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St. John’s Riverside Hospital Spearheads Committee For Achieving Regional Equity in Healthcare
St. John’s Riverside Hospital in Yonkers, under the leadership of Mr. Ron Corti, spearheaded the Committee for Achieving Regional Equity in Healthcare (CARE), so as to better serve the local, albeit disenfranchised residents. The CARE mission was devised to eliminate the healthcare disparities suffered by the City of Yonkers and the surrounding communities. The intention was to achieve healthcare equity by identifying the deficiencies and disparities with the intention to promote effective strategies to optimize the delivery of healthcare locally. St. John’s Riverside Hospital championed a p…
Obituaries
Village Justice From Westchester Dies After Cancer Battle: 'Exemplary Human Being'
A community in Westchester is mourning the loss of its village justice who was well-known for being a trusted source of wisdom for those who came to him. Hastings-on-Hudson resident Joseph DiSalvo, who served as Village Justice since 2004 and Acting Village Justice before that since 1988, died at the age of 71 on Saturday, July 1, Mayor Nicola Armacost announced. DiSalvo, who served as a judge until the week before his death, split his time between practicing law in Westchester with Bronxville-based Nobile, Magarian & DiSalvo, LLP, and serving as Village Justice fo…
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Killed While Crossing Saw Mill River Parkway During Storm In Yonkers
A man was killed after he was hit by a car while trying to cross a busy Westchester County highway in the midst of a powerful pre-Christmas storm, police said. The accident happened on Friday, Dec. 23, around 2:45 a.m., when a Honda Pilot struck a man attempting to cross the southbound Saw Mill River Parkway in Yonkers in the area of Odell Avenue, according to Westchester County Police. The man, whose name has not yet been released by police but was in his 40s and was believed to be homeless, was rushed to St. John’s Riverside Hospital, where he died around 4 a.m. Po…
Lifestyle
Latest Nutritional Insights: Fighting COVID Through Nutrition & Making Sense Of Diets
St. John's Riverside Hospital presents The Great Diet Dilemma.
Lifestyle
Yes, We Can Heal That!
At St. John’s Riverside Hospital, we have strategically built a hospital network to answer the community’s needs. This strategy includes keenly attracting the best talent. As the first and most comprehensive wound healing center in Southern Westchester to incorporate hyperbaric treatment as an adjunct therapy, we offer our patients greater healing rates over standard wound healing therapies. The Wound Healing Center consists of a multidisciplinary team that works collaboratively to ensure that patients receive the most comprehensive evaluation and treatment. Nirav Patel, DO, is a highly reg…
Lifestyle
Empress EMS Offers Advice On How To Handle A Stroke
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.
Lifestyle
St. John’s Riverside Hospital Activates* F.A.S.T. Guide To Help Identify Signs Of A Stroke
SIGNS OF STROKE SHOULD PROMPT FAST ACTION F – Face drooping A – Arm weakness S – Speech difficulty T – Time to call 9-1-1 When 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 award-winning stroke team. Access to multi-board-certified doctors, C.T. and brain scans, and Tissue Plasminogen Activator is critical and available. If you talk with someone who suddenly begins to behave unu…
Lifestyle
Newest Breast Surgeon At St. John’s Riverside Hospital And Montefiore Is Sloan Trained
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 achieve cosmetically acceptable outcomes while treating breast cancer surgically. Additionally, she educates patients about their diagnosis and helps them explore treatment options. In 2002, Dr. McEvoy received her …
Lifestyle
St. John's Riverside Hospital Offers Promising Treatment Option For Patients With Chronic Pain
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.
Lifestyle
St. John’s Riverside Hospital Awarded Primary
Stroke
Center Accreditation From Joint Commission
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 visit in December of 2020. During the visit, a team of Joint Commission reviewers evaluated compliance with stroke standards spanning several areas. St. John’s demonstrated adherence to the most current evid…
News
Covid-
19: Large Variance In Healthcare Workers Getting Vaccinated In Hudson Valley, Cuomo Says
Healthcare workers in New York are being vaccinated for COVID-19 at a quicker rate statewide as officials continue to prioritize controlling hospital capacity during the latest wave of the virus. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that the state’s top priority when it comes to the COVID-19 vaccine is to ensure that healthcare workers receive their shots first to ensure hospitals can maintain necessary staff during the pandemic. “Our top priority on the vaccination was healthcare workers to make sure we have hospital capacity. We want to make sure hospitals don’t reach their capacity limits as…
News
Know Him? Hospital Officials Attempting To Identify Patient In Westchester
Officials at St. John's Riverside Hospital in Yonkers are attempting to find out who a patient is and any family or friends. The patient, who doesn't know who he is, has been at the acute care hospital for five weeks, said Denise C. Mananas, senior director of External & Business Affairs. Because he is well, the hospital is hoping to find his family or friends so he can go home, she added. He has used the names Ramon Rodriguez and Tony DeLeon, but those are not his name. He is also believed to have ties to Brooklyn, New Rochelle, and Yonkers. Anyone with information s…
Obituaries
Covid-
19: Mother Of Yonkers Assemblyman Dies At Age 90
The mother of an assemblyman in Westchester has died due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. "It is with great sadness and a heavy heart that I announce the passing of my mother Jalilah Sayegh (Um Nabil)," Assemblyman Nader J. Sayegh, who represents the 90th District in Yonkers, said on Saturday afternoon, April 11. "Jalilah was the matriarch of our family, and was loved and respected by everyone who had the pleasure of knowing her. To know her, was to love her. I will sorely miss her." Nader Sayegh said his mother Jalilah Sayegh died earlier in the day at St. John’s Riversid…
Politics
Covid-
19: Bill, Hillary Clinton Order Pizzas For Hospitals In Yonkers
As health care professionals work around the clock combatting the novel coronavirus, longtime Westchester County residents Bill and Hillary Clinton had a special treat cooked up and delivered to area hospitals. The Clintons, who call Chappaqua home, had dozens of pizzas sent to the several hospitals in the county, including St. John's Riverside Hospital in Yonkers, St. Joseph's Medical Center in Yonkers, Blythedale Children’s Hospital in Valhalla, and White Plains Hospital on Wednesday, March 25 as hospital workers have all hands on deck with the COVID-19 outbreak. White Plains Hospita…
Lifestyle
St. John's Riverside Hospital Dobbs Ferry ER Offers Highest Quality Care
NO WAIT Every 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 DOCTORS The Emergency Department is under the direction of Mark Silberman, MD, Chief of Emergency Medicine. Dr. Silberman completed his residency at Columbia University Medical Center and is uniquely qualified with four board certifications. With no wait and a multiple board certified team,…
Lifestyle
St. John's Riverside Hospital Can Help Transform Your Life With Bariatric Surgery
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 alleviate pain, allow people to stop using pain medications and become more mobile. BLOOD PRESSURE | Reduced weight can improve your risk of heart disease and stroke. Blood pressure and cholesterol levels are u…
Lifestyle
St. John's Riverside Hospital Doc Helps Patient Find Freedom From Pain
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 her brother who in turn called an ambulance that took her to St. John’s Riverside Hospital. She began to believe she would never be able to walk again. Determined to find the cause, Dr. Choudhri, a world-renow…
Lifestyle
St. John's Riverside Hospital Can Help The Sleepless Get Some Rest
Are you having trouble sleeping? If the answer is yes, you are not alone. The reported cases of sleep deprivation or insomnia are growing to epic proportions nationwide. More than 60 million Americans suffer from poor sleep quality, and more than 40 million meet the diagnostic criteria for sleep disorders. Americans are sleeping less and consequently are putting their health at risk. Patients who toss and turn all night will initially complain of lack of energy, irritability and loss of appetite. Left untreated, inadequate sleep carries with it both short- and long-term consequences includi…
Lifestyle
St. John's Riverside Hospital Brings First Hernia Center To Westchester
As a pioneer in single incision hernia surgeries and co-founder of the only Minimally Invasive Center in Westchester, Dr. Har Chi Lau has performed more minimally invasive hernia surgeries than any other surgeon in Westchester County. We are proud that he practices at St. John’s Riverside Hospital. Dr. Har Chi Lau opened the first Hernia Center in Westchester just over two years ago now and people have traveled from as far as California to be treated there. A Board-Certified Surgeon with expertise in Minimally Invasive (MI) surgery, Dr. Lau also instructs laparoscopic surgery methods to oth…
Business
St. John's Riverside Hospital In Yonkers Seeks Partnership
St. John’s Riverside Hospital in Yonkers, announced on Wednesday, March 28, that it has issued a Request For Proposals to major healthcare systems to explore a future partnership arrangement. It's one of last two remaining independent hospitals in Westchester County. The RFP process is expected to take 18 to 24 months “The changing healthcare landscape mandates that we reconsider our current business model in order to continue to serve the community with state-of-the-art care and remain as an important and valued economic contributor to our local community," said Ron Corti, the hospit…
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