Bon Secours Community Hospital

12/02/2025

💙 Bon Secours Community Hospital Makes a Difference! 💙

Bon Secours Community Hospital, a member of WMCHealth, recently completed an employee-driven Fall Food Drive, and we’re excited to share the impact it made right here in our community.

Thanks to the generosity of our Bon Secours Community Hospital team, we helped contribute to the 1,500+ food items collected across the WMCHealth network to support individuals and families facing food insecurity.

This November, employees at Bon Secours Community Hospital donated non-perishable foods and essential supplies. All contributions from our hospital were delivered to Easterseals New York in Port Jervis, supporting their vital work in providing resources, dignity, and hope to local families.

This effort reflects our ongoing commitment to caring for our Hudson Valley neighbors, both inside our hospital and throughout the community.

A heartfelt thank-you to every team member who helped make a difference! 💙🙏

11/27/2025

This Thanksgiving, we’re especially grateful for our incredible team, our inspiring patients, and the continued support of our community. Wishing everyone a joyful and healthy Thanksgiving! 🦃🍂

11/11/2025

🎖️ ️Honoring Our Heroes This Veterans Day🎖️
Today, we proudly salute all who have served, and those who continue to serve, in our nation’s Armed Forces, including the incredible members of our WMCHealth workforce.

Your courage, dedication, and selfless commitment to protecting our freedom inspire us every day.

At WMCHealth, we are deeply grateful for your service today and always. 💙

11/08/2025

🩺 Stop the Falls 2025 – Join Us for a Day of Health and Prevention!

Falls are preventable — and education is the first step. Join the WMCHealth Trauma Consortium for a free, interactive event focused on awareness, education, and fall prevention for all ages.

📅 Tuesday, November 18, 2025
🕐 1:30 – 4:30 p.m.
📍 Westchester Medical Center, Taylor Conference Room

Enjoy presentations and services from expert teams in Cardiology, Orthopedics, Neurology, Physical Therapy, Wound Care, and more!

✅ Neurology and Orthopedic Screening
✅ Blood pressure & glucose monitoring
✅ Hearing & vision screenings
✅ Medication & nutrition education
✅ “Matter of Balance” training
✅ Pediatric & adult fall prevention

Refreshments will be served.
📲 Register today https://bit.ly/4nWuVvl
or emailing Kate.Maguire@wmchealth.org

Let’s work together to keep our community safe, strong, and standing tall! 💙

11/06/2025

🏃‍♂️💙 Running for a Cause: Marathon Team Raises Funds for WMCHealth

🏅 Congratulations to all who conquered the TCS New York City Marathon!

This year, a dedicated group of Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) employees, patients, and family members went the distance — 26.2 miles — to support WMCHealth.

👏 Please join us in celebrating our incredible runners: Adam Cox, Juan Trias, Otto Palao, Justin Williams, Jeanne Marie Kolka, Kelly Peach, Rachel Cross, Marc Stepper, Victor Stevens, and Nabeel Ahmed.

Among them was Adam Cox, father of six-year-old Christopher, who ran his third marathon in support of Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital’s pediatric neurology department. Christopher has been cared for at Maria Fareri since age two, following his epilepsy diagnosis — and Adam runs each year to honor the exceptional care his son has received. 💛

Thank you to every runner, supporter, and donor who made this year’s marathon so meaningful. Your dedication helps WMCHealth continue to provide life-changing care for families across our region. 🙏💙

11/05/2025

🩺 Stop the Falls 2025 – Join Us for a Day of Health and Prevention!

Falls are preventable — and education is the first step. Join the WMCHealth Trauma Consortium for a free, interactive event focused on awareness, education, and fall prevention for all ages.

📅 Tuesday, November 18, 2025
🕐 1:30 – 4:30 p.m.
📍 Westchester Medical Center, Taylor Conference Room

Enjoy presentations and services from expert teams in Cardiology, Orthopedics, Neurology, Physical Therapy, Wound Care, and more!

✅ Neurology and Orthopedic Screening
✅ Blood pressure & glucose monitoring
✅ Hearing & vision screenings
✅ Medication & nutrition education
✅ “Matter of Balance” training
✅ Pediatric & adult fall prevention

Refreshments will be served.
📲 Register today https://bit.ly/4nWuVvl
or emailing Kate.Maguire@wmchealth.org

Let’s work together to keep our community safe, strong, and standing tall! 💙

Registration Form

11/05/2025

☀November is Epilepsy Awareness Month☀

☀️Congratulations to Westchester Medical Center's Section Chief of Epilepsy, Manisha Holmes, MD published in JAMA ☀️New Study Offers Hope for People with Newly Diagnosed Focal Epilepsy ☀️

The results of a large-scale study of people with epilepsy were just published in a paper in JAMA Neurology, offering new hope and clearer expectations for people newly diagnosed with focal epilepsy. The study was authored by Sarah N. Barnard, MD, MIPH; Zhibin Chen, PhD; and Manisha Holmes, MD, Epilepsy Section Chief at Westchester Medical Center, et al, on behalf of Human Epilepsy Project (HEP) study investigators.

Key findings include:
🔵 Most patients (60%) became seizure-free, but only 27% achieved this with their first anti-seizure medication (ASM).
🔵 Seizure control usually takes more than one year—the median time to seizure freedom was 12 months.
🔵 One in four patients developed treatment-resistant epilepsy, continuing to have seizures despite multiple adequate medications.
🔵 The first year after diagnosis is the most challenging—63% still had seizures during that time, including subtle episodes that may be overlooked.

Learn more: https://bit.ly/46sZsuV

11/01/2025

Early detection of lung cancer saves lives!

The WMCHealth Lung Cancer Screening Program offers high-quality imaging and a dedicated team to guide you through the process. Lung cancer screening with low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) can detect early stages of the disease, leading to better outcomes. The program is offered at Bon Secours Community Hospital in Port Jervis, as well as several other locations.

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends yearly lung cancer screening with LDCT for high-risk patients who meet the following criteria:
✅ Age between 50 and 80 years
✅Current cigarette smoker or quit smoking in the last 15 years
✅Cigarette smoking history of 20 pack-years or more (pack-years is calculated by multiplying the number of cigarette-packs smoked per day by the number of years smoked)
✅No symptoms of lung cancer

📞 If you think you might qualify for lung cancer screening or would like to learn more, schedule an appointment with the WMCHealth Lung Cancer Screening Program by calling
833.WMC.LUNG.

10/30/2025

🧠 Yesterday was World Stroke Day

At WMCHealth, we’ve been committed to advancing stroke and neuroscience care for more than a century. From becoming the first-and-only Comprehensive Stroke Center in the Hudson Valley, to launching one of the state’s earliest Telestroke networks, to deploying AI-enabled diagnostics across our network — our mission remains the same: save lives, restore hope, and transform outcomes.

On this day of global awareness, we reaffirm our pledge to combine compassion and cutting-edge science. Because when every minute counts, every tool — every dedicated team member — matters.

Learn the signs. Seek care early. Together, we build a smarter, stronger future in stroke care.

Learn more about our Stroke program: https://www.wmchealth.org/service-line/neurosciences/stroke

10/20/2025

We’re experiencing temporary call center and scheduling issues due to a global AWS outage.

Our physician practice call center and outpatient scheduling system are currently down because of a worldwide Amazon Web Services (AWS) outage. We’re monitoring the issue closely and will update you as soon as service is restored. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

10/19/2025

🎉 Celebrating National Pharmacy Week & Welcoming a New Era in Pharmacy at WMCHealth! 💊🌟

As we celebrate National Pharmacy Week (Oct. 19–25), we want to take a moment to recognize and thank our incredible pharmacy professionals across the Westchester Medical Center Health Network. Their dedication, expertise, and compassion makes a difference for our patients and communities every single day. 💙

🌟 This year is extra special as we welcomed Urshila Shah, PharmD, BCPS, CPEL, our very first Senior Vice President & Chief Pharmacy Officer! Dr. Shah is leading our pharmacy enterprise across inpatient, ambulatory, and specialty services — driving innovation, improving access, and enhancing patient care throughout the Hudson Valley.

We’re also excited to announce that we will be launching a specialty pharmacy, expanding access to comprehensive, patient-centered care for those who need it most. Stay Tuned for future announcements. 📢

👏 Join us in celebrating National Pharmacy Week, recognizing our outstanding pharmacy teams, and welcoming Dr. Shah to the WMCHealth family! 💙

10/16/2025

A new era of care is rising at Westchester Medical Center Health Network.
The Brenda Fareri Pavilion, our new state-of-the-art Critical Care Tower, is now under construction, marking a historic step forward in lifesaving medicine for the Hudson Valley.

At our Campaign Kickoff and Beam Signing Ceremony, community leaders, physicians, donors, and staff came together to leave their mark on the future of healthcare by literally signing the steel beam that will soon become part of the Pavilion itself.

🎥 Watch highlights featuring:
• Dr. David Lubarsky, President & CEO, WMCHealth
• Zubeen Shroff, Board Chair, Westchester County Health Care Corporation
• Dr. David Asprinio, Director of Orthopedic Surgery
• Julie Fareri, Foundation Trustee whose mother, Brenda (a pioneering critical care nurse), is honored in the Pavilion’s name

🏗️ The future is being built, one signature, one gift, one act of generosity at a time.