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Northern Westchester Hospital
Northwell Health
Main entrance
Map
Geography
Location400 East Main Street, Mount Kisco, New York, United States
Coordinates41°11′48″N 73°43′32″W / 41.196662°N 73.725645°W / 41.196662; -73.725645
Organization
Care systemNonprofit
TypeGeneral
Affiliated universityDonald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
Services
Emergency departmentLevel II trauma center
Beds245
History
Opened1916
Links
Websitewww.nwhc.net
ListsHospitals in New York State
Northern Westchester Hospital emergency department
NWH at Chappaqua Crossing
Northern Westchester Hospital at Chappaqua Crossing in Chappaqua, New York

Northern Westchester Hospital (NWH), now known as Northwell Health, is a not-for-profit, 245-bed, all-private-room facility in Mount Kisco, New York. Founded in 1916, it serves residents of Northern Westchester, Putnam County and southern Dutchess County, as well as parts of Fairfield County, Connecticut.[1]

With more than 700 physicians, the hospital provides a wide range of patient-centered services through its emergency department, Women's Imaging Center, Cancer Treatment and Wellness Center, Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), clinical trials program, and Gamma Knife center. NWH is a designated training and case observation center for the da Vinci Surgical System in colorectal surgery.[2] NWH breast surgeons provide microvascular surgery using the Novadaq SPY Imaging System. A number of bariatric surgical procedures are performed, including a modified bariatric technique known as stomach intestinal pylorus-sparing surgery (SIPS).[3][4]

History

In the summer of 1781, George Washington summoned from Rhode Island General Rochambeau's 5,000 French troops to join him in a campaign against the British. The French marched across Connecticut to North Castle Corners and encamped on the site of the present Northern Westchester Hospital. On July 5, Washington met and reviewed the troops, who then marched south to a joint encampment near Hartsdale. The British thought an attack on New York City was imminent. But the troops doubled back to Verplanck, crossed the Hudson, and proceeded to Virginia. There they joined Lafayette's forces, and besieged the British at Yorktown, forcing the surrender of General Cornwallis and effectively ending the war.

In the early 20th century, a committee composed of William Sloane, Moses Taylor, Joseph C. Baldwin, Jr., Edwin G. Merrill, John Henry Towne, Winthrop Cowdin, Cornelius R. Agnew and Hiram E. Manville was set up to organize the creation of a new hospital to serve northern Westchester County. On May 8, 1916, the first Northern Westchester Hospital (NWH) meeting was held, at which the hospital's first president, William Sloane, and first board of directors, were elected. The facility opened its doors in 1916, with six primary physicians and 15 beds[5] - filling 12 of them its first day. Erected on a 2.5-acre parcel of land, NWH immediately proved a vital part of the community.[6]

In the early 1920s the population of Westchester County and adjacent upstate New York swelled.[7] In response, the hospital expanded to 50-rooms in April 1925, and, demonstrating its continual evolution to meet the needs of an ever more sophisticated healthcare system, added a state-of-the-art radiology facility. As the community continued to grow, a new construction initiative commenced in 1958, adding 89 new beds in a three-story wing by 1961.[8] Two decades later the hospital opened the DeWitt Wallace Pavilion, bringing it to a total of 259 beds in 1973 and allowing NWH to enter a new age of patient-centered care.[9] Following the expansion, the hospital would narrow its focus to acquiring the latest technology to better serve the community and region. In 1989 capability for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and digital subtraction angiography (DSA) was introduced.[10]

Northern Westchester Hospital joined the North Shore-LIJ Health System in January 2015.[11] The health system is now known as Northwell Health. NWH modernized its surgical services facility in April 2016 to include six new operating rooms and 13 private pre- and post-anesthesia care beds.[12]

The hospital celebrated its centennial year in 2016 with various community and staff events, such as partnerships with area historical societies, community walks, Board of Trustees and neo-natal intensive care unit reunions and employee and community galas.

On September 2, 2020, Northern Westchester Hospital opened its cardiac catheterization lab, part of the Seema Boesky Heart Center.[13] Actor Christopher Reeve passed away in 2004 at the age of 52.[14]

Medical specialties

As a comprehensive acute-care hospital, NWH provides patient-center care in the following services:[15]

Awards and accreditation

Northern Westchester Hospital has received the following awards and recognition:

  • Best Hospitals 2017-18: U.S. News & World Report lists Northern Westchester Hospital among the Best Regional Hospitals 2017–18 in colon cancer, COPD, heart failure and hip surgery.[16]
  • American Heart Association and American Stroke Association - Get With The Guidelines Gold Plus Member. NWH is a New York State Department of Health Designated Stroke Center.[17]
  • Cancer Gold Standard accreditation - NWH gains this accreditation by reducing cancer risk in its patients by following a list of guidelines from the CEO Roundtable on Cancer.[18]
  • Designated Planetree Patient-Centered Care Hospital - This designation is awarded by Planetree[19] for leadership and innovation in patient-centered care.
  • Center of Excellence Robotic Surgery (COERS) - The Surgical Review Corporation[20] awards this designation to facilities performing robotic procedures that achieve defined standards for patient safety and care quality.
  • Robert A. Warriner, III Center of Excellence 2017 - Awarded by Healogics[21] for achieving outstanding clinical outcomes for 24 consecutive months.
  • National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC) - Awarded by the NAPBC[22] to centers that are committed to providing the best diagnosis and treatment for breast cancer patients while meeting established standards of care.
  • The Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program[23] - Awarded by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) to centers for safe, high-quality care for bariatric patients.
  • American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation[24] Certification - This peer-reviewed accreditation process is designed to review individual rehabilitation programs for adherence to standards and guidelines.
  • American College of Radiation Oncology[25] Accreditation - This accreditation certifies that NWH's Cancer Treatment and Wellness Center upholds staffing, policies and treatment programs that conform with accepted standards of current radiation therapy delivered in the United States.

References

  1. ^ "Northern Westchester Hospital Community Service Plan" (PDF). About Us: Northern Westchester Hospital. p. 39. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Community Service Plan Northern Westchester Hospital 2015-2016" (PDF). nwhc.net. Northern Westchester Hospital. 4 August 2016. pp. 3–16. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  3. ^ Department of Health, New York State. "Northern Westchester Hospital Profile". NYS Hospital Profiles. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  4. ^ "Stomach intestinal pylorus-sparing surgery (SIPS) - Surgical weight loss | Northwell Health". nwh.northwell.edu. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  5. ^ Carpenter Slosson, Theodore (December 3, 1966). A Trustee Looks Back. Northern Westchester Hospital. p. 9.
  6. ^ Carpenter Slosson, Theodore (December 3, 1966). A Trustee Looks Back. Northern Westchester Hospital. p. 10.
  7. ^ Coopernail, George P. (June 17, 1948). "Six Doctors Forsaw [sic?] The Need Of Hospital In Mount Kisco". The North Westchester Time.
  8. ^ Bean, Scott (January 5, 1990). 75 Years of Caring: A Timeless Commitment. Northern Westchester Hospital Center. p. 12.
  9. ^ Feron, James (April 5, 1981). "Wallace Left Mark On Country". The New York Times. The New York Times. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  10. ^ Melvin, Tessa (September 18, 1988). "Magnetic Imaging Approved for County". The New York Times. The New York Times. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  11. ^ "Northern Westchester Hospital and North Shore-LIJ Enter Exclusive Strategic Partnership Discussions" (PDF). Northern Westchester Hospital. June 5, 2014.
  12. ^ "Hospital Now Has Newest, Most Modern Operating Rooms in the Region". nwhc.net. Northern Westchester Hospital. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  13. ^ "Northern Westchester Hospital | Northwell Health".
  14. ^ "'Superman' Star Christopher Reeve Dies". Los Angeles Times.
  15. ^ Department of Health, New York State. "Northern Westchester Hospital Profile". New York State Department of Health. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  16. ^ "Best Hospitals 2014-2015". U.S. News & World Report. No. 2014–2015 Edition. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  17. ^ Department of Health, New York State. "Designated Stroke Center". New York State Department of Health. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  18. ^ "The Five Pillars | CEO Cancer Gold Standard". www.cancergoldstandard.org. Retrieved 2018-10-18.
  19. ^ "Person-Centered Care Certification Program Redesign". Planetree. Retrieved 2018-10-18.
  20. ^ "Home - Surgical Review Corporation". Surgical Review Corporation. Retrieved 2018-10-18.
  21. ^ "Wound Healing Experts with nearly 800 Wound Care Centers | Healogics". www.healogics.com. Retrieved 2018-10-18.
  22. ^ "National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers". American College of Surgeons. Retrieved 2018-10-18.
  23. ^ "Bariatric Surgery". American College of Surgeons. Retrieved 2018-10-18.
  24. ^ "AACVPR > Home". www.aacvpr.org. Retrieved 2018-10-18.
  25. ^ "Welcome to ACRO - American College of Radiation Oncology". American College of Radiation Oncology. Retrieved 2018-10-18.


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