By Jeff Wilson– When Lauren Novotny was admitted to Phelps Hospital on Friday, November 1, she had another concern besides her health. “How do I go about voting if I’m in the hospital?” she wondered. The Tarrytown resident, who’d hoped to be home by Elec... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— The Westchester County Department of Health is notifying residents that a rabid raccoon was found acting aggressively in Tarrytown on October 31 near John Paulding School. The raccoon, which was also seen near the Warner Library and Patriots ... More »
At its annual Champagne Ball fundraiser at Sleepy Hollow Country Club on October 18, Northwell Phelps Hospital raised a record raised $686,250—in part for the expansion of its Health and Wellness Center at the Northwell Health Cancer Institute. Honored at the ... More »
By Barrett Seaman— With a crowd of doctors, administrators, local politicians and community leaders present, Phelps Hospital officially dedicated a new 22,754-sq. ft. “Maternal Child Health Center” on the hospital’s fourth floor, where some rooms with Hudson R... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— For the last 30 years, Support Connection has offered free and confidential emotional, social and educational support to more than 20,000 individuals affected by breast, ovarian or gynecological cancer. Support Connection, a non-profit organi... More »
County Executive and Congressional candidate George Latimer got a tour this week of Phelps Hospital’s hyperbaric chamber, the largest of its kind in the northeastern U.S. At 28 feet long and 9 feet wide, the chamber is spacious enough to accommodate 12 adults ... More »
Phelps Hospital, part of Northwell Health, is the first and only emergency department in Westchester County to be recognized by the New York State Department of Health as an Always Ready for Children (ARC) hospital. The pediatric emergency recognition program ... More »
BRAINSTORM: Turning myself Inside Out twice By Krista Madsen– I’ve lost my marbles. The thought pinballed my mind as my daughters and I—45 minutes early—settled into our reclining theater seats for Inside Out 2 this week, in our favorite row, just behind the h... More »
The Westchester County Health Department has cleared Croton Point Park and Philips Manor Beach to open. The beaches had been ordered closed last week due to elevated bacteria levels. The beach samples collected exceeded the maximum level of enterococcus bacter... More »
Northwell Health has opened a new orthopedic practice, Northwell Orthopedics at Tarrytown, continuing its strategy to expand access and coordinated care of its specialty services in Westchester County. The health system has invested nearly $3 million into the ... More »
High bacterial levels in the Hudson have led the Westchester County Health Department to close beaches at Philipse Manor and Croton Point Park. Collected samples exceeded the upper density of bacteria of 104 enterococci per 100 mL of marine water. The beaches... More »
By Barrett Seaman– There are rock bands with names designed to shock (all in good humor, of course): Helloween, Cannibal Corpse, Black Sabbath. But when the band calling itself N.E.D takes the stage at the Pleasantville Music Festival on July 13, the message i... More »
The Westchester County Health Department lifted its safety advisory for the Hudson River Monday following the release of partially treated sewage last week. The advisory was put in place during sewer main repairs on a force main in Ossining, which were complet... More »
By Barrett Seaman– Bargainers for 1199 SEIU, the union representing healthcare workers and nurses at Phelps Hospital, announced that they reached a tentative agreement with hospital management at 5:13 a.m. Thursday morning following a week of round-the-clock d... More »
“CHEMISTRY” is…Chemical: Deciphering the complicated science of spark By Krista Madsen– Chemistry is the scientific study of the properties and behavior of matter. More specifically, according to the Cambridge Dictionary: “the scientific study of the basic cha... More »
Registered nurses and other caregivers at Phelps Hospital voted 98.9% to authorize a strike “if hospital management refuses to settle a fair contract that provides greater staff input on patient care,” read a statement issued by a spokesperson for 1199SEIU, th... More »
By Barrett Seaman– It wasn’t a picket line in the traditional sense in which people are discouraged from entering a business. But as a show of force, the “informational rally” in front of the main entrance of Phelps Hospital on Wednesday by members of 1199 SEI... More »
LAND OF AMBIGUOUS LOSS: Make a left after crossing the Uncanny Valley By Krista Madsen– When a robot—perhaps crafted to resemble a human—dares veer too uncomfortably close to anthropomorphic, we humans supposedly tend to get hit with a queasy squeamishness/r... More »
