Northwell Gets State Approval To Open Four Cardiac Catheterization Labs Northwell Gets State Approval To Open Four Cardiac Catheterization Labs
Northwell Gets State Approval To Open Four Cardiac Catheterization Labs Three Northwell Health facilities have received approval from the state to establish cardiac catheterization labs, expanding access to critical cardiology services in the region. The facilities are Lenox Health Greenwich Village, Mather Hospital in Port Jefferson and Plainview Hospital. In addition to Lenox Health, Mather and Plainview programs, the New York State Health and Health Planning Counci authorized Northern Westchester Hospital in Mount Kisco to open a cath lab in December.  Cath labs specialize in using X-ray guided catheters help open blockages in coronary arteries or repa…
Long Island Assisted Living Facility Worker Struck 92-Year-Old Woman In Face, Police Say Long Island Assisted Living Facility Worker Struck 92-Year-Old Woman In Face, Police Say
Long Island Assisted Living Facility Worker Struck 92-Year-Old Woman In Face, Police Say A woman employed as a health-care worker allegedly struck a 92-year-old victim in the face at a Long Island assisted living facility. It happened around 4:50 a.m.on Monday, Feb. 10 in East Garden City. According to detectives, Andrea B. Richards, 48, of St. Albans, Queens, while employed as a health care worker, struck the victim with her right hand causing the victim substantial pain and a black and blue discolored eye. Richards was arrested without incident at her home at 10:40 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 11.   She has been charged with: second-degree assault, endangerin…
Samples From 22 New Yorkers Have Now Been Sent To CDC For Coronavirus Testing Samples From 22 New Yorkers Have Now Been Sent To CDC For Coronavirus Testing
Samples From 22 New Yorkers Have Now Been Sent To CDC For Coronavirus Testing Samples from 22 New Yorkers now have been sent to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention since the outbreak, health officials announced. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo offered an update on Friday, Feb. 7, confirming that there have been 22 samples tested, with 16 of those coming back negative. Two samples from New York City and four samples from upstate New York are still pending. The latest patients - both under the age of 40 - recently returned from a trip to China and developed “fever and cough or shortness of breath without another common cause,” according to the city Department of…
Cold? Flu? This Urgent Care Center Has You Covered Cold? Flu? This Urgent Care Center Has You Covered
Cold? Flu? This Urgent Care Center Has You Covered When you're experiencing symptoms of a cold or worse, the flu, you likely don't have the time or energy to wait to be seen by your primary care physician, who may be booked for days out.  Fortunately, there is a faster option: urgent care. One particular urgent care, PhysicianOne Urgent Care (1030 West Boston Post Road, Mamaroneck, New York 10543), specializes in helping patients get the care they need, whether cold or flu (and more), when they need it most. Colds and other ailments don’t wait to strike when it’s convenient for you; that’s why PhysicianOne Urgent Ca…
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Who's Up Next? Speculation Swirls About Possible Candidates For Nita Lowey's Congressional Seat Who's Up Next? Speculation Swirls About Possible Candidates For Nita Lowey's Congressional Seat
Who's Up Next? Speculation Swirls About Possible Candidates For Nita Lowey's Congressional Seat Click here for an updated story: Chelsea Clinton Rules Out Congressional Run For Nita Lowey Seat -- For Now Can next year -- which coincides with President Trump's bid for re-election -- get politically crazier? In Westchester, it's guaranteed. With the 2020 retirement of U.S. Rep. Nita Lowey after 31 years in Congress comes a blue and red wave of potential candidates. Many of them have either strong local, or national name recognition. At 82 years old, Lowey also is one of the longest-serving members of Congress and enjoys seniority as chairwoman of the House Appropriations …
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Sen. Gillibrand, Former Presidential Candidate, Speaks At County Center Sen. Gillibrand, Former Presidential Candidate, Speaks At County Center
Sen. Gillibrand, Former Presidential Candidate, Speaks At County Center A former presidential candidate is coming to the Westchester County Center to speak about issues affecting senior citizens. U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand will speak at the County Center in White Plains on Thursday, Oct. 10. Will impeachment come up? It's not planned but who knows what questions will be asked by the audience beyond health care, housing and the economy. County Executive George Latimer is expected to introduce Gillibrand at the town hall-style gathering. All are welcome to attend the town hall. There will be a free breakfast offered and an 8:30 a.m. forum on senior housing be…
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Around The Towns: Coding Camp, Top Judge Honored, Engel Awards Health Center Money Around The Towns: Coding Camp, Top Judge Honored, Engel Awards Health Center Money
Around The Towns: Coding Camp, Top Judge Honored, Engel Awards Health Center Money State Sen. Jamaal T. Bailey, Assemblyman J. Gary Pretlow and AT&T New York President Amy Kramer visited the AT&T & NSSA Girls of Color Coding Camp to speak to 30 young participants on the importance of girls engaging in a science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education and career path.  The two-week program, held at the Benjamin Turner Middle School, is Mount Vernon’s only middle school coding program exclusively for young girls of color.  Sen. Bailey, Assemblyman Pretlow and Kramer toured the program where students and teachers demonstrated what the young w…
Vote Now: Who Won Second Democratic Presidential Debate? Vote Now: Who Won Second Democratic Presidential Debate?
Vote Now: Who Won Second Democratic Presidential Debate? It's a wrap. The second Democratic Party presidential debate is over and it's time to let us know who you think won. A record field of Democrats is competing to become the party's nominee in 2020. Both debates were broadcast live by NBC-TV, Telemundo and MSNBC. Ten candidates appeared on two consecutive nights. Former Vice President Joe Biden squared off against Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and seven other Democrats on Thursday night, June 27. Their exchanges got heated at times, especially when discussion shifted to private health insurance versus "Medicar…
Sen. Harckham, Mayor Rainey Honor Hudson River Health Care Founder In Peekskill Sen. Harckham, Mayor Rainey Honor Hudson River Health Care Founder In Peekskill
Sen. Harckham, Mayor Rainey Honor Hudson River Health Care Founder In Peekskill One of the Founding Mothers of Hudson River Health Care – a network of 43 nonprofit community health centers in the Hudson Valley, Long Island and New York City – was honored by state Sen. Peter Harckham and Peekskill Mayor Andre Rainey. The Rev. Jeanette J. Phillips received a proclamation in her honor from the state Senate in recognition of her lifetime of service and pioneering contributions to community-based health care statewide.  The Senate proclamation, introduced in February, was presented to Phillips on Monday at the HRHCare Peekskill health center which b…
Franklin Lakes Teachers Union, BOE Reach Tentative Contract Agreement Franklin Lakes Teachers Union, BOE Reach Tentative Contract Agreement
Franklin Lakes Teachers Union, BOE Reach Tentative Contract Agreement A tentative four-year contract agreement was reached between the Franklin Lakes Board of Education and the Franklin Lakes Education Association early Tuesday morning. Schools were closed Monday when nearly 270 educators walked out amid stalled contract talks. "The agreement is subject to ratification by the parties," the Board said in a statement. "The Board is prepared to move forward in the best interest of the school community and looks forward to the teachers returning to their classrooms." The strike signaled the breakdown of negotiations between the borough Board of Education and t…
CT Nursing Homes Among Underperforming Facilities In US CT Nursing Homes Among Underperforming Facilities In US
CT Nursing Homes Among Underperforming Facilities In US Five Connecticut nursing homes long riddled with problems were named to a list of hundreds in the U.S. that medical officials are keeping close eyes on. Four of the facilities on the list are candidates for “Special Focus Facilities” by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), with one already a designated SFF home.  The designated SFF nursing home is Regal Care in Southport. The four candidates all have had a history of serious quality issues and are being included in a special program to stimulate improvements for quality of care. CMS requires tha…
CT Senate OKs $43 Billion State Budget Lamont Hails As 'Fair, Balanced,' But GOP Senator Slams CT Senate OKs $43 Billion State Budget Lamont Hails As 'Fair, Balanced,' But GOP Senator Slams
CT Senate OKs $43 Billion State Budget Lamont Hails As 'Fair, Balanced,' But GOP Senator Slams As promised by Gov. Ned Lamont, Connecticut's $43 billion budget is on time and balanced.  That wasn't enough good news for 14 Senate Republicans and two Democrats who voted against it on Tuesday night, June 4. By a 20-16 vote, the Senate passed a two-year budget that Republicans complained is full of new taxes and shifts billions of dollars in pension debt onto the next generation of taxpayers. The budget erases a $3 billion deficit that Lamont inherited when he became governor in January. Lamont got the support of legislators in making new investments in health care and boostin…