At St. John's Riverside Hospital, our award-winning stroke team is comprised of clinicians from various disciplines. Meet a few of these outstanding members from Empress Ambulance.

SIGNS OF STROKE SHOULD PROMPT FAST ACTIONF – Face droopingA – Arm weaknessS – Speech difficultyT – Time to call 9-1-1When it comes to a stroke, how fast you are treated is critical. As one of the only hospitals in the area that is a gold-level certified stroke center, St. John’s Riverside Hospital has made substantial investments to be ready for you or your family member, with an ...

Maureen P. McEvoy, MD, is a Breast Surgeon at Montefiore and St. John's Riverside Hospital, an Assistant Professor at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and the Program Director of the Breast Surgery Fellowship. Since 2015, Dr. McEvoy has been devoted solely to caring for women and men with breast cancer. Her clinical focus is on minimally invasive and oncoplastic techniques to ...

In observance of Prostate Cancer Awareness in September, our next webinar is on the fight against prostate cancer. This upcoming webinar with Urologist Michael Ficazzola, MD will cover everything from detection to treatment. REGISTER TODAY!

Dr. Stephen Erosa is an interventional spine and pain specialist with St. John's Riverside Hospital. Dr. Erosa discusses peripheral nerve stimulation and how it can help patients experiencing chronic pain with a long-term solution that is both minimally invasive and does not require surgery, opioids or permanent implants.

St. John’s Riverside Hospital has earned The Joint Commission’s Disease-Specific Gold Seal of Approval® for Stroke Accreditation by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards. The Gold Seal is a symbol of quality that reflects a health care organization’s commitment to providing safe and quality patient care.St. John’s Riverside Hospital underwent a rigorous site ...

High blood pressure or hypertension has been called a “silent killer” and according to the CDC affects 29.5 percent of adult Americans. Even for those of us who feel we’ve done our best trying to maintain a healthy lifestyle, factors such as heredity, stress, diet and a history of smoking can cause an increase in blood pressure. Living with hypertension can lead to serious ...

NO WAITEvery second counts during a medical emergency. When the need arises, take comfort in knowing you have the highest quality Emergency Care just minutes away. St. John’s Riverside Hospital in Dobbs Ferry provides our community the safety of a full-service hospital and rarely has a wait.TOP RATED DOCTORSThe Emergency Department is under the direction of Mark Silberman, MD, Chief of ...

Bariatric surgery enables overweight and obese people the chance to achieve significant and long-term weight loss leading to a happier and healthier you. Of the many benefits from bariatric surgery, some of the most notable include: JOINT PAIN RELIEF | Excessive weight puts a lot of stress on your joints and causes damage over time which leads to pain. Significant weight loss can ...

Soyica G., who works at Sing Sing Correctional Facility, started feeling a pain that radiated through her legs. The pain made her so weak she eventually could not hold herself up and became partially paralyzed in both legs.The first hospital emergency room she visited sent her home without any tests and recommended bed rest. After weeks lost from work and getting worse, she contacted ...