SPOTLIGHT ON HEALTH AND SAFETY: Foreign Body Emergencies in Children

SPOTLIGHT ON HEALTH AND SAFETY: Foreign Body Emergencies in Children

By Keshawadhana Balakrishnan, MD & Howard Bostwick, MD Gastroenterology, Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital, Valhalla, NY Infants and toddlers explore their world by putting just about anything they find into their mouths. Ingestion of foreign bodies is primarily a pediatric problem, as more than 80 percent of cases occur in children. The majority of the children who […]

NYACK HOSPITAL GOLF CLASSIC TO BENEFIT HOSPITAL’S TRANSFORMATION PROJECT

NYACK HOSPITAL GOLF CLASSIC TO BENEFIT HOSPITAL’S TRANSFORMATION PROJECT

The 2017 Northeastern Anesthesia & Nyack Hospital medical staff 31st annual Golf Classic will be held on Monday, May 15, 2017 at Rockland Country Club in Sparkill, NY.  Proceeds will support the Nyack Hospital Transformation Project which includes increasing the size and scope of the Hospital’s Emergency Department while incorporating a new medical village to house multi-specialty care […]

Chase Gets OK for Orangeburg Data Center

Chase Gets OK for Orangeburg Data Center

BY ROBERT KNIGHT CITY EDITOR ROCKLAND COUNTY TIMES Orangetown’s Town Board gave a unanimous tentative approval Tuesday for JPMorgan Chase Bank to begin construction of the firm’s new multi-million dollar data storage bank in Orangeburg. Chase is in the process of purchasing 61 acres of the former Rockland Psychiatric Center campus in Orangeburg from the […]

BRABENEC ANNOUNCES UPCOMING SATELLITE OFFICE HOURS AT SLOATSBURG VILLAGE HALL

BRABENEC ANNOUNCES UPCOMING SATELLITE OFFICE HOURS AT SLOATSBURG VILLAGE HALL

Assemblyman Karl Brabenec (R,TCN-Deerpark) on Wednesday announced that he will be holding the next round of monthly satellite office hours at the Sloatsburg Village Hall on Tuesday, March 28 from 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. The event will allow local residents the opportunity to ask questions and offer input regarding any state issues. Sloatsburg Village Hall is located at 96 Orange Turnpike, Sloatsburg, […]

BRiDGES Marks 30 Years

BRiDGES Marks 30 Years

PRESS RELEASE– Thirty years ago BRiDGES was founded to give a voice to people with disabilities living in Rockland County.  BRiDGES, which stands for Building Relationships – Investing in Diversity – Genuinely Empowering Self, provides extensive services based upon a philosophy of Independent Living that respects each person’s right to make autonomous decisions regarding every aspect of […]