Maria Fareri Children's Hospital, a member of WMCHealth

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

🏅 Congratulations to everyone who completed 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, Kelly Peach, Rachel Cross, Marc Stepper, Victor Stevens, and Nabeel Ahmed.

Pictured here is Adam Cox (proud father of six-year-old Christopher), who ran his third marathon in support of the pediatric neurology department at Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital. When Christopher was just two years old, he was diagnosed with epilepsy and began receiving care at Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital. Today, Adam runs each year to honor the expert care Christopher has received.💙

Thank you to our incredible community of runners and supporters for helping Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital provide advanced care for kids — close to home. 🏥💛

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

🎉 Congratulations to Steven Wolf, MD, Chief of Neurology at Maria Fareri Children's Hospital, a member of WMCHealth on being named one of Crain's New York Business Notable Leaders in Health Care Technology for 2025!

Under Dr. Wolf’s visionary leadership, WMCHealth established its first National Association of Epilepsy Center - NAEC Level 4 Epilepsy Monitoring Unit — expanding access to advanced epilepsy care, innovative medications, and clinical trials for surgical options.

💡 A true pioneer in the field, Dr. Wolf has published more than 75 peer-reviewed articles, holds U.S., European, and Canadian patents for a neurological device used in epilepsy surgery, and has developed neurological rating scales used internationally.

Over the past five years, his Pediatric Epilepsy Drug and Device Research Program has led more than 30 groundbreaking studies, including the Neuropace Responsive Neurostimulator for adolescents and collaborative neonatal research exploring new medications for babies with epilepsy.

👏 Join us in celebrating Dr. Wolf for his extraordinary contributions to advancing pediatric neurology and improving the lives of children with epilepsy. To learn more: https://bit.ly/4oSzIyt

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

10/31/2025

🎃💛 Spirits were high this Halloween at Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital! 💛🎃

Our incredible nurses, caregivers, and staff came together to bring smiles, laughter, and a little bit of magic to our patients and their families. From creative costumes to festive decorations, every moment was filled with joy.

At Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital, we believe that healing happens not only through medicine, but through kindness, compassion, and togetherness. 💕

Thank you to our amazing team for making this Halloween one to remember, and to our brave patients for reminding us, every day, what true courage looks like. 👻🧡

10/31/2025

We were delighted to have Russell Cassevah, aka LittleBricks Charity, at Maria Fareri Children's Hospital! Russell brought a special delivery of joy to the kids at MFCH!

As part of a national initiative providing 2,500 Little Bricks Builds to hospitalized kids across the country, Russell personally delivered 250 Book & Bricks™ building sets to our patients and child life team to help spark creativity, confidence, and smiles during recovery.

LittleBricks Charity has already delivered more than 17,000 building sets to 56 hospitals nationwide. We were thrilled to be a stop on this mission of play and healing.

Thank you, Russell, for bringing toys and smiles to Maria Fareri Children's Hospital!

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

10/21/2025

Through their Spirit of Children initiative, your trip to Spirit Halloween can help bring smiles, comfort, and creativity to kids at Maria Fareri Children's Hospital!

When you use the Spirit of Children coupon, you’ll get 10% off your purchase — and Spirit will donate 10% of your total to support Child Life and Creative Arts Therapy at the hospital. These programs help children cope with illness and hospitalization through play, art, music, and emotional support, making a huge impact to our kiddos and their families.

In addition, Spirit provides Halloween costumes, decorations and crafts each year, so that children receiving care have an amazing holiday.

Thank you, Spirit Halloween, for bringing the magic of Halloween to Maria Fareri Children's Hospital!

Get the coupon here: https://bit.ly/4huVeqM

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.