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Advances In Radiation Therapy Offer More Effective Cancer Treatment Advances In Radiation Therapy Offer More Effective Cancer Treatment
Advances In Radiation Therapy Offer More Effective Cancer Treatment Since its inception at the start of the 20th century, radiation therapy has been recognized as an essential element of an effective cancer care program and has become one of the most common forms of treatment for many types of cancer. Approximately fifty percent of cancer patients receive it either alone or in combination with other treatments with remarkable results. Radiation oncologists from NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital’s cancer center, Lawrence Koutcher, M.D., and Leah Katz, M.D., MPH, both published experts and researchers on this subject, discuss this type of therapy an…
NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital Celebrates Opening Of Maternal & Newborn Care Unit NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital Celebrates Opening Of Maternal & Newborn Care Unit
NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital Celebrates Opening Of Maternal & Newborn Care Unit On January 20, NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital celebrated the opening of its Maternal & Newborn Care Unit, designed to enhance the care and comfort of expectant moms and their newborns and provide the best patient experience before, during and after childbirth. Located on the second floor of NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital, the center features bright, private postpartum rooms, each with a bathroom, shower, and a comfortable bed for a partner to sleep that allows for family-focused support and bonding. The center also has spacious labor and delivery rooms with…
NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital To Open New Maternity Center This Fall NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital To Open New Maternity Center This Fall
NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital To Open New Maternity Center This Fall When NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital leaders started talking about how to redesign their Maternity Center, they had a clear advantage: most members of the leadership team and redesign committee were women—and moms. “Who better to plan a perfect maternity unit than a group of mothers?” said Dr. Meera Garcia, Division Chief of General Obstetrics and Gynecology at NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital. Set to open this fall, the committee designed the new state-of-the-art center to help moms-to-be feel more at ease and families more comfortable while visiting their tini…