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Hundreds Of Hudson Valley Hospital Workers To Picket Over Pay, Benefits At Several Facilities Hundreds Of Hudson Valley Hospital Workers To Picket Over Pay, Benefits At Several Facilities
Hundreds Of Hudson Valley Hospital Workers To Picket Over Pay, Benefits At Several Facilities Hundreds of Hudson Valley healthcare workers are expected to picket Friday, May 22, at three WMCHealth hospitals as contract disputes over wages and benefits continue, union officials announced.  According to 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, nurses and other frontline hospital employees will hold a coordinated “Day of Action” on Friday at MidHudson Regional Hospital in Poughkeepsie, Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern, and Bon Secours Hospital in Port Jervis.  The demonstrations are scheduled for: MidHudson Regional Hospital, 241 North Rd. in Poughkeepsie, from 11 a.m. to…

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First Robotic Heart Surgery Performed At This NY Hospital: Here's How They Did It First Robotic Heart Surgery Performed At This NY Hospital: Here's How They Did It
First Robotic Heart Surgery Performed At This NY Hospital: Here's How They Did It Westchester Medical Center has achieved a historic milestone in Hudson Valley healthcare with the successful completion of its first-ever robotic cardiac surgery, hospital officials said. The procedure, performed in mid-July, was led by Dr. Makoto Hibino, Director of the Robotic Cardiac Surgery Program, in collaboration with Dr. David Spielvogel, WMCHealth announced on Thursday, Aug. 28. Together, they removed a mass from the left atrium of a patient’s heart using advanced robotic-assisted technology.  According to hospital officials, traditionally, such operations require opening the…

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Rockland Pulmonary Workers Strike Over Pay, Benefits, Alleged Intimidation Rockland Pulmonary Workers Strike Over Pay, Benefits, Alleged Intimidation
Rockland Pulmonary Workers Strike Over Pay, Benefits, Alleged Intimidation Dozens of frontline care providers and support staff at Rockland Pulmonary walked off the job Tuesday, Aug. 12, to demand fair pay, improved benefits, and an end to what they call “worker intimidation” by management.  The one-day strike, organized by the workers’ union 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, comes after multiple charges were filed with federal labor authorities alleging management at Rockland Pulmonary violated labor laws during contract negotiations.  Rockland Pulmonary is part of the WMCHealth network, the Valhalla-based nonprofit healthcare system that operate…

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Suicidal Patients Turned Away Without Stabilizing At 3 Hudson Valley Hospitals, AG Says Suicidal Patients Turned Away Without Stabilizing At 3 Hudson Valley Hospitals, AG Says
Suicidal Patients Turned Away Without Stabilizing At 3 Hudson Valley Hospitals, AG Says Three major hospitals in the Hudson Valley have been slammed for putting psychiatric patients at risk by prematurely discharging them or denying them care altogether, the New York Attorney General’s Office announced in a landmark settlement that aims to bring major reforms to the region’s mental health services.   In an announcement on Monday, April 21, Attorney General Letitia James said that Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, MidHudson Regional Hospital in Poughkeepsie, and HealthAlliance Hospital in Kingston will face sweeping changes after a state investigation f…

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