WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Joseph Guarracino began his tenure today as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of White Plains Hospital. In the role, Guarracino will oversee all financial operations of the 292-bed hospital and its 12 satellite facilities, including two multi-speciality centers in Armonk and New Rochelle.Guarracino’s career spans more than 25 years in managing and ...

ARMONK, N.Y. --  A typical MRI scan can reach sound levels over 100 decibels – the equivalent of a jackhammer, freight train, or loud rock concert. In addition to being unpleasant, the loud sound can increase already high tress levels in patients. Now, White Plains Hospital Imaging Center in Armonk offers 'Silent Scan' technology by GE Healthcare. The revolutionary technique produces ...

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- White Plains Hospital was one of the first hospitals in Westchester to perform robotic surgery. Now celebrating its 10th year of using the technology, the Hospital has a remarkable group of robotic surgeons with extensive experience and skill. "It's remarkable how far we've come in ten years," says Seth Lerner, M.D., who leads White Plains Hospital's ...

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- As of Jan. 1, White Plains Hospital will now offer five new brand-new, state-of- the-art operating rooms for patients in 2016.The first new OR, completed in 2013, was designated specifically for minimally invasive and robotic procedures and includes the latest da Vinci® surgical system. The four other operating rooms will all be in use in January. All are designed ...

NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks surprised the world two years ago when he revealed he had type 2 diabetes. And that's a good thing. It's always helpful when a well-known celebrity or personality is honest about their health, said Rebecca Fenichel, MD, ECNU, an endocrinologist at White Plains Hospital Physician Associates in New Rochelle. "Taking away some of the ...

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- The White Plains Hospital family is mourning the unexpected death of Dr. Robert Small, who died Tuesday morning after a tragic bicycle accident on Friday, according to Dr. Michael Palumbo, Medical Director and Executive Vice President of White Plains Hospital.  White Plains Hospital staff held a brief memorial service Wednesday morning in the hospital's ...

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. – With 6 to 8 inches of snow on the ground throughout Westchester and colder temperatures expected through the weekend, it is important for residents to protect themselves from common weather-related injuries. Erik Larsen, the director of Emergency Medicine at White Plains Hospital, said the emergency room at the hospital was quiet earlier in the day Friday, but ...

BEDFORD, N.Y. – Bedford resident Heather Kramer Giordano will be recognized for her extraordinary compassion as a nurse Sunday, Nov. 17 in the annual “Join the Voices! Run/Walk” in Central Park, which begins at 8:30 a.m. Giordano is an adult nurse practitioner who worked at Weill Cornell Medical Center for more than three years. During her time at Cornell, she worked very closely with ...

YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- Yorktown's Support Connection, Inc. is sponsoring a free program at the Somers Public Library called  “Managing Anxiety and Stress For the Holidays and Year Round: For Those Living With Cancer." The talk is open to people living with breast, ovarian and gynecological cancers. Judy Lake Chessa, LMSW, Coordinator of the Anxiety and Phobia Center at White Plains Hospital, ...