WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - The emergency room at White Plains Hospital has been busier than usual the last few days while people deal with the cold winter weather and all that comes with it. The ER has seen an "uptick" in the numbers of patients it has treated since Sunday, said Erik A. Larsen, the director of the emergency department at White Plains Hospital. He said the medical center has ...

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. – With 6 to 8 inches of snow on the ground throughout Westchester and colder temperatures expected through the weekend, it is important for residents to protect themselves from common weather-related injuries. Erik Larsen, the director of Emergency Medicine at White Plains Hospital, said the emergency room at the hospital was quiet earlier in the day Friday, but ...

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- White Plains Hospital welcomed two new members to its staff on Tuesday. But you won't see them around the water-cooler. Two germ-zapping robots, affectionately named by staff members as "Sparkle," and "R2 Clean2," have been acquired by the hospital and use ultraviolet light to destroy mold, bacteria and viruses.  The robots, manufactured by Xenex Disinfection ...

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - Hematologist and Oncologist Swati Sehgal has joined White Plains Hospital Physician Associates Oncology & Hematology, a division of the hospital aligning physicians with Hospital services. Sehgal, of New Rochelle, will be working with Dr. Sara Sadan, director of Breast and Women’s’ Medical Oncology, Dr. Anney Mannacheril, Dr. Joshua Raff, Chief of Oncology & ...

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - The Auxiliary of White Plains Hospital's annual fall fundraiser will honor several doctors who have dedicated their time and efforts to the hospital's cancer program. Celebration 2013: Raising the Roof on a New Cancer Center, which will be held on Thursday, Nov. 21 at Brae Burn Country Club in Purchase, will honor Drs. Dan Costin, Mark Fialk, Mark Gordon, Herb ...

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - White Plains Hospital will present an awareness forum on pancreatic cancer on Friday, Nov. 22 at 11:30 a.m. at Gilda’s Club in White Plains.  The forum, called “Focus on Early Detection and Improved Survival”, is in partnership with the Lustgarten Foundation, an advocacy organization dedicated to advancing the scientific and medical research related to the ...

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - The Auxiliary of White Plains Hospital's annual fall fundraiser will honor several doctors who have dedicated their time and efforts to the hospital's cancer program. Celebration 2013: Raising the Roof on a New Cancer Center, which will be held on Thursday, Nov. 21 at Brae Burn Country Club in Purchase, will honor Drs. Dan Costin, Mark Fialk, Mark Gordon, Herb ...

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - Children of all ages are invited to bring their favorite stuffed animal or doll for evaluation and treatment by doctors, nurses and other health professionals at White Plains Hospital’s free Ted E. Bear Hospital Saturday. The event will take place from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. A limited supply of teddy bears will be on hand for those who do not have their own. The Ted E. ...

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - White Plains Hospital dedicated its new Wound Care Center last week in honor of one of the hospital's long serving surgeons. The new Wound Care Center was renovated and relocated within the hospital. The medical center chose to use the opening of the new center to honor Purchase resident Dr. Carl Weber. Weber is the former president of the medical staff at White ...

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- White Plains Hospital has again received the Consumer’s Choice Award from the National Research Corporation.  The Hospital is a nine-time winner of the award, which recognizes quality and image in healthcare by the Nebraska-based research corporation. The award identifies hospitals that healthcare consumers have chosen as having the highest quality and image ...