MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. -- Northern Westchester Hospital patient shares her story after she tested positive for the BRCA gene, which put her at an increased risk for hereditary breast cancer. She discusses how the use of integrative therapies such as aromatherapy helped her, and how the compassion of NWH doctors and nurses eased her nerves before she underwent a double mastectomy and ...

MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. -- Northern Westchester Hospital nurses provided flu shots to residents of Heritage Hills in Somers on Wednesday, Oct. 1.   

MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. -- Dr. Eugene Kornhaber, a board-certified child and adolescent psychiatrist, will be presenting on "Kids, ADHD, ADD and Medications" at Northern Westchester Hospital on Wednesday, Oct. 8 from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Kornhaber owns a private practice in Mount Kisco. He attended medical school at the Medical College of Virginia, completed an internship in Pediatrics at ...

MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. -- To kick off breast cancer awareness month, Northern Westchester Hospital was recently highlighted by WABC-TV as a hospital with staff members who personally relate to the disease and are taking a stand to make strides in recovery.  WABC-TV explores the bond between Northern Westchester Hospital's Dr. Elizabeth Chabner-Thompson, a radiation oncologist, and Caitlin ...

MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. -- Northern Westchester Hospital Pediatric Pulmonologist Dr. Lynne Quittell discusses triggers and treatments for asthma in children on Northern Westchester Hospital's blog.  Some of the potential causes of asthma include allergies, exposure to secondhand smoke and a family history of asthma. Quittell stresses the importance of developing a treatment plan with a ...

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MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. -- Dr. Elisa E. Burns, a gynecologic surgeon and director of quality and outcomes for the Institute for Robotic and Minimally Invasive Surgery at Northern Westchester Hospital, will be the physician honoree at the hospital’s annual fundraising gala, held on Saturday, Nov. 1 at Old Salem Farm in North Salem.  She will be honored for her clinical leadership, generosity ...

MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. -- Northern Westchester Hospital patients are now able to access aspects of their medical record, members of their clinical team, dietary guidelines and menu selections through a new bedside tablet that is now offered at the hospital. For more information on the new bedside tablet that is offered at Northern Westchester Hospital, click here.

MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. -- A Northern Westchester Hospital patient and longtime nurse was diagnosed with breast cancer, attributed to performing her military duty at Ground Zero as a 9/11 first responder. She chose NWH and a team led by breast surgeon Karen Arthur, MD, FACS, medical director of Northern Westchester Hospital’s breast institute in Yorktown and Julie Vasile, MD, who specializes ...

MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. -- Dr. Mark Bertin, a board-certified developmental pediatrician, will be presenting at Northern Westchester Hospital's speaker series, "Kids, ADHD, ADD and Medications" on Wednesday, Oct. 8 from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Bertin studied at Cornell University and the UCLA School of Medicine before completing general pediatric training at Oakland Children’s Hospital in ...