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Northern Westchester Hospital Foundation Board of Directors Appoints Four New Members

September 13, 2022 by InsidePress

The Northern Westchester Hospital Foundation has appointed 4 new board members. From left to right, Carl D. Reimers, MD, FACC, FSCAI; Pamela Hervey; Barbara Alpert, MD, PhD, FACP; Amanda L. Messina, MD, FACS will all serve three-year terms. Photo credit: Northwell Health

MOUNT KISCO, NY – The Northern Westchester Hospital (NWH) Foundation announced today that Barbara Alpert, MD, PhD, FACP; Pamela Hervey; Amanda L. Messina, MD, FACS; and Carl D. Reimers, MD, FACC, FSCAI, have been appointed as board members. The mission of these volunteer leaders is to serve as hospital ambassadors for the community and to provide advice on fundraising strategies for the hospital, which is part of the nonprofit health system Northwell Health.

“We are thrilled to have Drs. Alpert, Messina and Reimers and Ms. Hervey join our already amazing group of foundation board volunteers,” said Keeva Young-Wright, associate executive director of NWH and president of the NWH Foundation. “These four mission-driven leaders have longstanding relationships with the hospital and, as Foundation board members, will provide great insight to fundraising initiatives that advance patient programs, lifesaving equipment and technology, and capital improvements.”

All new members will serve three-year terms. Dr. Alpert, an internist specializing in adult internal medicine at Optum Care, formerly CareMount Medical, has served since 2013 on the NWH President’s Council, an advisory board designed to help the hospital address community needs, and said she is excited about her new role.

“I am very enthusiastic about this opportunity to serve the community through participation on the NWH Foundation Board,” said Dr. Alpert. “Our hospital is singularly focused and uniquely positioned to address the medical and emotional needs of all residents of our community, and I am honored to contribute to this endeavor.”

Ms. Hervey is a longtime philanthropist, devoting her time and resources to many local organizations including the Westchester Land Trust, John Jay Homestead, the Community Center of Northern Westchester, Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts, and Friends of Karen, where she served as board president.

“My passion for improving the lives of others, especially within the community I live, has been paramount to me throughout my life,” said Ms. Hervey, who remains on the board of Friends of Karen, a nonprofit that provides support to families across the tri-state area with a child facing life-threatening illness. “I have no doubt that my skills in finance, strategic management, and governance will help Northern Westchester Hospital achieve its goal to improve the wellbeing of the community.”

Dr. Messina, the chief of general surgery and a bariatric surgeon at NWH, brings an extensive background in leadership to the board. She serves on several oversight committees, providing strategy and development insight to maintain top-quality care and patient safety at the hospital.

“My training to continuously improve my skills as a surgeon perfectly prepares me to support the mission of the Northern Westchester Hospital Foundation board to improve the quality of care patients receive at this amazing hospital,” said Dr. Messina, who is also part of Optum Care. “I am privileged and eager to add impact to this board’s mission.”

Dr. Reimers, director of the cardiac catheterization lab, brings 27 years of experience as a board-certified cardiologist and interventional cardiologist. The catheterization lab is part of the Seema Boesky Heart Center at NWH, an extension of the renowned cardiac catheterization program at Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan, which consistently earned national distinction under his leadership. 

“In my career I have never found a place as unique and special as Northern Westchester Hospital,” said Dr. Reimers. “The team spirit, quality of patient care as well as patient experience are exceptional here. It is an honor to become a Foundation board member and to have a role in the ongoing success of this hospital.”

For more information on Norther Westchester Hospital and the Foundation, visit https://give.northwell.edu/northern-westchester-hospital.

News courtesy of Northern Westchester Hospital.

 

Filed Under: Sponsor News! Tagged With: Board of Directors, Northern Westchester Hospital, Northwell

Getting to Know Derek Anderson: ‘Plugged In’ & Engaged

August 25, 2022 by Grace Bennett

How he is Leading Northern Westchester Hospital into the Future

In a ‘catching up’ conversation with Derek Anderson – the dynamic new head of Northern Westchester Hospital – I learned that he arrived following 11 years at North Shore University Hospital (also a Northwell facility) in the fall of 2019 to begin transitioning to his new lead role. Anderson was succeeding Joel Seligman following his retirement as NWH’s popular CEO for 19 years.

Over the course of the interview, it became quickly apparent that Anderson, the 39-year-old Salt Lake City native, husband to wife Jamie, an educator, and father of four, and not to mention, triathlete!!!, has since hit the ground running leading the beloved hospital’s staff and employees – some 3,000 staff and physicians – during a pandemic and into the foreseeable future…

Photo courtesy of NWH

Since his transition, Anderson has thoroughly enjoyed being a part of the NWH team. “I’ve just witnessed steady growth, and I love it. The hospital is a dynamic place with an incredible culture,” he said.

We spoke right away about all the planning for the annual fundraising gala coming up in November this year at the Ward Pound Ridge Reservation! To learn more about either donating or attending the gala, please visit: nwhconnect.org/2022gala

Addressing an exciting challenge, Anderson relayed that Northern Westchester Hospital is developing into a full-fledged teaching center to train physicians starting in June of 2024. While medical and nursing students have long received training here, the transition will be to training residents as well, he explained.

Anderson moved from Long Island to Westchester as he took over the top job. “I find it impossible to do a job like this without really, truly being a member of the community.” Fortunately, the transition has been a happy one, with Anderson describing “a special quality of the surrounding community, making it welcoming and different than I’ve experienced in other parts of New York. Not to say anything negative about anywhere in New York, but it’s just very different up here. I love how warm and collegial everyone has been.”

KEY PARTNERSHIPS

Anderson shares his gratitude for the many diverse hospital partnerships that help make the hospital staff’s work possible and rewarding. “Connecting with mayors and town supervisors in Mount Kisco and neighboring towns, with community members, Neighbors Link, the Boys and Girls Club, the Community Center of Northern Westchester… these are all relationships and partnerships that frankly, without whom we could not survive and do what we do as a community hospital.”

To that end, Anderson shared that he has “thoroughly enjoyed getting to know people and understanding how all the pieces fit together” in Northern Westchester.

Anderson offered insight on his work style and approach to connectivity: “I love thinking differently, exploring new ideas…. I don’t spend a lot of time in my office… I love to be plugged in, aware… connected. I feel that it helps me understand how to guide the future of this hospital more when I understand the challenges that our community, staff and the patients face.”

Anderson said that the overall vision for the hospital in the future “is really to be at the pinnacle of best in class, quality healthcare.” However, the hospital’s “vision will continue to evolve based on the needs of the community, so, I don’t think I could ever say that we’ve arrived at our vision if I’m being honest.”

The high-quality health care that can be received at NWH is clear as “the hospital has been designated for many years as a Planetree Gold, with Distinction hospital, which in the healthcare industry is a coveted, distinguished kind of honor that talks about how focused we are on the patient,” said Anderson.

He then gave further insight into what makes Northern Westchester Hospital so unique: “We’re incredibly well positioned since we’re close to New York City, which means a lot of physicians that have trained at arguably some of the best institutions in New York are living and thriving within this local community. They have a vested interest in wanting healthcare and medical care in this community to be successful. So, because of that, and just because of the nature of the area that we live in up in Northern Westchester, we have a very impressive, high concentration of excellent medical providers, nurses, and healthcare professionals in every arena.”

A patient receiving health care at NWH gets the benefits of both excellent care and staying close to home for it. “COVID has taught us that a lot of us really don’t have much of an interest in traveling into the city and if I could tell you that we offer you the same high quality New York physicians in a more personalized setting–a smaller hospital close to home with the same outcomes and the same high quality–I think anyone would say, well, of course I’d love to have that service done locally,” says Anderson.

RESPECT FOR THE TEAM

The health and welfare of hospital staff (or team members, as NWH refers to them as well) has always been paramount, but with COVID’s impact too, close attention to enhancing employee health and work life reached new heights, from assorted celebrations of first responders during the pandemic to the hospital recently opening a gym for its staff… “because all rely on our own mental and physical health, and our team is no different,” said Anderson. “The fitness center that we opened, with the help of the Ed and Phyllis Lashins family, really helped us make that vision happen.”

The hospital values and tries to harness the voices of their team through listening sessions and a ‘shared governance.’ structure, which gives staff, at all levels, a voice in decision making. “We truly believe that the hospital can be a better place if our employees ‘co-decision’ with us,” shares Anderson. “Everyone has had the experience of going into a restaurant or a store and if the staff member, the team member there is engaged, it makes all the difference with your experience. Health care is no different.”

Since the hospital has approximately 1,700 team members and 1,000 medical staff providers (physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, midwives, etc.), Anderson notes that “the community can know that there’s almost 3,000 of us entirely focused on how to provide the highest care, the best care, to the community, and, because so many of us live in this community, there’s a real incentive for us to get this right.”

FOCUS AND TRUE GRIT

Anderson noted that one of the hospital’s big projects coming up is the full modernization of their obstetrics and gynecology services, “maternity, labor, delivery, and postpartum – all of those services are getting a full upgrade.” That’s approximately a $45 million dollar investment in the hospital, and in the community. We’re very excited about this unit.”

A cardiac catheterization program, “a 24/7 heart center,” opened in the fall of 2020 during the brunt of the pandemic, “which also just shows the focus and true grit of the team,” said Anderson. “We easily had an excuse to push that off a year or two, but the team continued to want to bring that service close to home… these are often life-threatening events, so being closer to home makes all the difference. That’s just one example of how we’re transforming the hospital.”

In addition, working in tandem with his counterpart Eileen Egan at Phelps Memorial Hospital, Anderson also shared that the increasingly close working relationship between the two Northwell Hospitals, has been nothing but a boon to Westchester residents who rely on both facilities for excellence in health care in multiple arenas.

“Perhaps historically, 10, 15, 20 years ago, one could argue that the two hospitals ‘competed’. Now it’s quite the opposite. It’s, how do we come together? Because at the end of the day, we’re both serving our communities and if we can do it together, we’re stronger.”

Anderson and his family.

Anderson then gave a short but valuable window into his personal life and values. “My focus first and foremost is family,” he said. “I love spending time with the kids and Jamie [his wife], of course.”

He is also a triathlete, so he engages in a lot of physical activity, whether he is training or just spending time with his family: “We spend most of our weekends outdoors. We love to hike and bike. Swimming is a big part of our lives.”

He recently partook in a Half Ironman in Maryland (totaling 70.3 miles), and another race in Pawling, NY. He is especially passionate about running, swimming, and biking as they clear his mind, keep him healthy, and are enjoyable.

It can be safely argued that Anderson brings his personal ‘can do’ and ‘do it well’ spirit to his role at NWH. “When the hospital makes decisions,” he said, “we’re not just going to do something for the sake of doing it. If we’re going do it, we’re going to do it right.”

Filed Under: Cover Stories Tagged With: Derek Anderson, hospital, hospital gala, Northern Westchester Hospital

Virtual Cooking Class on Preventing Osteoporosis from Northern Westchester Hospital: July 12

June 29, 2022 by InsidePress

Northern Westchester Hospital’s Center for Healthy Living registered dietitian Amy Rosenfeld, here in her kitchen/studio, offers a cooking class on reducing your disease risk to osteoporosis. This free, online class on July 12 from 12-1 p.m., will teach you some culinary tips, simple recipes, proper nutrition and the connection between the foods we eat and reducing the risk of osteoporosis. Photo courtesy of Northwell Health

Mount Kisco, NY–This July Northern Westchester Hospital’s (NWH) Center for Health Living featured webinar is a cooking class on reducing your disease risk to osteoporosis at any age. During the online class registered dietitian Amy Rosenfeld will talk about the connection between the foods we eat and reducing the risk for osteoporosis. Amy will also teach you proper nutrition recommendations, some simple recipes and some culinary tips and tricks. Other classes in July will be virtual and include chair yoga, and smoking cessation. All programs are free unless otherwise specified.

The other classes in July will be virtual and include chair yoga, and smoking cessation. These classes help support the community, and benefit people’s mental and physical health. All programs are free unless otherwise specified.

Located next to the Whole Foods Market at Chappaqua Crossing, the Center for Healthy Living provides the local community with well-being and youth engagement programming. The center’s interactive virtual lectures and pop-up events allows the community to reach wellness goals, make educated health decisions, and seek engagement and service opportunities. For a full list of upcoming free events and registration, visit Eventbrite.com.

 

FEATURED EVENT:

Cooking for Reducing Disease Risk: Osteoporosis

Cost: Free

July 12, 12:00-1:00 pm, Live over Zoom

Cost: Free

Reducing your risk for chronic disease starts in the kitchen. The foods we eat and prepare for our families can be nourishing, satisfying AND healthy. Join registered dietitian Amy Rosenfeld for a discussion about the connection between the foods we eat and reducing the risk for osteoporosis. Amy will discuss nutrition recommendations for strong bones and help you put these recommendations into action in your kitchen. Amy will demonstrate simple, healthy recipes, as well as culinary tips and tricks to encourage you to make nutritious foods part of your everyday routine.

Register at: Cooking for Reducing Disease Risk: Osteoporosis

OTHER EVENTS:

Chair Yoga

Cost: Free

Thursdays ONLY: July 7, 14, 21, 28 – 11:00 am-12:00 pm, Live over Zoom

Chair Yoga is one of the gentlest forms of yoga available, adapting poses through creative use of a chair. Emphasis will be on breathing, balance, and moving at your own pace.

Register at: Chair Yoga

Smoking Cessation

Cost: Free

July 6, 13, 27, Live over Microsoft Teams

We know it’s challenging to quit smoking – we are here to help. This support group is facilitated by a Northern Westchester Hospital Respiratory Therapist. For specific information, contact NWHSmokingCessation@northwell.edu 

Register at: Smoking Cessation

 

NWH Calendar Listings are Courtesy of Northern Westchester Hospital

Filed Under: Not for Profit News, Sponsor News! Tagged With: Chair Yoga, Cooking Class, Health Education, Northern Westchester Hospital, Osteoporosis, smoking cessation

CPR for Friends and Family!

May 27, 2022 by InsidePress

This Month’s Featured Event among others offered in June by Northern Westchester Hospital’s Center for Healthy Living

MOUNT KISCO, NY – This June Northern Westchester Hospital’s (NWH) Center for Healthy Living featured webinar is to learn a lifesaving skill, CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) for friends and family. During this in-person class you will learn how to perform adult and child cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and the proper treatment to prevent one from choking with videos and hands-on demonstration.

These classes help support the community, and benefit people’s mental and physical health. The other classes in June will be virtual and include chair yoga, smoking cessation, and a healthy cooking class to reduce the risk of thyroid disease. All programs are free unless otherwise specified.

Located next to the Whole Foods Market at Chappaqua Crossing, the Center for Healthy Living provides the local community with well-being and youth engagement programming. The center’s interactive virtual lectures and pop-up events allows the community to reach wellness goals, make educated health decisions, and seek engagement and service opportunities. For a full list of upcoming free events and registration, visit Eventbrite.com.

FEATURED EVENT:

Friends and Family CPR:

June 13, 10:00-11:00 am IN-PERSON, Northern Westchester Hospital

Cost: $30 per person attending the class

Friends and Family CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) teaches lifesaving skills. Through this class you will learn how to perform adult and child cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and treatment of choking with videos and hands on demonstration. These skills are taught by American Heart Association instructors. Upon successful completion of this course, you will receive a certificate of participation.

Register at: Friends and Family CPR

OTHER EVENTS:

Chair Yoga

Cost: Free

Mondays and Thursdays, June 2, 6, 9, 13, 16, 20, 23, 27, 30 – 11:00 am-12:00 pm, Live over Zoom

Chair Yoga is one of the gentlest forms of yoga available, adapting poses through creative use of a chair. Emphasis will be on breathing, balance, and moving at your own pace.

Register at: Chair Yoga

Smoking Cessation

Cost: Free

June 2, 9, 16, Live over Microsoft Teams

We know it’s challenging to quit smoking – we are here to help. This support group is facilitated by a Northern Westchester Hospital Respiratory Therapist. For specific information, contact NWHSmokingCessation@northwell.edu 

Register at: Smoking Cessation

Cooking for Reducing Disease Risk: Thyroid Disease

Cost: Free

June 14, 12:00-1:00 pm, live over Zoom

Reducing your risk for chronic disease starts in the kitchen. The foods we eat and prepare for our families can be nourishing, satisfying AND healthy. Join us for a discussion about thyroid health, the connection between thyroid health and chronic disease risk, and what foods and nutrients are thought to support thyroid health. This program will discuss reputable nutrition recommendations and help you put these recommendations into action in your kitchen. Simple health recipes, as well as culinary tips and tricks will be demonstrated to encourage you to make nutritious foods part of your everyday routine.

Register at: Cooking for Reducing Disease Risk: Thyroid Disease 

 

Filed Under: Happenings Tagged With: Center for Healthy Living, Chair Yoga, CPR, Health Education, Northern Westchester Hospital, Northwell, smoking cessation

Northwell Health Walk Returns to Westchester

May 4, 2022 by InsidePress

The Event will Benefit both Northern Westchester Hospital and Phelps Hospital

 

Walkers from the inaugural Northwell Health Walk at Westchester in 2017 benefiting Northern Westchester Hospital and Phelps Hospital which provides quality health care close to home. This year’s walk will be on Sunday, May 22 at the Franklin D. Roosevelt State Park in Yorktown Heights. Register at https://northwellhealthwalk.com/westchester. Photo courtesy of Northwell Health

MOUNT KISCO, NY – The Northwell Health Walk will be on Sunday, May 22, at 10 a.m. at the Franklin D. Roosevelt State Park in Yorktown Heights. Its mission is to unite thousands of people across five different New York locations who believe in supporting quality health care that’s close to home. And for the first time since 2018, the Northwell Health Walk is back in Westchester County.

The pandemic reminded us how important it is to have high-quality, well-equipped hospitals in our community. Hundreds of individuals comprising of nearly 40 teams will join the grassroots fundraiser benefiting Northern Westchester Hospital and Phelps Hospital.

The festival will feature an opening ceremony celebrating our heroic doctors, nurses and staff–and the caring community members dedicated to keeping Westchester healthy. supporting quality health care.

Walkers will enjoy a scenic, wheelchair accessible and dog-friendly 2.5 mile walk on a paved road through the park, as well as:

  • Music and fresh fare from local favorites like Black Cow Coffee, Ben & Jerry’s and Stonefire Pizza
  • Fun lawn games and free giveaways
  • Warm-up activities from chair yoga to martial arts
  • Free health screenings and activities
  • Arts and crafts, an ambulance tour, bubble machine, Playland surprises, and other kid’s activities

Gates opens at 8:30 am. Walk begins at 10:00 am. Register at https://northwellhealthwalk.com/westchester. Join an existing team to walk with or create your own–either way, you’ll be supporting your local healthcare heroes and keeping your community healthy.

Every dollar raised helps these community hospitals with leading-edge services keep up with the evolving needs of our community as well as those who care for them.

As part of the Northwell Health system, patients have access to nearly every type of specialty and subspeciality. This includes, but is not limited to:

  • Orthopedics and spine.
  • Thoracic and general surgery.
  • Cancer care program with PET/CT imaging that offers a full continuum of care in partnership with the Northwell Cancer Institute.
  • The only Gamma Knife in the region. Precise radiation therapy used to treat tumors, vascular malformations and other abnormalities in the brain.
  • Robotics Center of Excellence.
  • One of the largest obstetrics and gynecology programs with a level III neonatal ICU program at Northern Westchester Hospital.
  • Bariatric, vascular, neurology, neurosurgery and stroke care, which includes thrombectomies, a delicate innovative surgical procedure that removes blood clots from arteries and veins to prevent life-threatening strokes.
  • Both hospitals are American Heart Association & American Stroke Association certified and have received the Gold Plus Award, the Target Stroke Elite Award and Advanced Therapy Honor Roll for stroke care.
  • Both hospitals are Magnet designated hospitals, the highest nursing care distinction in healthcare.

For questions about the event, contact Amanda Hellerman at (914) 242-8361 | ahellerman@northwell.edu

News courtesy of Northwell

Filed Under: Happenings Tagged With: Northern Westchester Hospital, Northwell, Phelps Hospital, walk

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