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"We are dedicated to improving the quality of care for our stroke patients by implementing the American Heart Association's Get With The Guidelines-Stroke initiative," says Paul E. Lleva, MD, a neurologist and Stroke Director at Phelps. "The tools and resources provided help us track and measure our success in meeting evidenced-based clinical guidelines developed to improve patient outcomes." Additionally, Phelps Hospital received the association's Target: Stroke Elite Plus Honor Roll award. To qualify for this recognition, hospitals must meet quality measures developed to reduce the time between the patient's arrival at the hospital and treatment with the clot-buster tissue plasminogen activator, or tPA, the only drug approved by the FDA to treat ischemic stroke. The Center for Breast Health at Good Samaritan Hospital, a member of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network, has been granted a three-year full accredi - tation designation by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC), a program administered by the American College of Surgeons. Accreditation by the NAPBC is given only to centers that have voluntarily committed to provide the highest level of quality breast care and that undergo a rigorous evaluation process and review of their performance. Saint Joseph's Medical Center's Center for Advanced Wound Care & Hyperbaric Medicine, an outpatient facility offering a comprehensive ap - proach for patients with non-healing wounds, has received accreditation from the Undersea & Hyperbaric Medical Society (UHMS). UHMS accreditation means the facility has met the highest standards of care and patient safety through rigorous evaluation of the adequacy of the facility, equipment, staff and training to ensure that the utmost qual - ity is maintained. UHMS is an international nonprofit association serving some 2,000 physicians, scientists, associates and nurses from more than 50 countries in the fields of hyperbaric and dive medicine. An expanded Radiation Oncology Department and new Center for Radiosurgery were celebrated recently at the White Plains Hospital Center for Cancer Care. The newly renovated space will provide patients access to the Varian Edge Radiosurgery System — the first facility in Westchester, Rockland, Putnam and Fairfield (Connecticut) coun - ties to do so. U.S. Rep. Nita Lowey, D-N.Y., joined White Plains Mayor Tom Roach and Hospital President and CEO Susan Fox, among other community and hospital leaders, donors and patients, for a ribbon- cutting announcing the Paul and Harriet Weissman Department of Radiology Oncology and an impressive new space that includes a sophisticated radiosur - gery suite, named for the Clarvit family, featuring the latest treatment technology. In keeping with White Plains Hospital's mission to promote an optimal patient experience and healing environment, the sleek, serene design of the new space complements the Hospital's ongoing campus modern - ization, including the rest of the Center for Cancer Care, renovated and expanded in 2016, and the new lobby and six-story patient tower, completed in 2015. Hospice of Orange and Sullivan Counties and St. Luke's Cornwall Hospital presented a documentary, Consider the Conversation, at the Newburgh Armory Unity Center. Crystal Run Healthcare palliative care specialist Danielle Belser, MD, Assistant Medical Director of Hospice, presented the documentary along with Kirti Joseph, MD, and Sue Martino, NP-C, of St. Luke's Cornwall Hospital Palliative Care. Consider the Conversation is a series of films created to inspire dialogue around end-of-life wishes. The films address how America struggles with preparing for and talking about the end of life and ways to make the subject less taboo. NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital announces the opening of its new digestive health center and the growth of its gastroenterol - ogy and hepatology team. The NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital Digestive Health Center has achieved the Gold Seal of Approval by The Joint Commission and is located on campus at 1978 Crompond Road in Cortlandt Manor. Physicians Herman B. Kleinbaum, MD; Mitchell Josephs, MD; and David E. Lin, MD, formerly of Hudson Valley Center for Digestive Health, have joined the team. The physicians are affiliated with NewYork- Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital and will perform all their proce - dures at the new center. Dr. Josephs specializes in the treatment of liver disease, GERD and colon cancer detection. Dr. Lin focuses on all general gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary disorders, including CRC prevention, GERD, acid pep - tic disorders, liver disease and pancreaticobiliary. Dr. Kleinbaum treats patients with end-stage liver disease and inflammatory bowel disease, as well as performing routine colonoscopy and endoscopy. n The White Plains Hospital Center for Cancer Care expands its Radiation Oncology Department. Breast center accreditation team M D N E W S . C O M /// M D N E W S L O W E R H U D S O N / B R O N x ■ 2 018 2 1