WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Each year during the winter months, blood banks see a noticeable dip in blood supply available for donation. To help combat the cyclical trend, White Plains Hospital is asking residents to back their favorite first responders in a “Boots vs. Badges vs. Bandages” blood drive.This creative 'competition' engages blood donors to provide support for their favorite first ...

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- White Plains Hospital has announced that it has been re-designated as a Magnet organization by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), a subsidiary of the American Nurses Association. Magnet designation is the highest and most prestigious international distinction a healthcare organization can receive for nursing excellence. WPH is one of only three ...

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Researchers at the White Plains Hospital Center for Cancer Care are currently evaluating patients with lung cancer for participation in nationally recognized clinical trials. Patients with late-stage locally advanced or metastatic lung cancer may be eligible for recruitment into an ongoing multi-center clinical study known as CHECKMATE. The study is a Phase III ...

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- With health insurance open enrollment here, millions of consumers often become overwhelmed with complex information on policies, premiums and coverage. To clear confusion and help with decision-making, White Plains Hospital is offering a free, downloadable guide for consumers to help them make informed decisions.“Our goal is to help people in the community avoid ...

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- In early 2015, Marco Carcich, a 73-year old Brewster resident and heavy smoker, was leafing through his weekly Pennysaver when something caught his eye that would change his life forever.“I was looking for tag sales when I saw an ad for a clinical trial at White Plains Hospital," he said. "I remember thinking I had nothing to lose. Little did I realize ...

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Your child is sick, injured, or needs medical attention fast. It’s not serious enough to merit a trip to the emergency room, but you can’t wait until tomorrow for a doctor’s appointment. You decide to head to a “walk-in” urgent care.Urgent care has long been valued for its no-appointment needed convenience. By expanding its services last fall, White Plains ...

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- For John Rimmer, a 68-year- old New Rochelle resident who’d already undergone three separate shoulder surgeries, chronic shoulder pain was something he thought he’d just have to live with. That was until he met Dr. Michael Schwartz, a sports medicine, arthroscopic and reconstructive orthopedic surgeon at White Plains Hospital. Schwartz, a physician at White Plains ...

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- When it comes to surgery, it's a simple fact that robotic surgery results in smaller incisions - which means less pain, less risk, and faster recoveries. Robotic surgery is cutting-edge, 21st century technology that offers patients better outcomes and faster returns to normal activity thanks to greater precision, 3-D visualization and smaller incisions. White ...

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Last month, the American Cancer Society honored Dr. Mark Gordon, surgical director of the White Plains Hospital Center for Cancer Care and chairman of the White Plains Hospital Cancer Committee, with the 2016 Beacon of Hope Award. Dr. Gordon was recognized for his unyielding commitment to the fight against cancer for more than 25 years. The event was held at LIFE ...

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. --  White Plains Hospital has joined forces with Montefiore’s Healing Arts Program and ArtsWestchester in an effort to teach strategies to reduce stress, promote relaxation, and enhance quality of life and healing.In an event held last month in White Plains Hospital’s new Center for Cancer Care, experts from Montefiore’s well-established Healing Arts Program -- a ...