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As seen in the January/February 2020 issue of Advancing Care

Addressing the growing demand in the hospital’s weight-loss-surgery program, Good Samaritan Hospital recently opened a new Bariatric Surgery Center in Suffern.

As seen in the January/February 2020 Issue of Advancing Care

New York State Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul joined community leaders and hospital representatives as HealthAlliance Hospital in Kingston broke ground on a $92.9 million, 127,000-square-foot expansion and enhancement of the hospital’s Mary’s Avenue Campus.

As seen in the January/February 2020 Issue of Advancing Care

Elected officials, community leaders and senior administrators with the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) were joined by His Eminence Timothy Cardinal Dolan, Archbishop of New York, at the ceremonial dedication of the recently constructed, eight-story Ambulatory Care Pavilion, adjacent to Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla.

Kingston project gets green light from NYS Department of Health; Port Jervis project begins renovations.

As seen in the November/December 2019 Issue of Advancing Care

Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital, a member of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), celebrated the strength and fortitude of its pediatric patients at the 15th annual Walk and Family Fun Day in September.

As seen in the November/December 2019 Issue of Advancing Care

The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association awarded the Get With The Guidelines® Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award to four Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) hospitals: Westchester Medical Center, the flagship of WMCHealth; MidHudson Regional Hospital; Good Samaritan Hospital; and HealthAlliance Hospital: Broadway Campus.

As seen in the November/December 2019 Issue of Advancing Care

A study published by Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) Director of Cardiology Julio Panza, MD, in the New England Journal of Medicine, concluded that a common test currently used to assess whether patients should undergo bypass surgery is unreliable as the sole basis for making an informed decision.

As seen in the November/December 2019 Issue of Advancing Care

Eleven runners from the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) are set to go the distance in the 2019 TCS New York City Marathon on November 3 to further the network’s mission of providing the highest-quality care in the Hudson Valley.

As seen in the November/December 2019 Issue of Advancing Care

Mountainside Residential Care Center, a member of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), has once again received the Women’s Choice Award for being one of America’s Best for Extended Care.

As seen in the November/December 2019 Issue of Advancing Care

Bringing their favorite stuffed animals, a dozen preschool-age children from the Early Education Center at MidHudson Regional Hospital, a member of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), participated in an educational event in the hospital’s Emergency Department.