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Winding Through Warwick Holiday House Tour Raises Nearly $50,000 for Local Healthcare
WARWICK, N.Y. – More than 500 community members and visitors to Warwick participated in Winding Through Warwick, a holiday house tour benefiting St. Anthony Community Hospital, Schervier Pavilion and Mount Alverno Center – all members of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth).
Winding Through Warwick, held on December 7, brought guests to six homes uniquely decorated for the holidays. Community members who volunteered to feature their homes on the tour were Trish Chelsen, Jennifer and Cody Flood, Janet and Terry Grahn, Jane Gyulavary, Robin and Tom Sobiech and Bobbi Stube…
Hrhcare Raises Over $600K To Bring Healthcare To New Yorkers In Need At Annual Benefit
Hudson River Health Care (HRHCare), one of the largest federally qualified health center (FQHC) networks in the country, hosted its annual Cornucopia Benefit on Saturday, November 2. Held at The Altman Building in Manhattan, the event raised over $600,000 to support the comprehensive primary and preventive health services that HRHCare provides to more than 225,000 people in need throughout the Hudson Valley, New York City, and Long Island. This was the first gala for HRHCare and Brightpoint Health, a network of FQHCs throughout the five boroughs of New York City, as a combined organization si…
For Poughkeepsie Woman, A Mosquito Bite Was Her Saving Grace
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- Playing golf one July afternoon, Christine Boehlert didn't think twice when she felt a mosquito bite her leg. Considering it nothing more than a minor annoyance, she continued her round and forgot about the incident altogether. However, two weeks after the bite, the Poughkeepsie resident's leg was sensitive to the touch and still hadn't healed properly.
Boehlert consulted her primary-care physician, tried various antibiotic ointments and took an oral antibiotic, but a few weeks had gone by, and her wound still wasn’t healing. Plus, she was experiencing increased pain i…
Westchester Woman Shows Heart During Post-Cancer Diagnosis
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- For most of her life, Mount Vernon resident Ann Vanterpool was perfectly healthy, never needing as much as an aspirin for her aches and pains. However, after successfully fighting cancer and slowly retuning to her daily life, she still wasn't feeling 100 percent. Finding herself short of breath when performing simple tasks like showering and getting ready for work, she knew something wasn't right.
In early November, Vanterpool was seen at Westchester Medical Center, the flagship of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network. There, Dr. Chhaya Aggarwal, a cardio…
For Poughkeepsie Woman, A Mosquito Bite Was Her Saving Grace
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- Playing golf one July afternoon, Christine Boehlert didn't think twice when she felt a mosquito bite her leg. Considering it nothing more than a minor annoyance, she continued her round and forgot about the incident altogether. However, two weeks after the bite, the Poughkeepsie resident's leg was sensitive to the touch and still hadn't healed properly.
Boehlert consulted her primary-care physician, tried various antibiotic ointments and took an oral antibiotic, but a few weeks had gone by, and her wound still wasn’t healing. Plus, she was experiencing increased pain in…
Westchester Woman Shows Heart During Post-Cancer Diagnosis
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- For most of her life, Mount Vernon resident Ann Vanterpool was perfectly healthy, never needing as much as an aspirin for her aches and pains. However, after successfully fighting cancer and slowly retuning to her daily life, she still wasn't feeling 100 percent. Finding herself short of breath when performing simple tasks like showering and getting ready for work, she knew something wasn't right.
In early November, Vanterpool was seen at Westchester Medical Center, the flagship of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network. There, Dr. Chhaya Aggarwal, a cardio…
