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EMT Injured In Norwalk Hospital Explosion EMT Injured In Norwalk Hospital Explosion EMT Injured In Norwalk Hospital Explosion
EMT Injured In Norwalk Hospital Explosion An EMT was injured when an oxygen tank exploded on a patient's gurney at Norwalk Hospital. The explosion was reported around 7:30 p.m., Sunday, July 21, to the Norwalk Fire Department as a fire in the emergency room, said Norwalk Fire Department Deputy Chief Edward Prescott. When firefighters arrived they learned that an oxygen cylinder/regulator exploded on a transport gurney, Prescott said. The gurney was transporting a patient into the emergency room and had two attendants. Firefighters found a moderate amount of dust from the discharge of a dry-chemical extinguisher, but no smoke or fi…

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Newburgh, NY
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Bon Secours Laboratories Receive Accreditation From College of American Pathologists Bon Secours Laboratories Receive Accreditation From College of American Pathologists Bon Secours Laboratories Receive Accreditation From College of American Pathologists
Bon Secours Laboratories Receive Accreditation From College of American Pathologists The laboratories of Bon Secours Charity Health System’s Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern, NY; Bon Secours Community Hospital in Port Jervis; and St. Anthony Community Hospital in Warwick, NY, all members of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), have been recognized by the Accreditation Committee of the College of American Pathologists (CAP) in recognition of their overall excellence and adherence to safety standards. The on-site evaluation and CAP accreditation process is designed to ensure the highest level of care for all laboratory patients. Inspectors examin…

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Mount Pleasant, NY
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Westchester Medical Center Unveils New $230 Million Ambulatory Care Pavilion Westchester Medical Center Unveils New $230 Million Ambulatory Care Pavilion Westchester Medical Center Unveils New $230 Million Ambulatory Care Pavilion
Westchester Medical Center Unveils New $230 Million Ambulatory Care Pavilion Westchester Medical Center has officially unveiled its new ambulatory care pavilion, the county’s “largest healthcare construction project in more than four decades.” The Ambulatory Care Pavilion is eight stories tall and measures 280,000 square feet. It will open for patient care later this month, officials say, with full occupancy expected in the fall. The hospital serves as the flagship of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), and the Ambulatory Care Pavilion will be the center’s “new focal point” for ambulatory care services. “Westchester Medical Center has traditi…

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by Valerie Musson
Brookfield, CT
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Surgeons Get Surgery Too! A Physician’s ACL Reconstruction Story Surgeons Get Surgery Too! A Physician’s ACL Reconstruction Story Surgeons Get Surgery Too! A Physician’s ACL Reconstruction Story
Surgeons Get Surgery Too! A Physician’s ACL Reconstruction Story It all happened so fast...I recently tore my ACL in our resident faculty annual soccer match on the turf at Chelsea Piers. You know when cartoon characters see stars? I saw stars! It was an immediate, searing, popping pain that literally dropped me to the ground. I knew something was wrong as soon as I injured it — I just wasn’t sure what. As a typical physician, I wrapped it with an ACE wrap, took Motrin and tried to grin and bear it. After a week, it was still swollen and painful and I was not able to put weight on it. I figured it might be something more serious than a sprain or strain, an…

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Rivertowns, NY
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St. John's Riverside Hospital Doc Helps Patient Find Freedom From Pain St. John's Riverside Hospital Doc Helps Patient Find Freedom From Pain St. John's Riverside Hospital Doc Helps Patient Find Freedom From Pain
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…

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Armonk, NY
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CareMount Medical Announces 24/7 Patient Care Technological Platform CareMount Medical Announces 24/7 Patient Care Technological Platform CareMount Medical Announces 24/7 Patient Care Technological Platform
CareMount Medical Announces 24/7 Patient Care Technological Platform CareMount Medical, the largest independent multi-specialty medical group in New York State, announces the launch of CareMount 24/7, a state-of-the-art technological platform offering patients on-demand access to their healthcare, from anywhere, online, anytime.  Addressing the ever-growing demand for clickable convenience, CareMount 24/7 features four key online platforms including: virtual visits, online scheduling, patient portal and pre check-in.  Urgent care wait times for CareMount’s eight urgent care centers have already been in place. “We live in an increasingly connected world,” sa…

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by Jon Craig