MidHudson Regional Hospital Aces Safety Test
When it comes time to evaluate hospitals, safety is of paramount importance. Feel assured: MidHudson Regional Hospital of Westchester Medical Center has been honored with an “A” grade in the Fall 2014 Hospital Safety...
Teen Cardiac Arrest is Rare, but Parents Should Learn the Warning Signs
Makaila Ouellette, 18, of West Hurley, is a busy, happy senior at Onteora High School. She’s also a profoundly grateful one, never forgetting that, in her junior year, she nearly died. Ironically, though, “I...
Arresting Developments: The Interview
Listen to an interview with Makaila, a Hudson Valley teen who collapsed from sudden cardiac arrest on the volleyball court.
MidHudson Regional Hospital’s Breast Imaging Center of Excellence
Since women have unique healthcare concerns—time often being chief among them—the MidHudson Regional Hospital recently expanded its Redl Center for Cancer Care to include the cutting-edge Women’s Imaging Center, and it did so with...
Going for the Throat: Barrett’s Esophagus
Barrett’s Esophagus is a gastrointestinal condition that can strike without symptoms—and may even serve as a precursor to esophageal cancer. Shireen Pais, MD, Director of Endoscopic Ultrasound at Westchester Medical Center, sheds light on...
Is It Possible to Catch Up on Sleep?
Is It Possible to Catch Up on Sleep? Sleeping in on weekends feels good, but does it actually counteract the effects of your sleep-deprived weekdays?
Stars Align at Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital
To provide the best possible healing environment for kids and their families, Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital at Westchester Medical Center thought of everything—even the walls. The Pediatric Emergency Department at the hospital recently jazzed...
A Search for a Kidney in Yonkers Leads to a Three-Way Organ Donation—a First for Westchester Medical Center
In 2012, Yonkers resident Janet Roma, then 52, found out her kidneys were damaged due to complications from long-standing diabetes. It was only a matter of time before her kidneys would fail completely. Roma had...
The Sherlock Holmes of What Ails You
Dr. Zvi Lefkovitz spends his days hunting for clues, but he’s not holding a long-handled magnifying glass and scanning floors and walls for dropped handkerchiefs or fingerprints. “It’s a mystery, what’s going on in medical...