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for Calvary to pur- chase the unit. Each year, Calvary cares for more than 800 Jewish patients and fami - lies at its Bronx and Brooklyn cam - puses, The Dawn Greene Hospice at Mary Manning Walsh Home (Manhattan), Ozanam Hall of Queens Nursing Home, and in hundreds of homes throughout the greater New York area. Westchester Medical Center, the flagship of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), announced it has been accredited as a Sponsoring Institution for graduate medical education (GME) by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) in affiliation with New York Medical College (NYMC). With this distinction, Westchester Medical Center assumed sponsorship of 30 ACGME residency and fellowship programs July 1. For decades, Westchester Medical Center has partnered with NYMC to provide GME programs. Now accredited by ACGME, Westchester Medical Center will be fully responsible for administra - tive oversight of all GME programs at the Valhalla campus, while also preserving the legacy of its affiliation. This includes residency pro- grams at Maria Fareri Children's Hospital and the Behavioral Health Center, both of which are members of WMCHealth. As an ACGME-accredited Sponsoring Institution, Westchester Medical Center will champion innovation in its GME programs to promote research and education and prepare future care provid - ers. As a result of this enterprise, Westchester Medical Center, in affiliation with NYMC, will advance the highest quality care for the Hudson Valley. The informative public health radio show Public Health Minute debuted locally on July 26 on Westchester's W VOX radio, where William Latimer, PhD, President of The College of New Rochelle, was inter - viewed by William O'Shaughnessy, President and Editorial Director, Whitney Global Media, W VOX and W VIP. Latimer is creator and host of the show, which is aired by radio stations in eight states. The program explores topical health issues through interviews with healthcare-related and other professionals. It is in its sixth year, with over 700 segments aired with experts from more than 500 colleges, universities and hospitals. CareMount Medical announces the launch of CareMount 24/7, a state-of-the-art technological platform offering patients on- demand access to their health care from anywhere, online, anytime. Addressing the ever-growing demand for clickable convenience, CareMount 24/7 features four key online platforms: 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. Virtual visits essentially replicate an office visit, allowing patients to connect with a physician in real time to receive a diagnosis, treat - ment plan and prescription, as needed. For example, when a patient is unable to visit a CareMount urgent care, a virtual visit can be the solution. Patients can also use their mobile device or desktop to manage postoperative care remotely. Virtual visits are available for current and future CareMount Medical patients. Crystal Run Healthcare hosted a local blood drive at the Practice's Monroe location to support the New York Blood Center. Twenty-seven units of blood were collected from donors in an ongoing effort to address the critical blood shortage in the Hudson Valley. The recent blood drive marks the third annual blood drive held in Monroe and the second for Crystal Run this year, bringing the total num - ber of units donated in 2018 to 47. The Twigs of Northern Westchester is an all-volunteer, nonprofit organization dedi- cated to supporting Northern Westchester Hospital (NWH) and providing comfort items to its patients. This year, Twigs donated $80,000 to support four Hospital programs. The gift, raised from sales at the Twigs Thriftree Thrift Shop at 449 Lexington Ave. in Mount Kisco, will be allocated to art therapy, cancer health and wellness, caregiver support, and com - munity health. Each of the following NWH programs received $25,000: The Ken Hamilton Caregivers Center, where family caregivers find respite and support; The Bruce and Andrea Yablon Cancer Health and Wellness Program, which empowers cancer patients and sur vivors to live a healthy lifestyle in ways that powerfully touch mind, body and spirit; and the Community Health, Education and Outreach Program, which partners with schools and local groups to build a healthier community. The Hospital's Art Therapy Program on the Behavioral Health Unit received $5,000. ■ Public Health Minute makes its debut. An employee donates blood at the Crystal Run Healthcare Blood Drive in Monroe on July 10. Twigs volunteer Margaret Marcogliese Rosalyn Foster, Assistant Director, Nutritional Services, and Rabbi Rachmiel Rothberger, BCC, Jewish Community Liaison 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

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