CARMEL, N.Y. – After having a stroke five years ago, Gerry Cerasuolo thanks Putnam Hospital Center’s Rehabilitation Department for helping her to walk again.“I came here in a wheelchair,” said Cerasuolo, of Carmel. “They nursed me back to walk, to do it without my cane.”Putnam Hospital Center’s Rehabilitation Department is a robust and comprehensive program whose physical therapy ...

CARMEL, N.Y. – Putnam Hospital Center recently implemented the Opt-to- Quit program to assist patients who wish to stop smoking. The program is developed by the Roswell Park Cancer Institute and facilitated by the New York State Quitline Service. At Putnam Hospital Center, both inpatients and outpatients are asked if they smoke as part of a routine nursing assessment. If they respond ...

CARMEL, N.Y. – Over the last six months, Louis Valentino has seen his energy level rise, the pain in his knee fall and his physical abilities improve dramatically. “I feel fantastic,” said Valentino, 64, of Mahopac. Valentino had weight-loss surgery at Putnam Hospital Center on Sept. 17, specifically a laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy, where the stomach is reduced by 85 to 90 ...

Buying off the rack may be fine for clothes, but when it comes to treating breast cancer, a made-to-order approach can go a long way in improving your standard of care.  The first option for physicians is the right imaging tool needed to detect your cancer. Ultrasounds, mammograms and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are all used to find and examine abnormalities in the breast.  If a ...

CARMEL, N.Y. – Dr. Egesta Mani has joined Health Quest Medical Practice in their Division of Primary Care. Mani will work with Dr. Rolando Rojas and Dr. Adam Whitehead in their Carmel office at 150 Route 52. Mani graduated with honors from Tirana University School of Medicine in Albania. For two years she did research at Weill Cornell Medical College. Mani completed her residency at ...

It’s that time of year again to dust off the alarm clock, hunt down those school supplies and reinstate routines. We at Putnam Hospital Center know the excitement -- and anxieties -- that come with going back to school. To help parents, hospital staff offer these tips to ensure your children have a successful 2014-2015 school year. Indrani Dhar, the supervisor of clinical nutrition, ...

It’s that time of year again to dust off the alarm clock, hunt down those school supplies and reinstate routines. We at Putnam Hospital Center know the excitement -- and anxieties -- that come with going back to school. To help parents, hospital staff offer these tips to ensure your children have a successful 2014-2015 school year. Matthew Kriniske, the director of rehabilitation, ...

It’s that time of year again to dust off the alarm clock, hunt down those school supplies and reinstate routines. We at Putnam Hospital Center know the excitement -- and anxieties -- that come with going back to school. To help parents, hospital staff offer these tips to ensure your children have a successful 2014-2015 school year. Dr. Arun Agarwal, medical director of the Sleep Center ...

At Health Quest, you can feel confident you are receiving high-quality imaging services in the safety of a hospital setting. Northern Dutchess Hospital, Putnam Hospital Center and Vassar Brothers Medical Center are accredited by the American College of Radiology (ACR) in all imaging modalities and are also designated ACR breast imaging centers of excellence. Plans to expand and enhance ...

Tea has been linked to many health benefits, including weight loss and improved mood. Is tea really a magical elixir? “Researchers have closely examined tea, the second-most popular beverage in the world, and found it appears to lower the risk for heart disease and stroke, increase metabolism, strengthen bones and protect against fractures,” says Indrani Dhar, RD, CDN, Clinical ...