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The Elizabeth Seton Pediatric Center celebrated its 30th anniversary at its newly expanded facility in Yonkers, New York. The Pediatric Center was founded in 1988 in Manhattan and relocated to a brand-new facility in Westchester County in 2012, where it has since thrived and continued to grow with the completion of a new 32-bed wing in 2017. The Pediatric Center is home to 169 of the most medically complex children in New York state and is a recognized leader in administering care to children who are technology-dependent, with more than 60 children relying on ventilators and other forms of advanced-technology-based care to survive and thrive. Calvary Hospital and EnoB are collaborating on Flowers for Healing, a program in which caregivers will get to make floral arrangements each week. The program is being offered in the Family Care Center at Calvary's Bronx campus and will run through Dec. 14. Before and after each session, Calvary will measure the impact this program has on caregiver stress levels. There is no charge for family members who want to participate. This program was made possible by the generous support of the Irving Hansen Memorial Foundation. In the first session, participants made beautiful bouquets out of sunflowers, button pompoms, yellow aster and smoke bush. Montefiore Health System and Montefiore Hudson Valley Collaborative PPS have been selected among nine finalists for the NYS Medicaid Social Determinants of Health Call for Innovations Initiative. They presented their three-pronged, systemwide approach to addressing the social determinants of health (SDH) at the NYS State Medicaid SDH Summit at the New York Academy of Medicine. The three-pronged approach includes 1) incentivizing and systematically conducting routine SDH screening; 2) utilizing an evidence-based referral tool (NowPow) to link patients to community resources and services through community-based organizations (CBOs); and 3) supporting CBOs by providing them return-on-investment (ROI) training, coaching and tools, including an ROI calculator. Recognizing the role of food and good nutrition in staying healthy, fighting disease, and promoting healing and general well-being, the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) is putting its weight behind a new initiative to address food policy issues in the Hudson Valley. Headed by powerhouse leaders in the food arena, such as Feeding Westchester, Chef Peter X. Kelly of Xaviars Group, Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture, ShopRite, Pace University College of Health Professions, Westchester County, and others, the new Hudson Valley Food for Life Council will address access to nutritious food across our community. WMCHealth's Food for Life initiative focuses on developing programs that contribute to the overall health of communities served within a 6,200-square-mile radius of the Hudson Valley, affecting more than 3.5 million residents. In recognition of the role that food and good nutrition play in fighting disease and overall health, WMCHealth is committed to promoting healthy eating and access to wholesome, local foods while supporting regional food industries, purveyors and stakeholders. Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) hospitals across the Hudson Valley recently received Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Recognition — the highest level awarded — for their exceptional care of stroke patients in the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association's Get With The Guidelines program. Westchester Medical Center, the flagship of WMCHealth in Valhalla, and network affiliates HealthAlliance Hospital: Broadway Campus in Kingston, MidHudson Regional Hospital in Poughkeepsie; and Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern were each awarded Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement recognition for their consistent achievement for 24 consecutive months or more. Hundreds of people attended the Westchester Institute for Human Development's (WIHD) Second Annual Fall Fun Fest: Celebrating Abilities, held on the Oval, Cedarwood Hall in Valhalla. The free event featured entertainment, refreshments and a "Turtle Pluck" event, which raised funds for WIHD's vital services and programs. n Calvary's Flowers for Healing program Westchester County Legislator MaryJane Shimsky and Westchester Institute for Human Development President and CEO Susan Fox, PhD WMC Food for Life Council Montefiore's Call for Innovations Initiative 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