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The minute Billy Davis was sent flying off his motorcycle, he knew it was going to end badly. Davis, 38, of Jersey City, was taking exit 17S off I-87 onto I-84. His bike, a custom-built, tricked-out 1997 Suzuki 750, hit a patch of gravel and spun out. Both he and the bike slid, at about 45 miles an hour, across the road and into a guardrail.
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As part of the 16-bed Neuro ICU expansion project, 14 new Neuro ICU beds are now open at Westchester Medical Center. The additional two ICU beds will be added by the end of the year.
The newly expanded unit features large, single-occupancy rooms equipped with the latest technology and modern décor, including soothing earth tones and flat-screen TVs and a video system, which allows ...
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Westchester Medical Center, the regional leader in heart and vascular care offers Transcatheter Aortic Valve replacement (TAVR) for patients with severe aortic stenosis.
Dr. Gilbert Tang performs the minimally invasive procedure in a specially designed, state-of-the-art hybrid operating room—the only operating suite of its kind in the Lower Hudson Valley.
Read more about TAVR here.
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VALHALLA, N.Y. - Dr. Nitin Sekhri has been named the new medical director of pain management for the Westchester Medical Center.
Sekhri was appointed to the medical staff of on Jan. 8. He earned his Chemical Engineering degree from Manhattan College before attending Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He completed his residency in Anesthesiology at Columbia University Medical Center, ...
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Westchester Medical Center (WMC) is among the first hospitals in the State and the first in the Hudson Valley region to implant the Boston Scientific Subcutaneous Implantable Cardioverter-defibrillator System (S-ICD®), the world’s first and only commercially available subcutaneous implantable defibrillator for the treatment of patients who are at risk for sudden cardiac arrest.
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Recently, cases of whooping cough have been reported in the Hudson Valley.
Whooping cough or Pertussis disease can start just like the common cold, with a runny nose or congestion, sneezing, and perhaps even a mild cough or fever. However, after a week or two patients begin to experience severe coughing. Whooping cough is highly contagious and is easily spread through coughing or ...
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Westchester Medical Center offers health and safety tips as forecasters call for potentially dangerous snow and ice conditions over the next 48 hours.
Old man winter is gearing up to deliver another substantial snowfall to our area. Weather forecasters are calling for a snowfall in excess of a foot or more in some areas of the Hudson Valley. While this usually means lots of winter fun ...
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Dr. Darshan Patel, Chief of the Pediatric Emergency Department at Maria Fareri Children's Hospital at Westchester Medical Center is featured in the latest profile video from Westchester Medical Center. The video is the latest installment in an ongoing series featuring candid conversations with Westchester Medical Center practitioners and staff.
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Hypothermia can occur when the body’s core temperature drops below 95°. When body temperatures drop below normal (around 98.6°), the body reacts by shivering.
“Shivering is the body’s normal reaction to minor heat loss says Dr. Ivan Miller, Director of the Emergency Department at Westchester Medical Center. “Shivering is lots of little muscle contractions which creates energy and ...
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According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), influenza or “the flu” is a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses. It can cause mild to severe illness. The flu infects the nose, throat, and lungs and in serious cases, the flu infection can result in hospitalization or in some cases death. Some people, such as the very old, young or infirmed are at higher risk ...