September 2021

Americares really does care

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From emergency airlifts after earthquakes, to health clinics for the poor and Covid-counselling for the traumatized, Americares is always first on the scene when natural– or man-made – disasters strike.

Illuminating health care on the front lines

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If Covid-19 underscored many of the problems in our society, it also spotlighted many of its strengths, including the dedication of health care workers.
“It highlighted the value that nursing brings to health care,” says Mary McDermott, senior vice president, patient care services and chief nursing officer at Phelps Hospital, Northwell Health in Sleepy Hollow.

New innovations in brain and heart surgery at Westchester Medical Center

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You know how people say, Well, it’s not brain surgery. For Simon Hanft, M.D., it really is. A “Heart-in-a-Box”: Sounds like the perfect Valentine’s Day gift, no? It is a gift, all right, but one of a different, life-saving kind that can ease the process and increase the number of successful heart transplants. And Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla – one of seven heart transplant centers in New York state – is the first to make use of it.

The latest jewel in White Plains Hospital’s crown

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In June, White Plains Hospital’s sleek, new Center for Advanced Medicine & Surgery (CAMS) opened, bringing together outpatient services with many of the hospital’s top specialists. Recently, Frances Bordoni – the hospital’s senior vice president of ambulatory and physician services and business development – took time to answer some of our questions about the new space and how it fits into the scheme of the hospital’s development.

Where health care is job one

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“The accolades we receive are nice, but the only reason we’re here is because of the patients,” says William H. Jennings, president of Hartford HealthCare’s Fairfield Region, which includes St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Bridgeport. “Even with all the headwinds we, and the health care industry at large, are facing – an aging population, federal and state constraints – our mission is to improve access to quality health care.”

Healing mind, body and spirit

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“I’ve always been interested in different ways to manage health conditions and overall health,” says Tonya Cremin, M.D., who practices in Monroe. “I’ve come to realize that health doesn’t have to be about medicine and pills, and it doesn’t have to be about surgery. There are a wide variety of other ways to treat patients.”

Home as a health haven

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No one wants to spend time, effort and money on modifying a home to accommodate age and/or illness. But as home design columnist Cami Weinstein writes, a little preparation now can keep you out of the hospital and nursing home and reduce the strain on our health care system.

The Real Wheel

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WAG senior travel writer and food critic Jeremy Wayne wades through spotty service and a case of mistaken identity to savor The Wheel, the signature restaurant of The Village in Stamford, where terms like “farm-to-table” and “organic” actually mean something.