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Northwell Health Walk Returns to Westchester

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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

Phelps Hospital Opens New $8.4 Million High-Tech PET/CT Imaging Suite

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Wednesday, March 30, 2022 Phelps hospital had a ribbon cutting event to launch an $8.4 million cancer imaging suite. (Left to right: Dr. Anna Komorowski, medical director, hemotology/medical oncology Phelps Hospital; Eileen Egan, executive director, Phelps Hospital; Mary L. Melvin, donor and cancer survivor patient; Michael Glennon, assistant vice president, Phelps Hospital; Kevin Beiner, SVP, regional executive director, Northwell Health; and Dr. Anthony Febles, chief of radiology, Northwell Health.)
Photo credit: Northwell Health

Phelps Hospital opened a new $8.4 million high-tech PET/CT imaging suite that will provide patients of the Northwell Health Cancer Institute at Phelps Hospital everything they need – from diagnosis through treatment – under one roof. Up until now, Phelps patients and the Sleepy Hollow area in need of PET scans had to travel further and have long wait times.  The imaging suite for Phelps, for this community, will make it so much easier for cancer patients and others with cognitive disorders like dementia to receive immediate care. This is the gold standard of care and is critical for these patients.

PET/CT scans are used for patients with lung cancer, breast cancer, melanoma, lymphoma, multiple myeloma, neuroendocrine, tumors as well as certain pancreatic, colon and metastatic prostate cancers. They can also be extremely beneficial for geriatric patients with diagnosis and treatment of dementia and other cognitive discorders, as well as for seizure and cardiac patients.

News and Photo Courtesy of Northwell Health

Northwell Appoints Regional Medical Director of Surgical Services

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Kenneth Goldstein, M.D., to lead Northwell’s Northern Region Ambulatory Surgical Specialties

Kenneth Goldstein, MD, has been appointed regional medical director of ambulatory surgical services for Northwell Health’s Northern region. In this role, Dr. Goldstein will identify and incorporate best practices for ambulatory services across surgical specialties within the region. He will also establish quality metrics and goals and initiate process improvement programs.

As regional medical director of surgical services, Dr. Goldstein’s role will expand considerably, and his extensive clinical and strategic leadership experience will enable him to guide the growth and enhancement of ambulatory services across all surgical specialties.

Northwell is New York State’s largest health system. Its Northern region is comprised of Westchester, Rockland, Putnam, and Dutchess Counties in New York as well as Fairfield County in Connecticut. Dr. Goldstein will collaborate with practice, regional and service line administrative leaders across Northwell to develop strategies for our patients’ needs.

“We are so lucky to have a top surgeon like Dr. Goldstein lead the ambulatory surgical services group for our northern region,” said Gary Giangola, MD, vice president of surgical services, western region at Northwell Health and chair of surgery at Lenox Hill Hospital. “As a top vascular surgeon, he has demonstrated a thorough understanding about best practices, compliance standards, improving surgical procedures and equipment that is unmatched.”

Certified by the American Board of Surgery in surgery and vascular surgery, Dr. Goldstein has served as chief of vascular surgery at Phelps Hospital and Northern Westchester Hospital for the past six years. He received his medical degree with distinction in vascular research from Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, where he was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society. He completed his surgery residency at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, followed by a fellowship in vascular surgery at New York University Medical Center. Dr. Goldstein has been in practice for 16 years and has lectured and published several research articles on vascular surgery. Dr. Goldstein is married, has two children and is a resident in Cos Cob, CT.

 

About Phelps Hospital

Phelps Hospital, part of Northwell Health, is a full-service 218-bed acute care community hospital in Sleepy Hollow, N.Y. With more than 1,700 employees and 1,100 medical staff members representing 60 medical specialties, Phelps offers one of the broadest ranges of community hospital services in Westchester County. Caring for the community is at the heart of what Phelps does. Patients benefit from distinguished physicians, many of whom are pioneers in their field, offering the most advanced procedures using the latest technology. Phelps is one of approximately 500 hospitals nationwide to achieve Magnet Recognition® status from the American Nurses Credentialing Center for its commitment to nursing excellence and compassionate patient care. The hospital is supported by Northwell Health Physician Partners, a primary and specialty care medical group, with practices located on the hospital campus and in the surrounding communities. Phelps is located at 701 North Broadway in Sleepy Hollow, N.Y. and can be reached by calling (914) 366-3000 or visiting www.phelps.northwell.edu. Follow @PhelpsHospitalNorthwell on Facebook, @Phelps-Hospital-Northwell on LinkedIn and @PhelpsHospital on Twitter and Instagram for the latest news and updates.