It’s dangerous out there, as anyone who has ventured out of the house in the last day–and it’s not going to get much safer soon, as ice and wind are likely to exacerbate the dangers of the snowfall that accumulated Sunday into Monday. Here’s some advice from m... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— Health officials apparently didn’t look the other way when conducting an inspection of a movie theater in Dobbs Ferry. LOOK Dine-In Cinema in the Rivertowns Square Shopping Center was forced to temporarily close Jan. 6 after being issued viol... More »
By Barrett Seaman– Every winter brings a new flu season. This one is turning out to be a doozy. During Christmas week, New York State recorded the highest number of influenza hospitalizations ever recorded. That one week saw almost 1,000 more hospital admissio... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— With the open enrollment for health care deadline looming today (Dec. 15), a moderated panel forum with local advocates and policy experts who discussed the many legislative failures that have led to skyrocketing health care costs for New Yor... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— Northwell’s Phelps Hospital was honored this week for 100 years of participation and leadership in the American Hospital Association (AHA), the nation’s leading advocate for hospitals. Michael Draine, regional executive for the AHA, presented... More »
By Rick Pezzullo– Phelps Hospital was one of 15 Northwell Health medical facilities that received a top rating for patient safety. Phelps was given an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group for fall 2025 for its commitment to protecting patients fro... More »
By Barrett Seaman– In a small pocket of land nestled beneath Phelps Hospital’s main building is a small oasis with benches, a fountain, shelter provided by a pavilion, embraced by plantings arrayed so as to highlight each of the four seasons. On Tuesday, in th... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— Northwell’s Phelps Hospital has appointed Keyur B. Thakar, MD, MPH, as medical director of hematology and medical oncology. A board-certified and fellowship-trained cancer specialist with a decade of clinical experience, Dr. Thakar was also n... More »
By Elizabeth Tucker– A Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) observed in the Hudson River in recent days has been expanding. Satellite images show it currently extends from Kingston to south of Croton Point on the Hudson’s eastern shore and to a point opposite Tarrytown ... More »
By Barrett Seaman– A handful of cases of West Nile Virus in New York City and Yonkers has sparked concern in the rivertowns. Last week, the New York City Health Department reports that two Queens residents were infected, with one of them briefly hospitalized. ... More »
By W.B. King– With more than 20 veterans and approximately five first responders taking their own life each day due to post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), traumatic brain injury (TBI) and related contributing factors like depression, homelessness, addiction... More »
By Elizabeth Tucker— On May 28, Phelps Hospital’s geriatrics program celebrated its thirtieth anniversary. To kick off the festivities, three centenarian patients offered congratulations to their doctors. The oldest, Filomena Semberger, turned 105 the week bef... More »
As the third leading cause of cancer-related death in the U.S., pancreatic cancer is a diagnosis no patient wants to hear. Certainly Robert Polito didn’t five years ago when doctors gave him the news. Yet so far. Polito has beaten the five-year odds, allowing ... More »
Mercy University has received a $140,000 grant from the Phelps Healthcare Foundation to launch a new community mobile health screening initiative that strengthens access to care throughout Westchester County. This initiative will also provide Mercy’s nursing s... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— Tarrytown-based Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has announced it has been named the successful bidder in the bankruptcy auction for substantially all of the assets of 23andMe Holding Co., a leading human genetics and biotechnology company. In... More »
By Maria Ann Roglieri– At a time when the U.S. government is turning inward and pulling funding for critical health care projects around the world, it is encouraging to learn that there are remarkable American physicians and administrators who are still tryin... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— A groundbreaking event was held Thursday for a new Serenity Garden at Northwell Phelps Hospital in Sleepy Hollow that is envisioned to be a space of peace, healing and inspiration for patients, visitors and staff. Located next to the hospital... More »
Northwell Phelps Hospital has been recertified as an Advanced Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center by The Joint Commission, maintaining the prestigious Gold Seal of Approval® it initially earned in 2022. This recognition, awarded in collaboration with the Americ... More »
