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WARWICK, N.Y. (March 10, 2021) – Visitation at St. Anthony Community Hospital and Bon Secours Community Hospital, members of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), has been reinstated, per an order by the Commissioner of the Orange County Department of Health. Certain restrictions apply including visiting hours limited to 2pm – 6pm with a maximum of two visitors per day, one person at a time; only one visitor in the Emergency Department; and Labor and Delivery at St. Anthony may have...
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Visitation Guidelines Effective December 2, 2024 Bon Secours Charity Health System recognizes that patients need the support of family and friends while they are in the hospital or visiting for an outpatient appointment or procedure. We welcome visitors and request that you follow our visitation guidelines. Safety measures are in place for our patients, employees, and visitors. We appreciate your support and cooperation. Bon Secours Charity Health System does not restrict, limit, or deny visitation priv...
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WARWICK – (February 28) Mardi Gras, French for Fat Tuesday, is the day before Ash Wednesday and it’s traditionally a time to celebrate and eat well before the season of Lent. Although celebrated throughout the world, most people in the United States associate the event with the City of New Orleans. And, like New Orleans, the residents of Schervier Pavilion, a skilled nursing facility on the Warwick Campus of the Bon Secours Charity Health System, began the celebration early with a Mardi Gras party on Su...
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VALHALLA, N.Y. (June 22, 2020) – Updated visitation guidelines are going into effect at all Westchester Medical Center Health Network ( WMCHealth ) hospitals that enable patient visitation for up to two support persons, designated by the patient or healthcare proxy. WMCHealth worked closely with the New York State Department of Health on the visitation update, which is in alignment with all state guidelines and helps ensure the safety of our patients, their caregivers, our workforce members, and the com...
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Goshen, N.Y. – Orange County Executive Steven M. Neuhaus visited St. Josephs Place at Bon Secours Community Hospital in Port Jervis and Schervier Pavilion in Warwick on Thursday to meet with veterans ahead of Veterans Day, which is on Saturday, November 11 th . Both skilled nursing facilities are operated by Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth). “I enjoyed spending time with this wonderful group of veterans and learning more about their decorated service and lives,” Neuhaus said. “ It’s...
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WARWICK, NY (October 5, 2020) – Emergencies don’t wait and neither should patients. That’s why St. Anthony Community Hospital, a member of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), pledges to see its patients in the Emergency Department (ED) in 30 minutes or less. Patients visiting the ED will be seen by a provider within 30 minutes of check-in. The 30-Minute Pledge applies 24/7 to all patients, including children. “When you’re experiencing a medical emergency, the last thing you want t...
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VALHALLA , N.Y. (May 27, 2022) – Westchester Medical Center Health Network's (WMCHealth) 2022 Gala to be held at the Caramoor Center for Music and Arts in Katonah, NY on June 4 will salute 10 local organizations for their support of the Network during the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, WMCHealth will recognize Michael Gewitz, MD, Executive Director, and William Russell McCurdy, Physician-in-Chief of WMCHealth's Maria Fareri Children's Hospital for his decades-long accomplishments in pediatric cardiolog...
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VALHALLA, N.Y. (June 12, 2020) – Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) offers a convenient online appointment scheduling service for COVID-19 antibody and diagnostic tests, via WMCHealth.org/Testing . Community members requesting an appointment online will be contacted by a WMCHealth representative within 72 hours, and scheduled at one of several convenient locations in the Hudson Valley. Members of the public can also schedule COVID-19 antibody and diagnostic appointments by call...
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Does the hospital and doctor participate with my insurance? Patients can learn about their coverage by calling their insurance company or visit their insurance company website. Be sure to ask if a referral and/or precertification is required for the specific type of service that is requested. Do I have a copay/co-insurance to pay before my service is provided? It is required by your insurance company that it is the patient responsibility to pay their co-pay at the time of service. Since co-pay an...
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Paul Nebrasky was in pain. Less than 24 hours after undergoing back surgery at a downstate hospital in July, this new resident of Warwick, NY, didn’t know where to turn for help. Luckily, a friend knew just the place -- St. Anthony Community Hospital, a member of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth). “I couldn’t urinate and my doctor wanted me treated immediately, not drive an hour-and-a-half to a hospital or urgent care,” said Nebrasky, owner of Nebrasky Plumbing, Heating & Coo...
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VALHALLA, N.Y. (September 25, 2019) – Fueled by their commitment to Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) patients, a dedicated group of 11 WMCHealth workforce members will compete in the TCS New York City Marathon November 3. Each runner has his or her own motivation and has taken up the marathon challenge in support of the life-changing and lifesaving care provided to patients at WMCHealth hospitals across the Hudson Valley. Six are running a marathon for the first time. Team WMCHealth...
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Spiritual Care Department provides spiritual support and guidance to ill and dying patients, their families and our staff. Spiritual Care caregivers, working closely with physicians and nurses, play an important role in the holistic care that we strive to provide to our patients. They are a resource available 24 hours a day, seven days a week to listen, offer prayer, ease stress, teach coping skills, and help patients and families deal with ethical and end-of-life issues. Spiritual Care Bon Secour...
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COVID-19: Maintaining a Safe and Effective Care Environment A safe and effective care environment is our highest priority, and Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) hospitals and medical practices have undertaken necessary steps to protect our patients and workforce as the COVID-19 situation evolves. On this site, you will find up-to-date information on our patient and visitor guidelines, as well as details about vaccination, testing and treatment offered at our hospital campuses, ...
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Last year, volunteers at Good Samaritan Hospital, St. Anthony Community Hospital and Bon Secours Community Hospital donated a total of 53,472 hours of their time in service. That generosity was estimated as being equal to a contribution of $1,290,274. On June 1, these three hospitals of the Bon Secours Charity Health System invited volunteers to a Recognition Luncheon. It was an opportunity for Bon Secours Charity Health System senior administrators to express their gratitude to the many dedicated men an...
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VALHALLA, NY (April 12, 2021) – Paranoia, delusions and other mental health conditions should be considered as potential signs of COVID-19 infection, according to studies authored by behavioral health and emergency medicine specialists at WMCHealth. The medical journals Psychosomatics and the Journal of Psychiatric Research published the studies, which are part of an international sharing of new findings that point to additional, non-traditional symptoms of the COVID-19 virus and its impac...
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WARWICK, NY (December 10) – It was a joyful afternoon at Schervier Pavilion on Sunday, December 6. Santa paid an early visit that day and, joined by Mrs. Claus aka Roselle Egan, a recreation aide at Schervier Pavilion, spent several hours posing for photographs with residents and their families along with his merry, “Ho, Ho, Ho!” The Warwick Valley Middle School Orchestra provided musical entertainment for the afternoon and Schervier Pavilion staff prepared a table of holiday treats, cookies, punc...
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our response time E-mail messages are received and read by Bon Secours Charity Health System between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Most messages are replied to the same day; however, some inquiries may take several days to receive a response. medical advice We do not offer medical advice via e-mail. Concerns pertaining to medical diagnoses and treatments should be discussed with your physician. If you do not have a physician, please visit our physician locator, or call: Go...
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VALHALLA N.Y. (June 2, 2022) – Whether the tunes are rock, rap, jazz or a bedtime lullaby, music is employed as a healing therapy at Maria Fareri Children's Hospital, a member of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth). With $2,500 in support from the Million Dollar Roundtable Foundation (MDRT), the music therapy program at Maria Fareri Children's Hospital now extends beyond the walls of the hospital with the MusiConnection Initiative, a program that connects hospitalized children to f...
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Jennifer and Steven Kis welcomed the new year with a most precious gift: baby girl, Faith Eileen Kis. Born at 7:07 a.m. on January 1 at eight pounds, three ounces, Faith was the first baby of 2023 born at the Kennedy Birthing Center at WMCHealth's St. Anthony Community Hospital. Every new baby is a miracle; however, Jennifer and Steve's joy was amplified since Jennifer had two failed pregnancies previously. Faith is considered a "rainbow baby," offering the couple hope and healing after such...
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Access myCare The myCare Patient Portal is a secure online website that provides our patients with convenient 24-hour access to personal health information including: medical history, medication lists, discharge instructions, test results, educational materials and non-urgent communications with participating WMCHealth providers. At your next visit, the Registration team will ask if you want to enroll in the myCare Patient Portal. Then, if you have not received your myCare email invitation or ther...
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WARWICK, NY (December 21) – Commercial greeting cards often take a back seat when the creative hands and minds of children express themselves. Jean Thomasberger, director of PAK Kids (Park Avenue Kids) was teaching the children in her before-and-after-school program at Park Avenue Elementary School how to create their own Christmas and Holiday greeting cards when she realized their project could bring much joy to others. “At first I learned that handmade cards were being sent to injured soldiers, ...
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WARWICK, N.Y. (November 18, 2019) – Winding Through Warwick, a holiday house tour benefiting St. Anthony Community Hospital, Schervier Pavilion and Mount Alverno Center – all members of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) – will take place on Saturday, December 7. Winding Through Warwick, hosted by the Bon Secours Warwick Health Foundation, is a self-guided tour that brings guests through six distinguished local homes decorated for the holidays. The event also includes a tricky tra...
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Please read Our Patient Information for more detail on scheduling elective outpatient ambulatory procedures and tests, visitation and what to expect in preparing for a surgical procedure. May, 18, 2020: Today, WMCHealth announces that elective outpatient ambulatory surgeries and medical tests will resume this week at its hospitals in Orange County, under an Executive Order from Governor Andrew Cuomo. St. Anthony Community Hospital in Warwick and Bon Secours Community Hospital in Por...
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VALHALLA, N.Y. (August 13, 2018) – As the summer draws to a close, families are turning their thoughts and preparations to the beginning of a new school year. Amidst the back to school shopping and gathering of school supplies, experts at Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital, a member of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network, are urging parents to remember the most important back to school focus – their children’s physical and emotional preparedness for the year ahead. Pediatrician Rebekka Levis, MD...
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COVID-19 Vaccination, Testing and Treatment at WMCHealth Use the links below to a WMCHealth location for testing and vaccine appointment scheduling. Westchester Medical Center, Maria Fareri Children's Hospital and our Behavioral Health Center HealthAlliance Hospital Margaretville Hospital MidHudson Regional Hospital Bon Secours Community Hospital Good Samaritan Hospital St. Anthony Community Hospital WMCHealth Physicians Advanced Physician Services Bon Secours Medical Group More COVID-19 and Antibody Te...
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We have been informed by Bon Secours Health System, Inc. of Marriottsville, Maryland, about an issue it has experienced regarding access to vendor-stored patient information. Bon Secours Health System, Inc. is a minority corporate parent of our local Bon Secours Charity Health System. Below is a notification from Bon Secours Health System Inc. regarding the issue and Bon Secours Health System, Inc.’s response. From Bon Secours Health System, Inc. of Marriottsville, Maryland Bon Secour...
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Cigna (NYSE:CI) and Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), a 1,700-bed, 10-hospital healthcare system based in Valhalla, NY, have entered into a multi-year contract that adds most of the health network’s hospitals and employed physicians to Cigna's network of participating hospitals and doctors in the NY Metro market. The agreement became effective August 15, 2017. With this addition to the network, Cigna customers who receive acute care and other medical services from WMCHe...
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The Medical Staff Library (also known as the Caroline D. Schwartz Medical Library) is a reference and research library funded by the medical staff and hospital administration. Its primary purpose is to provide information and referral services appropriate to the professional, technical, educational, administrative and research needs of the entire medical and hospital staff. It does this through a variety of services: data base searching for research requests, document retrieval (from books and journals)...
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As the summer draws to a close, parents and children in the Hudson Valley are turning their thoughts and preparations to the start of the new school year. Amidst the back to school shopping and gathering of school supplies, experts at Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital, a member of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network, are urging parents to remember the most important back to school focus – their children’s physical and emotional preparedness for the year ahead. Pediatrician Rebekka Levis, ...
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A special group of Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) employees who competed in the 26.2-mile TCS New York City Marathon on November 4 raised nearly $50,000 for WMCHealth facilities across the Hudson Valley. The team’s 10 members – five nurses, a nurse manager, occupational therapist, psychiatry resident, nurse practitioner and the network’s executive vice president and chief administrative officer – helped raise funds for the life-changing and lifesaving care provided at each of WMCHe...
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VALHALLA, N.Y. (July 21, 2020) – Westchester Medical Center has been certified as a Comprehensive Stroke Center, a designation that represents the most advanced stroke treatment available in a given geographic area*. With this certification, Westchester Medical Center, the flagship of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), is now the only hospital in New York’s Hudson Valley region recognized by the New York State Department of Health as a Comprehensive Stroke Center. The Centers for...
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VALHALLA, NY (November 11, 2021) ― Four Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) hospitals have again been cited by national associations* for stroke care excellence. Westchester Medical Center, Good Samaritan Hospital, MidHudson Regional Hospital and HealthAlliance Hospital have each earned the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get with the Guidelines ® Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award for 2021. The award recognizes each hospital for its commitment to, and ...
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PORT JERVIS, NY – (November 30) On November 28, members of “Get Fit Port Jervis,” a community walking initiative created by Bon Secours Community Hospital, celebrated their “End of the Walking Group Season” luncheon. The event has been provided courtesy of the hospital in its cafeteria each year since the group formed in May of 2014. The Walking Group was conceived and is currently led by Karen Little, MSPT, Physical Therapist, of Bon Secours Community Hospital’s Physical Rehabilitatio...
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A special group of Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) employees who have trained for months to complete a 26.2 mile race of a lifetime at the TCS New York City Marathon on November 4 will run for their patients and their co-workers and support WMCHealth facilities across the Hudson Valley. The team’s 10 members – five nurses, a nurse manager, occupational therapist, psychiatry resident, nurse practitioner and the network’s executive vice president and chief administrative officer – all...
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SUFERN, NY (July 7, 2017) ― Good Samaritan Hospital has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines -Stroke Silver Quality Achievement Award with Target: Stroke SM Honor Roll. The award recognizes the hospital’s commitment and success ensuring that stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines based on the latest scientific evidence. To receive the Silver Qua...
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