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VALHALLA, N.Y. (October 13, 2023) – More than 200 Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) physicians across a wide range of clinical specialties have been recognized as “Top Doctors” by their peers, according to a well-known healthcare research and consumer resource list. Advancing Care in the Hudson Valley Many of the cited doctors are members of the WMCHealth Physicians provider group, which includes the medical practices of Advanced Physicians Services and Bon Secours Medi...
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Allow us to introduce to you the 261 peer-selected Top Doctors in the WMCHealth Network who are Advancing Care across the Hudson Valley. Did your physician make the list? CLICK HERE to find out.
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Please CLICK HERE for list of doctors (pdf).
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VALHALLA, N.Y. (October 20, 2020) – More than 250 Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) physicians across a wide range of clinical specialties have been recognized as “Top Doctors” by their peers, according to a well-known healthcare research and consumer resource list published in Westchester and Hudson Valley magazines. WMCHealth clinical specialists recognized as “Top Doctors” can be found via a search on the websites of Westchester a nd Hudson Valley magazines. Advancin...
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WARWICK – (November 4) Over 175 people recently attended an Education Fair sponsored by St. Anthony Community Hospital, a member of the Bon Secours Charity Health System. Attendees at the two-day event, held on September 30 and October 1, had an opportunity to visit 18 educational stations and attend presentations on 22 diverse health topics, five of which were given to satisfy the hospital’s annual competency requirements. Jackie’s Gems, a co-sponsor with Team SACH in a fundraiser for the Breast Cancer...
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Jennifer and Steven Kis welcomed the new year with a most precious gift: baby girl, Faith Eileen Kis. Born at 7:07 a.m. on January 1 at eight pounds, three ounces, Faith was the first baby of 2023 born at the Kennedy Birthing Center at WMCHealth's St. Anthony Community Hospital. Every new baby is a miracle; however, Jennifer and Steve's joy was amplified since Jennifer had two failed pregnancies previously. Faith is considered a "rainbow baby," offering the couple hope and healing after such...
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Cigna (NYSE:CI) and Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), a 1,700-bed, 10-hospital healthcare system based in Valhalla, NY, have entered into a multi-year contract that adds most of the health network’s hospitals and employed physicians to Cigna's network of participating hospitals and doctors in the NY Metro market. The agreement became effective August 15, 2017. With this addition to the network, Cigna customers who receive acute care and other medical services from WMCHe...
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All Bon Secours Charity Healthy System Hospitals (Good Samaritan Hospital, Bon Secours Community Hospital, and St. Anthony Community Hospital) are participating providers in many health plan networks. You can find a list of the plans in which we participate HERE . Some health plans use smaller networks for certain products they offer so it is important to check whether we participate in the specific plan you are covered by. Our list will tell you if we do not participate in all of a health plan’s produc...
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WARWICK, NY (January 8, 2018) - St. Anthony Community Hospital’s first baby of 2018 arrived at 10:13 p.m. on New Year’s Day. Clara Mae, born to Matthew and Caitlin Vantress of Greenwood Lake, weighed nine pounds and measured 20 ¼ inches long. Obstetrician Rebeca Caban, M.D., was the attending physician, assisted by nurses Regina Merrigan, RNC and Kaitlyn Conklin, RN. “I love the doctors and the nurses here,” said Caitlin Vantress, “And this facility is beautiful.” Matthew and Caitlin Vantress of Greenwo...
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Need help paying your bill? PLEASE CALL 844.419.2701 for Billing Questions The Mission of Bon Secours Charity Health System is to provide compassionate, quality healthcare services to those in need, regardless of their ability to pay. If you do not have health insurance we can help. You may qualify for financial assistance through a government-sponsored program or through the Bon Secours Financial Assistance Program. Our staff is available to help you with the application process. The Bon Secours ...
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WARWICK, N.Y. (January 11, 2021) – A new, low-dose computed tomography (CT) scanner is now available at St. Anthony Community Hospital, a member of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth). CT, sometimes referred to as a “CAT” scan, is a fast, non-invasive diagnostic tool doctors can use to see inside the body. A CT scanner combines X-ray with advanced computer processing technology to create detailed images of internal structures and organs. Images from a CT scan are ...
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Whooping cough can be difficult to distinguish from an upper respiratory infection or cold. Characterized by coughing and fever, and highly contagious in the first 1-2 weeks, whooping cough gets its nickname from the audible “whoop” sound that those infected make when they gasp for air following a coughing fit. “Whooping cough is sometimes known as the ‘100 Day Cough’ because the longer a patient waits to treat it, the longer the coughing symptoms can persist – sometimes up to three months,...
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The Bon Secours Charity Health System includes three area hospitals: Bon Secours Community Hospital, Port Jervis, NY; Good Samaritan Hospital, Suffern, NY and St. Anthony Community Hospital, Warwick, NY. Additionally, Bon Secours Charity Health System provides the services of a Certified Home Health Agency, two long-term care facilities, an assisted living and adult home facility and several other off-site medical programs. This site is dedicated to providing you with current information about health top...
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WARWICK, N.Y. (January 6, 2020) – St. Anthony Community Hospital, a member of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), welcomed the first baby of 2020 on January 2 in the Hospital’s Kennedy Birthing Center. Warren III, born to Erica and Warren Patafio of Warwick, weighed 7 lbs.,14 oz. and measured 19 inches long. Obstetrician James Brockunier, MD was the attending physician, assisted by nurses Merrily Dickinson, RN, and Lori Greenberg, RN. “Everyone here was wonderful,” said Erica Pata...
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WMCHealth News covers the big events and successes of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network.
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Giving Tuesday marks the start of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) Chairman’s Holiday Match Challenge . Gifts donated to this campaign from Tuesday, November 27, 2018 through Tuesday, January 1, 2019, will be generously matched dollar for dollar (up to $50,000.00) by WMCHealth Chairman of the Board Mitchell Hochberg and Suzan Hochberg. That means your kind gift today will have twice the life-saving impact! Just click on the donate button below to support the local WMCHealth hosp...
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VALHALLA, N.Y. (August 19, 2022) – Get your heart rate going and support healthcare as you race, jog or walk around and about WMCHealth's Valhalla campus September 18. The Big 5, Westchester Medical Center Health Network's fall active fundraiser supports a range of medical services while supplying the perfect opportunity to get fit and have fun. The Healing Half Marathon , The Kyle Goldberg 10K , The Evan Lieberman 5K and the Go the Distance Walk and Family Fun Day will all be held Sunday, Septemb...
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WARWICK – (Jan. 1) He came into the world at 3:20 a.m. on New Year’s Day, earning the honor of being the first baby born this year at St. Anthony Community Hospital in Warwick, NY and perhaps all of Orange County. Martin King Charles Paul Jr., born to India and Martin Paul of Chester, weighed seven pounds three ounces and measured 22 inches long. Martin also has two sisters, Angel, 7, and Asia, 3. Obstetrician James K. Brockunier, M.D., was the attending physician assisted by nurses Raphaella Zappula, RN...
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SUFFERN, N.Y. (October 1, 2019) – The Bon Secours Sleep Disorder Institutes at Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern, St. Anthony Community Hospital in Warwick and Bon Secours Community Hospital in Port Jervis, all members of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), were recently granted a five-year reaccreditation term by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) for all categories of sleep studies. A sleep study is a non-invasive test performed overnight that evaluates factors such ...
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This site has been designed specifically for you – our valued physicians and members of medical staff. This physician portal is a tool that we can use to communicate to co-workers and relay important information on a host of topics that are pertinent to the role you play within the Bon Secours Charity Health System. I encourage you to use it as we move forward in our Mission to provide quality, compassionate healthcare and to be of good help to each other and those within our communities. For furt...
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VALHALLA, N.Y. (January 29, 2024) – The Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) has named William B. Pryor to the position of Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer. In his position, Pryor will oversee WMCHealth’s workforce recruitment, labor relations and workforce policies. As the Chief Human Resources Officer for WMCHealth and its 13,000 workforce members, Pryor’s priorities include recruitment and retention as well as new strategies for workforce communication and empl...
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Temperatures are expected to drop to the frigid single digits this week, bringing with them serious health concerns such as hypothermia and frostbite, especially in young children, older adults, and those who work outdoors. Westchester Medical Center Health Network reminds Hudson Valley residents to take the necessary precautions and offers cold-weather tips to help keep families safe during the forecasted plunge in temperatures. “The key to staying safe during our colder winter days a...
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VALHALLA N.Y. (October 5, 2020) — Advanced ENT Services is the newest practice within WMCHealth Physicians, the medical group of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network ( WMCHealth ). The 10-office practice provides a wide range of otolaryngology (ear, nose and throat) primary care and specialty services throughout the Hudson Valley as well as the Bronx. Services include primary ear, nose and throat care, including treatment for hearing loss and therapy for balance problems and, thro...
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VALHALLA , N.Y. (May 27, 2022) – Westchester Medical Center Health Network's (WMCHealth) 2022 Gala to be held at the Caramoor Center for Music and Arts in Katonah, NY on June 4 will salute 10 local organizations for their support of the Network during the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, WMCHealth will recognize Michael Gewitz, MD, Executive Director, and William Russell McCurdy, Physician-in-Chief of WMCHealth's Maria Fareri Children's Hospital for his decades-long accomplishments in pediatric cardiolog...
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WARWICK, NY – (August 5) According to the Institute for Music and Neuralgic Function, a leading authority in clinical music therapy, numerous studies demonstrate that familiar and likable music can reduce depression while increasing sociability, movement and cognitive ability and decreasing agitation and other behavior problems. Thanks to a generous donation from the Warwick Lions Club and the efforts of Recreation Therapy Aide Jennifer Emm, each Wednesday Mount Alverno Center residents now have a...
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WARWICK, NY (October 27) – When Valentine Laurent was born in Saint Barthélemy (St. Barts) in the French West Indies, what is now a picturesque island known for its white-sand beaches, chic hotels and designer shops, had yet to enjoy the luxury of electricity or running water. And most people traveled on foot. Laurent, a resident of Warwick’s Mount Alverno Center Adult Home and Assisted Living Program, was born on October 27, 1915. And on Tuesday, October 27 of this year, she celebrated her 100th birthda...
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WARWICK, NY (September 10) – What better way is there to celebrate a summer afternoon than waiting in line for the Good Humor ice cream truck? On Thursday, September 10, the residents of Schervier Pavilion, a skilled nursing facility on the Warwick Campus of Bon Secours Charity Health System, enjoyed a visit by Adam Powers and his Good Humor ice cream truck. Many of the residents recalled the days when they were just growing up and the arrival of the Good Humor ice cream truck in their neighborhoods was ...
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WARWICK, NY – (July 31) Last year St. Anthony Community Hospital in Warwick, NY, a member of the Bon Secours Charity Health System, formed a Breastfeeding Support Group open to all breastfeeding moms and their babies. The support group was created by Amy Fotino, RN, an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC). On Friday, July 31, members of that support group gathered with their babies and preschool age siblings under a tent on the lawn outside nearby Mount Alverno Center. They w...
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WARWICK – (September 12) It was a festive day with colorful balloons, music, a clown, games, prizes and good company. On Saturday, September 12, Schervier Pavilion residents, their families, staff and volunteers gathered together outdoors as well as under a huge tent to enjoy the annual “Grandparents’ Day” picnic. And, in the spirit of this year’s “Carnival” theme, many of the guests, staff members and residents wore the red foam clown noses that were handed out and came dressed in colorful outfits. But...
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WARWICK, NY (September 16) – St. Anthony Community Hospital in Warwick, NY held its annual Golf and Tennis Classic on Wednesday, September 16, at the Warwick Valley Country Club on Oakland Avenue. It was a picture perfect day for the outing with warm temperatures and blue skies that added to the enjoyment of the 72 golfers and 16 tennis players who participated in the second combined event. The net proceeds will be used to benefit the Bon Secours Warwick Health Foundation Medical Equipment and Technology...
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WARWICK – (October 30) The residents of Schervier Pavilion, a skilled nursing facility on the Warwick Campus of the Bon Secours Charity Health System, never lack for fun activities, especially around holidays. A weeklong Halloween theme ended on Friday, October 30, as residents and staff dressed for a long awaited annual Halloween Party, where they enjoyed song and dance by popular entertainer and vocalist Kevin Curry along with special holiday treats and refreshments. Curry entertained residents...
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WARWICK – (November 12) Opportunities to participate in traditional events are always available to the residents at Schervier Pavilion, a skilled nursing facility on the Warwick Campus of the Bon Secours Charity Health System. On Wednesday, November 11, Schervier Pavilion administration and staff joined residents and their families to celebrate Veterans’ Day, a special event for the nine residents who proudly served in all branches of military service, many as far back as World War II. The program began ...
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WARWICK, NY – (October 1) The banner reads, “Excellence is Written in the Stars.” Once again it was time to celebrate and so an invitation went out to all the employees at Schervier Pavilion, a skilled nursing facility on the Warwick, NY campus of Bon Secours Charity Health System, for all employees to attend a special catered luncheon on Thursday, October 1. Nursing Home Compare, a useful tool for consumers available on the official United States Government Website for Medicare, had again awarded ...
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