Stacey Petrower, president
1980 Crompond Road, Cortlandt Manor
914-737-9000
What was your path to becoming a hospital president?
“I began my career in health-care operations in 1992, as a unit coordinator on (labor and delivery) at a major New York City academic medical center. I don’t think I sat down for two years, because I was always running for supplies, stocking the ORs and labor and delivery rooms. I learned early the value of unconditional respect, as I was supervising seven very experienced unit clerks who’d been working in their roles longer than I’d been alive. I moved on to other leadership roles and then settled at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital (NYP), leading a corporate department and growing into senior hospital operations on various campuses of NYP. I’ve been incredibly fortunate to have the most phenomenal mentors and that’s how I came to be named president of New York-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital in 2016.”
What makes NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital distinctive?
“At NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley we provide expert health care just a few minutes away from your home. We have experts across specialties so that you don’t have to go to New York City for a special consultation with an expert. However, we also have the benefit of the highly regarded medical faculty of Columbia University Irving Medical Center for those cases that need additional expertise. Our motto at NYPHVH is that we are caring for our neighbors each and every day.”
What are its specialties?
“Our physicians provide care in more than 60 specialties. Over the last several years we’ve made significant investments in growing and supporting our cancer, orthopedics, sports medicine, cardiology, digestive health and women’s health-service lines. We offer a robust robotic surgery program, which uses the latest technology for minimally invasive procedures.”
Increasingly, hospitals are becoming part of health-care systems. What are the advantages of such networks?
‘Being part of the NewYork-Presbyterian enterprise gives us unique access to a large network of resources. We’re transforming how care is delivered, making it more convenient, accessible and equitable for all, bringing the same physicians who practice at NewYork-Presbyterian Columbia University Irving Medical Center in the city to also see patients at NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital and at their medical group offices.”
What do you see in the future for NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital?
“Despite the challenges of the 2020 and early 2021 Covid surge, we opened a magnificent Maternal & Newborn Care Unit in January of 2021. This year will be just as exciting, as we are preparing to open our new cardiac catheterization laboratory (cath lab) in the first quarter. The cath lab will provide a variety of advanced cardiac services, including diagnostic cardiac catheterization, percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), endovascular peripheral arterial revascularization and electrophysiology (EP) procedure services for residents of Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess and Orange counties.”
For more, visit nyp.org/hudsonvalley.
