WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Two Northern Westchester Hospital doctors will be participating in panel discussions on "What Every Parent Should Know About Prom Night and Graduation Season" at Fox Lane and John Jay high schools this week. Northern Westchester Hospital's Director of Emergency Medicine Dr. Jim Dwyer will be presenting at the event held at 7 p.m Tuesday, April 22 at Fox Lane ...

MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. -- Northern Westchester Hospital Dietitian Kimberly Stein takes a look at ways to reduce salt in the diet on Northern Westchester Hospital's blog. According to Stein, most Americans are consuming large amounts of salt throughout the day and may not even be aware of the problem. Consuming too much salt can lead to hypertension, heart problems and fluid retention in ...

MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. -- Northern Westchester Hospital has announced three new members to its medical staff.  Dr. Maria McKenna practices at Westchester Health in Yorktown Heights. McKenna received her medical degree from Catholic University of Santiago de Guayaquil, Ecuador. She completed her residency in Pediatrics from Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center in the Bronx. She resides in ...

MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. -- Northern Westchester Hospital maternity nurse Maureen Varcasio writes about the numerous resources available for new parents on Northern Westchester Hospital's blog. From 24-hour hotlines and breast-feeding information to the Newborn Channel on Northern Westchester Hospital televisions, Varcasio discusses options for new parents to learn more information.  To learn ...

MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. -- Dr. Jerald Wishner, co-director of the Institute for Robotic and Minimally Invasive Surgery and Medical Director of the Colorectal Surgery Program at Northern Westchester Hospital and leading colorecral cancer surgeon, shares his thoughts on the importance of colonoscopy screenings on Northern Westchester Hospital's blog. Wishner discusses the beginning stages of ...

MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. --   Marian Hamilton, founder of the Ken Hamilton Caregivers Center at Northern Westchester Hospital, has been selected to receive the “Quality of Life Award” during the 34th annual Volunteer Spirit Awards held by the Volunteer Center of the United Way. The ceremony will take place at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel in Tarrytown on Thursday, April 24 from 8 a.m. to 10 ...

MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. -- Northern Westchester Hospital will be hosting its annual Teddy Bear Clinic and Health Fair on Saturday, May 3 from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.  Parents, children and their favorite stuffed animal can arrive anytime between 8 a.m. and 10:15 a.m. The Teddy Bear Clinic will follow an open house format and the last tour will be held at 10:15 a.m. The NWH Teddy Bear Clinic is a ...

MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. -- Kim McKechnie, lactation consultant at Northern Westchester Hospital, discusses the benefits of breastfeeding. We know that in most cases “natural” is better, and breastfeeding is no exception. Breastfeeding your baby is the most healthful way to feed and nurture most newborns, and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) backs this contention. The AAP recommends ...

MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. -- Community volunteer Kristina Weise will be co-hosting Northern Westchester Hospital education session, "Developmental Anxiety and the Middle School Child," on Wednesday, March 26 from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m in Northern Westchester Hospital's Conference Center. This discussion, part of the hospital’s ongoing speaker series, will focus on ways to help children overcome ...

MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. -- John Abrahams, chief of neurosurgery and co-director of spine surgery at the Orthopedic and Spine Institute in Northern Westchester Hospital shares the benefits of the hospital's newest technology for spine surgery, the O-Arm. The Orthopedic and Spine Institute of Northern Westchester Hospital recently brought new technology into the operating room – the O-Arm from ...