LAGRANGEVILLE, N.Y. – Support Connections Inc. will host support group sessions for women with breast, ovarian or gynecological cancers at two Health Quest facilities. The dates for January include:Putnam Hospital Center: 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 18.Vassar Brothers Medical Center: 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26.Preregistration for all groups is required. To register or learn more, women may ...

PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- The holiday season brought some extra cheer to five Putnam County organizations helping the needy.The medical staff of Putnam Hospital Center recently donated $5,000 to five food pantries across the county. Each charity received $1,000, and was presented a check by medical staff president Dr. Michael Nesheiwat. The recipients included the Philipstown Food Pantry, ...

CARMEL, N.Y. – The American Red Cross has a critical need for blood donors throughout the holiday season.Putnam Hospital Center is stepping in to help fill that gap by hosting a blood drive from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 22, in the Michael T. Weber Conference Room 2 at 670 Stoneleigh Ave.During December, there are often fewer blood donations because of the holidays, inclement ...

PUTNAM COUNTY -- After relocating to Mahopac from the Bronx about a year ago, Alice Maniotis began experiencing cognitive and memory issues from what she called "a traumatic move."Following a neurological evaluation, Manioitis, 82, started receiving speech therapy at the Putnam Hospital Center Rehabilitation Center in Jefferson Valley a month ago. The twice-per-week sessions, ...

CARMEL, N.Y. – The Putnam Hospital Center Auxiliary recently gave a major gift to the hospital toward the purchase of a state-of-the-art mammography unit. Auxiliary Co-President Peg Lindblom delivered a $50,000 check to Putnam Hospital Center Foundation Executive Director Priscilla Weaver earlier this month. The contribution is the first installment of a $150,000 pledge the Auxiliary ...

RYE BROOK, N.Y. --  At the Foundation for Putnam Hospital Center’s annual gala last month at the Westchester Hilton in Rye Brook, one guest was so moved by the presentation that he donated an impromptu $100,000.Following a short video shown at the gala about the PHC Breast Center’s journey toward accreditation, Anthony Rutledge said he was inspired to support Putnam Hospital Center’s ...

CARMEL, N.Y. – Dr. Michael Dubin has joined Health Quest Medical Practice’s primary care office in Carmel. The board-certified internist spent the past eight years at Northern Medical Specialists, which has offices located at Putnam Hospital Center. Prior to that, he worked at Montefiore Medical Group in Yonkers and the Bronx. He also served on the faculty of Albert Einstein College of ...

PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- The face of physical therapy is changing. In accordance with the American Physical Therapy Association's “Vision 2020” initiative, by 2020 physical therapy will be provided by therapists with doctoral degrees, changing a profession that once required only a bachelor’s degree to practice.Putnam Hospital Center's Rehabilitation Department is already working to reach ...

CARMEL, N.Y. -- More than 26 million Americans between the ages of 20 and 64 experience frequent back pain, according to the National Center for Health Statistics.While back and spine problems can be both painful and debilitating, there are many treatment options to consider.Join neurosurgeons Dr. Virany Hillard, of Brain and Spine Surgeons of New York, and Dr. Omar Syed, of CareMount ...