An important component in the equation of a happy home in our fast-paced community of working families is having the peace of mind of knowing that your children are well taken care of while you are working. Oak Lane Child Care Center, an award winning NAEYC Accredited child care center located on Memorial Drive in Chappaqua is renowned for the extraordinary care and educational experience that we provide on a year-round basis. With its progressive, enriched educational model delivered by award winning teachers and a sound nutritional component provided by our master chef, a day’s child is filled with meaningful memories. oaklaneccc.org
Archives for March 2016
All Star Woodworking
All Star Woodworking has been Westchester’s premier custom cabinet maker for more than 35 years. From the beginning, our goal has been to provide outstanding service, craftsmanship, and expert installation. Every project is designed in collaboration with the customer to design and build cabinetry that meets their exact needs and style. Today we have over 20 employees working at our 12,000 square foot factory in Thornwood. How have we grown? We realized early on that the majority of our business came from satisfied customers’ referrals, and we treat each project as a showcase for future business. Call us to see how we can help you realize your dreams. allstarwoodworking.com
Westchester Storage
The serenity that comes from decluttering your home is priceless and goes a long way to creating a happy home. Good news in our own back yard; Peter Ferraro Sr., President and owner at Westchester Self Storage has been recently elected CEO of the New York State Self Storage Association representing over 400 self storage members and facilities throughout the state. Westchester Self Storage has several self-storage facilities throughout Westchester County. With 25 years of experience, Ferraro has set the standard for Gold Key facilities providing top notch service with convenience and peace of mind for thousands of clients. westchesterselfstorage.com
Sunshine Children’s Home
Our happy home probably looks a little different from yours. When you’re nudging young sleepy heads awake, we may be lovingly checking vital signs on ours. When you’re serving your kids breakfast, we may be administering a life sustaining IV to ours. When yours are enjoying bath time with bubbles and toys, we may be giving a sponge bath to keep ours clean and dry. Yes, our happy homes look different–but they’re the same where it counts. For a child, home is wherever you can feel secure that your needs will be met–all of your needs, every single day. sunshinechildrenshome.org
Inside the New WPH Medical and Wellness Center…
Attentiveness and Care Merge with State of the Art Offerings
By Matt Smith
“The quality care you have come to expect from White Plains Hospital is now even closer to home.” So says the advertisement announcing the opening of White Plains Hospital’s New Medical and Wellness Center, located in Armonk. By providing services for ailments not necessarily severe enough to require emergency room visits, the hospital staff hopes that the center will “fill a gap [in terms of health services] in Armonk and the surrounding communities,” states Rafael E. Torres, head of emergency medicine at WPH, and medical director at the new Center. And this past autumn, on Tuesday, November 17, they (officially) did just that.
“We have been a trusted provider of quality health services for residents of Northern Westchester for years,” states WPH President and CEO Susan Fox. “We are pleased to now make many of those exceptional services available closer to home for this community.”
At 99 Business Park Drive in Armonk: The new 24,000-square-foot facility–the first of its kind in Westchester–houses an urgent care center, open 3-11 p.m. on weekdays, and 9 a.m.-9 p.m. on weekends; a diagnostic imaging center, open 8 a.m.-11 p.m. on weekdays, and 9 a.m.-9 p.m. on weekends; and several other medical offices.
Of special note, the urgent care center is the first and only one in the county, a feat in which the entire WPH staff takes great pride. “I’m sure others will follow,” says Frances Bordoni, vice president of business development. “But right now, we are the first.”
The facility is keeping in step with technological advancements. “We’re moving on to a system called EPIC,” explains Bordoni. “All of the information [regarding] your vitals, including your weight, will are input into the computer without a human person having to type it in.” Patients will have state of the art options such as a silent MRI, a 64-slice CT scan, sonohysterography, bone densitometry, and pediatric radiology.
Key Focus on Pediatrics
Of all the services offered by the Medical and Wellness center, Bordoni believes the community will benefit most from pediatrics. “We decided that pediatrics should be [its own separate entity], rather than [be] mixed in with the rest of the specialties here,” she explains. She adds that pediatric ward will feature two different waiting rooms, so that “well” visitors can be separated from those not feeling well, stating: “Most pediatric offices just separate it by chairs.”
Another exciting feature of the new Center is the 3D UltraSound–a service rare in other clinics and hospitals–and 3D Breast Mammography. “One of the things I always hear from colleagues and friends is how long it takes them to get a mammogram appointment,” notes Bordoni. Commenting on how “quick and easy” their process is, she adds that “I think this [service] will be a tremendous asset to our facility.” Another plus? Women who take the mammography exam will be able to get their results the same day.
In keeping with their mission of emphasizing wellness above all in regards to their approach to medicine, the hospital staff also plans to roll out a series of programs in conjunction with Equinox Health Center, also located within the complex. “Our plan is to develop a joint program whereby an exercise regimen and personal trainer would have an individual tailored approach for each patient based on their medical conditions, history and concerns,” explains Dr. Kay Lovig, a WPH endocrinologist, and co-proposer of the project.
Lovig notes that the programs will specifically focus on topics such as weight loss management, high blood pressure management, cholesterol intake, dealing with diabetes and other chronic conditions, and dieting, to name a few. “Overall, I think it will be great,” comments Bordoni, who joins Lovig as co-spearheader. “We’re really looking forward to collaborating [on the project].”
Emergency Room Proximity
But, of course, while the proximity to the health club is indeed beneficial, the central location of the Wellness Center begets essential medical advantage–most notably and most importantly, for those patients who need it, the ER is roughly 15 minutes away. “Living in the community, I just found that [this type of center] wasn’t at my fingertips,” comments Bordoni, speaking on the center’s location, “and it’s very important to have [a center like] this at your fingertips.”
Adds Dr. Lovig: “I’m from the area [and] I think [such a center] is something that’s definitely been lacking. It will definitely be helpful [to area residents].”
But location aside, the Medical Center and the hospital alike–or really, any hospital for that matter–is only as good as the manner in which its run. Those interviewed stress WPH is committed to attentiveness and care, in the fullest sense of the words, placing a premium on quality over quantity, when it comes to addressing patients’ needs. “There really is the emphasis–from administration down–on not treating patients as numbers,” comments Dr. Lovig. “People care about their patients here. It’s a very connected environment.”
Additionally, “it [has] a totally different feel than any other medical space I’ve seen,” notes Bordoni. “It’s a one-stop shop, but in a very boutique-type way.” She credits that feel to the hospital staff. “It’s really about the physicians, both here [at the Medical Center] and at the hospital.” Bordoni goes on to explain how each physician is “really collaborative…in their [initial] decision-making, and [in deciding] next steps with a patient.”
Of course, she states, at the end of the day, “the main goal is really to keep patients out of the hospital, and living well and healthfully in their own communities.” But, if patients had to choose a hospital to spend their time while ill, Bordoni makes it clear that there is truly no better choice than White Plains Hospital.
“We really provide tertiary care,” she continues, citing such specialists as the “stellar” oncologists and those who run catheterization labs and clinical trials, in addition to various thoracic, spine, and vascular surgeons, among all the other “terrific” physicians. At White Plains Hospital, she says, “You really do get the whole team. Whether they’re in the hospital or whether they’re here [in the Medical Center] or in New Rochelle, [the physicians and specialists] are all part of the same team, so it is one seamless machine.” She pauses, then smiles, before she adds, proudly, “which makes us exceptional every day.”
Please visit wphospital.org/armonk.