew LaGuardia, Director of Communications (914) 493-6532 (WMCHealth) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Hospital’s $230 Million Pavilion Is Largest Healthcare Project In Westchester In Decades Initiative Made Possible With Financing Help of County Local Development Corporation The Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) unveiled plans today to build a $2...
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VALHALLA, N.Y. (February 6, 2017) – Just two weeks after undergoing a groundbreaking, 21-hour separation surgery, formerly conjoined twin girls Ballenie and Bellanie Camacho celebrated their first birthday this past weekend at Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital, a member of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) and the children’s hospital for the Hudson Valley and Fairfield County. The rare and complex surgery, which spanned from January 17 until the early morning hours of January 18, ...
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VALHALLA, N.Y. (July 21, 2020) – Westchester Medical Center has been certified as a Comprehensive Stroke Center, a designation that represents the most advanced stroke treatment available in a given geographic area*. With this certification, Westchester Medical Center, the flagship of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), is now the only hospital in New York’s Hudson Valley region recognized by the New York State Department of Health as a Comprehensive Stroke Center. The Centers for...
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**THE COURSE IS FULL. REGISTRATION IS CLOSED.** Course Directors: Justin Santarelli, MD Ramandeep Sahni, MD Attending Physician, Westchester Medical Center Stroke Director, Westchester Medical Center Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, Clinical Associate Professor of Neurology, Neurology and Radiology, New York Medical College New York Medical College Please CLICK HERE for brochure (pdf). Neurovascular disease is the number one cause of permanent adult disability in the United States. New treatmen...
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Oncology: Clinical Studies Open For Enrollment Lymphoma Leukemia Solid Tumors Brain Tumors Urology Radiation Medicine Transplants Myeloma Sarcoma Lymphoma Immunochemotherapy with Obinutuzumab, Ifosfamide, Carboplatin and Etoposide (O-ICE) in CAYA with recurrent refractory CD20+ Mature B-NHL Pilot Study Using Induction Chemo-immunotherapy followed by Consolidation with Reduced Toxicity Conditioning and Allogenic Stem Cell Transplant in Advanced Stage Mature Non-anaplastic T-Cell or N...
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VALHALLA, N.Y. (July 24, 2024) – Today, New York State Lieutenant Governor Antonio Delgado, along with state and local elected officials, key community influencers, and Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) leadership, gathered to commemorate the start of construction for the Critical Care Tower at Westchester Medical Center. The Critical Care Tower at Westchester Medical Center, a $220 million project, will span 162,000 square feet and rise five stories when complete. Adjacent to Westch...
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VALHALLA, N.Y. (June 29, 2023) –– Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) today announced the launch of its Center for Women’s Health Equity, a new care program that will address the social, economic, cultural and racial determinants of health that can result in increased maternal morbidity and mortality among women across the Hudson Valley. Supported by a $750,000 New York State grant secured by New York State Assemblywoman Amy Paulin and with the support of New York State Senate Majority...
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Cardiology: Clinical Studies Open For Enrollment PROTOCOL CY 6022 AN OPEN-LABEL STUDY OF CK3773274 FOR PATIENTS WITH SYMPTOMATIC HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY (HCM) Observational Study Protocol CV027-012 DELIVER INSIGHTS IN HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY AND OBSERVATIONAL OUTCOMES IN REAL WORLD (DISCOVER-HCM): UNITED STATES PROSPECTIVE REGISTRY STUDY A multi-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group Phase IIIb study evaluating the effect of inclisiran on atherosclerotic plaque prog...
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Neurosurgery: Clinical Studies Open For Enrollment Embolization of the Middle Meningeal Artery with ONYX™ Liquid Embolic System In the Treatment of Subacute and Chronic Subdural Hematoma (EMBOLISE) Middle Meningeal Artery EMbolization for the Treatment of SuBduRal HemAtomas with TRUFILL® n-BCA (MEMBRANE) A Prospective, Multi-Center, Single Arm Study to Obtain "Real World" Clinical Data and Characterize the Acute and Long-Term Performance of the Micrusframe and Galaxy Coils Including the Pulserider Aneur...
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Surgery: Clinical Studies Open For Enrollment Post-Market Registry in Europe and US for the Use of VascuCel A Phase 3, Prospective, Randomized, Open-label, Adaptive Group Sequential, Multicenter Trial with Blinded Endpoint Assessment to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of PROTHROMPLEX TOTAL for the Reversal of Direct Oral Factor Xa Inhibitor-induced Anticoagulation in Patients Requiring Urgent Surgery/Invasive Procedure. Profiling of plasma before and after anticoagulant therapy in patients diagn...
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