Bond Between Nurses and Families of Premature Babies Goes Past Birth
Just 23 weeks into her pregnancy, Tania Thorbourne underwent an emergency C-section at Westchester Medical Center. Only after she awoke in the recovery room did she get a first glimpse of London, her daughter,...
Scrapbooking Therapy
All baby milestones are special, but for a baby in the Regional Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), they are very different—first skin-to-skin contact, last day of oxygen support or feeding tube—and deserve not only...
Sometimes Best Friends are Brought Together by Dire Circumstances—in These Cases, the Need for a Heart Transplant
The last thing Sal Prestigiacomo imagined, though he’d been getting breathless while walking up flights of stairs, was that he was dangerously ill. “I thought I had bronchitis,” the 61-year-old Staten Island resident explains....
For His Entire Medical Career, Sam Simon, MD, Has Been Doing Double Duty as a Farmer
When Sam Simon was a growing up on a farm in Middletown, New York, he dreamed of following in the footsteps of his family veterinarian or his family doctor. “I looked up to them,...
Bon Secours Charity Health System and WMC Announce New Healthcare Partnership To Improve Community Healthcare
When it comes to your health, partnership has never been more important. That’s why Bon Secours Charity Health System and Westchester Medical Center (WMC) announced a new healthcare partnership this past May, created to...
Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital Celebrates Go the Distance Walk and Family Fun Day
Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital at Westchester Medical Center celebrated its 11th annual Go the Distance Walk and Family Fun Day on May 3. The one-mile walk was led by former patient Gabriel Sanchez, a...
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),...
Does Aloe Help with Burns?
I have an aloe plant in my kitchen in case of burns, but does that really do anything? Unfortunately, that aloe may make your skin soft, but it’s an old wives’ tale it will...
Should I Have My Child Tested for Allergies Even if They Don’t Appear to Have Them?
My children don’t seem to be allergic to any foods, but should I have them tested just in case? Better safe than sorry, right? Not in this case. “Blood testing to screen for food...