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In a move that will lessen Iona’s carbon footprint, the College is partnering with a leading energy conservation firm to help reduce consumption of oil, natural gas, water, and electricity on campus. By working with Cenergistic, Dallas-based energy-efficiency experts that partner with school districts, municipalities, universities, and health care facilities across the country, Iona expects to save over $2.5 million in energy costs over the next five years. “For years, Iona

L to R: Michael Palumbo, EVP and Medical Director, White Plains Hospital; Bernadette Kingham-Bez, Executive Director, St. Vincent's Behavioral Health; Tom Roach, White Plains Mayor; Michael Spicer, President and CEO, St. Joseph's Medical Center; Susan Fox, President and CEO, White Plains Hospital; Susan Yubas, Vice Chair of the White Plains Hospital Board of Directors; NY Assemblyman David Buchwald; Ron Belmont, Mayor of Harrison; Michael Orth, Commissioner of Westchester Cou

Rob Hack, CEO of HealtheConnections and Staci Romeo, Executive Director, HealthlinkNY. HealtheConnections and HealthlinkNY announced today they will merge together into HealtheConnections to create the largest health improvement organization in New York State. The new entity will operate a Health Information Exchange that spans 26 counties in the Central New York, Southern Tier, and Hudson Valley regions, with 8,700 participating providers at 2,800 locations, and the medical

For years, the question surrounding the holiday season holds true:: "Are you getting a real or artificial tree?" Some families prefer the convenience of artificial, while others go for the au natural experience of selecting the right tree--and those pesky falling pine needles. It turns out, selecting the right tree should also be part of a health and safety consideration.. RTK Environmental Group's Robert Weitz discussed with NY Metro Parents how consumers need to pick the

By definition and by default, you cannot have telehealth without highspeed Internet. By design and by default, you cannot have a gig community network without continually pushing the innovative edge. Telehealth and community broadband define the essence of symbiotic relationships. There is telehealth that is practiced within and between healthcare facilities, often impacting healthcare functions such as improving radiology speed and efficiency. And telehealth targeted to i

This summer, two of New York City's most-well known human services organizations––Rising Ground and Edwin Gould Services––announced a mega merger, responding to changes in the Big Apple's child welfare system. "It's high-stakes work that occasionally brings intense scrutiny," notes Michael Fitzgerald in his recent piece in the Chronicle of Social Change .. In his story, Fitzgerald interviews Rising Ground CEO Alan Mucatel to find out more about what drove the two organizati

In a joint announcement issued today, HealthlinkNY and HealtheConnections , two Qualified Entities (QEs) operating Health Information Exchanges (HIEs) that together cover 43% of New York State, said they have formed a strategic partnership to accelerate HIE use by providers.As a team, the two QEs will connect providers across much of New York State, from the northern border of New York City, through the Hudson Valley, and throughout the Southern Tier and Central New York to

In response to yesterday’s press release by Hixny, a New York State Qualified Entity (QE) based in the Adirondacks, Staci Romeo, Executive Director of HealthlinkNY , came out strongly today against Hixny’s planned expansion into HealthlinkNY’s service area in the Hudson Valley, Catskills, and Southern Tier of New York State. “The truth is that an unnecessary expansion into this service area compromises the effectiveness of the Health Information Exchange [HIE],” said Romeo.

With Hurricane Florence making landfall, hospitals are evacuating patients to other facilities and bracing for an influx of people who will sustain injuries in the storm. Shelters have filled with storm victims, including some who escaped flood waters without their medications. It's a dangerous scenario health officials encounter time and time again, spending countless hours trying to piece together incomplete patient medical records to provide life-saving treatment and medi

Rising Ground, one of New York's fastest-growing human services organizations has opened a new residence in the South Bronx for homeless and runaway teenage girls. The round-the-clock residential program can accommodate up to 20 youth, and uses a holistic approach to promote their empowerment and independence, as they support each other in a group setting. Rising Ground social workers and case planners help the girls find employment and internships, enroll in school, and teac

It was a big weekend at Rising Ground! RG's Preventive Services program hosted a community barbecue and backpack drive in the Bronx, and New York delivered! Over 700 backpacks were collected and donated this year, doubling 2017's efforts, and putting plenty of smiles on the faces of bright and energetic children. The community's generosity didn't stop there. Rising Ground reports that a record number of school supplies were donated as well! Companies like Hall Capital, Oath

Jose Jarra, Board Chair, Rising Ground, at the New York Stock Exchange during 'Rising Ground Day.' Two of New York’s leading human service organizations announced that they are integrating operations. Edwin Gould Services for Children and Families will become a subsidiary of Rising Ground, a 187-year-old organization that currently operates in the Bronx, Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Westchester. Henceforth, both organizations will operate under one uniform set of policies and p

Westchester, with its proximity to New York’s premier medical institutions , its highly educated workforce, and its growing biotechnology sector, is poised to become a global hub for curing some of the world’s rarest diseases, say scientists, researchers and medical experts who are leading an effort to make that dream a reality in the region. “There are genuine opportunities right here in Westchester to find cures for some of the world’s most vexing diseases,” said Dr. Molin

When Tinsley was a puppy, she was thrown from a car and left for dead on the side of a road in Tennessee. Fortunately, this is just where Tinsley's story begins. The 25-pound American Eskimo mix is living a good life and now works as a therapy dog, helping seniors combat dementia at United Hebrew of New Rochelle . This story has all the feels! #NursingHome #SeniorLiving #Healthcare #Pets

News broke this week that New York City significantly underreported the number of children who are suffering from lead poisoning. While its true that new, more stringent standards increase the number of individuals classified as having lead poisoning, the danger remains the same for anyone living in--or adjacent to--a home or apartment built prior to 1978. "About 80% of the metro New York housing stock was built prior to 1978, the year that lead paint was banned," says Tom T

The story of migrant children begin separated from their parents at the U.S. border has been the leading international story for nearly a month. In June, when it was made public that Rising Ground , one of New York's most respected human services organizations was caring for unaccompanied migrant children, a steady influx of queries from elected leaders. neighbors, activist groups, and the general public began rolling in. Organizations like Rising Ground, that have contracts

A big day at the New York Stock Exchange as Rising Ground, one of New York's most innovative and respected human services organizations was given the honor of ringing the exchanges' opening bell. It was also proclaimed that today is Rising Ground Day at NYSE. Here's the moment where Jose Jarra, Esq., Chairman of Rising Grounds Board of Directors rang the opening bell. Mr. Jarra takes it all in from above. Alan Mucatel, Executive Director of Rising Ground and Board Chair Jos

Dozens of scientists, physicians, executives and entrepreneurs from around the world came together to share research, foster conversations and shine a light on Westchester County’s burgeoning biotech sector, at the Innovation in Research 2018 symposium, presented by the Westchester Biotech Project . The event, held this month at Purchase College, SUNY, featured global authorities who discussed potentially revolutionary medical developments, among which are: the benefits of

In a packed ceremony yesterday, White Plains Hospital officials unveiled "The Edge," a stereotactic therapy tool that can blast and destroy cancer tumors with a precise beam in as little as one treatment, and with no incisions. It is the first "Edge" in both Westchester County and the region. "The Edge" is particularly effective for treating small tumors including brain tumors, but can also treat localized tumors almost anywhere in the body (pancreas, liver, spine, lungs).

After being out of work for over a year, Maribel Valencia-Barajas has a new job as a medical assistant/medical records specialist at Westchester Neurological Consultants in Yonkers, New York. Her position is all thanks to Jobs Waiting , a federally-funded regional job training partnership which trains long-term and short-term unemployed individuals for jobs in the region’s fastest growing sectors. Valencia-Barajas is the 300th individual to obtain employment through the prog