Valhalla Latest News (New York, United States)

Funding to Support Training at Specialty Children's Hospital

The Mt. Pleasant Blythedale School was honored to have New York State Board of Education Board of Regents Member Harry Phillips, III, attend the Eighth Grade Graduation and Awards Ceremony on June 22, 2012.

Students salute favorite four-legged volunteer’s film role

Cribs, wheelchairs and other furniture from Blythedale to improve children’s health in disaster-ravaged Haiti

Blythedale Children’s Hospital is proud to announce that it has received a $5,000 Quality of Life grant from the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation.

VALHALLA, NY  – Theodora Henry, RN, received a DAISY Award for Exceptional Nurses at Blythedale Children’s Hospital for the first quarter of 2013, in recognition of her extraordinary patient care.

The Yonkers Model Railroad Club, a not-for-profit organization of approximately two dozen train enthusiasts, is holding a demonstration of operating model trains for the children at Blythedale Children’s Hospital this week.

Blythedale Children's Hospital is offering a special pediatric CME series to pre-hospital providers of the Westchester EMS region. This series of symposiums, free to attendees, is funded by the Emergency Medical Services for Children Grant Award.

Funding to Support Training at Specialty Children's Hospital

Stanley Cup Champion Mike Richter served as Honorary Chair and auctioneer for a second year, helping families participate in children’s care and treatment through the Parent Transportation Program

Hospital nominated by the Wells Fargo retail banking store in Chappaqua, New York.

On August 7, Blythedale welcomed senior staff members from the Washington, DC offices of Senator Charles Schumer (D – New York State) and Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D – Westchester/Rockland) for a tour of the new inpatient hospital building.

The Dreyfus Golf & Tennis Classic for Blythedale will feature Stanley Cup Champion Mike Richter and support Parent Transportation Program, help families overcome barriers to participating in children’s care and treatment

Keep summertime celebrations and cookouts safe for the whole family with summer fire safety tips from Blythedale Children's Hospital and Westchester Safe Kids.

The Mt. Pleasant Blythedale School was honored to have New York State Board of Education Board of Regents Member Harry Phillips, III, attend the Eighth Grade Graduation and Awards Ceremony on June 22, 2012.

Summer travel season is upon us. Blythedale Children’s Hospital and Safe Kids Westchester share the following car seat safety tips to keep your smallest passengers safe before you hit the highway this summer on your own family adventure.

The Department of Speech Pathology & Audiology at Blythedale Children’s Hospital hosted an on-site conference titled "Solving Complex Pediatric Feeding & Swallowing Issues," June 9-10, 2012.

Summer is no time for a vacation from safety. Blythedale Children’s Hospital and Safe Kids Westchester want to make water safety as easy as A-B-C.

Blythedale Children’s Hospital celebrated the important role nurses play in caring for medically fragile children through festivities for National Nurses Week.

“A Celebration of Blythedale” Raises more than $520,000 for Phase II Construction at Hospital

WECA will be conducting its annual preparatory class for the Amateur General exam this spring. Holders of the General license are permitted many additional frequency privileges including access to all HF bands.

Grant awarded for Child Life Program, children facing medical challenges

By donating more than 100 books, local 14-year-old girl’s charity shares love of reading, imagination with hospitalized children

Students salute favorite four-legged volunteer’s film role

Cribs, wheelchairs and other furniture from Blythedale to improve children’s health in disaster-ravaged Haiti

New $65.3 million, 86-bed facility features most advanced rehabilitative technology and care for New York metro area’s medically fragile children

Children combine summer fun with desire to help others, raise $135 for Blythedale Children's Hospital

While children are busy enjoying the summer parents should be thinking about ensuring that their children are fully up to date with their immunizations and physical exams.

Support will benefit Child Life Program, children facing medical challenges

USA, 20 July 2011: Butler Hangers are a wholesale hanger supplier in USA providing a wide selection of cloth hangers, suit hanger, jacket hanger, and lingerie hanger manufactured in wood, wire,

Allison Danks, RN, received a national DAISY Award for Exceptional Nurses at Blythedale Children’s Hospital on July 29, in recognition of her extraordinary patient care.

Students donate proceeds from concerts and performances to benefit medically fragile children at Blythedale

Event slated for Monday, September 12, 2011 at Sunningdale Country Club in Scarsdale, NY to feature Stanley Cup Champ Mike Richter

Mercedes-Benz of White Plains to donate $100 per vehicle sold in July to Blythedale Children’s Hospital

Concussion is defined as any injury to the brain that disrupts normal brain function on a temporary or permanent basis. Typically resulting from a blow or jolt to the head, concussion can actually alter the way the brain functions.

An often overlooked but very important aspect of overall child health involves getting a good night’s sleep. When sleep is interrupted or deprived it can have serious repercussions on a child’s health.

Summer at the water is no time to let your guard down; children of all ages need to be closely and constantly supervised in order to prevent any mishap in and around the water, and to keep safe in the powerful sun.

Blythedale Nurses Celebrate Nursing Recognition by Donating Charity Bake Sale Proceeds to Ronald McDonald House of the Greater Hudson Valley

Maria Marsico, RN, MSN,CPN, received a national DAISY Award for Exceptional Nurses at Blythedale Children’s Hospital on April 15, in recognition of her extraordinary patient care.

Annual Walkathon to be Held on Sunday, May 22, 2011 at The Hackley School in Tarrytown, NY

Judi Peacock, MPH, RN, WCC, has been named Chief Nursing Officer at Blythedale Children’s Hospital in Valhalla, NY.

Tina M. Buckley, RN, CPN, received a DAISY Award for Exceptional Nurses at Blythedale Children’s Hospital this week, in recognition of her extraordinary care of patients and their families.

Matt Allen has owned and operated Virginia Auto Service since 1995. A former crew member for Porsche’ Racing, and an ASE Certified Technician, Matt understands automotive repair and service technology from the inside out.

Michael H. Gewitz MD, Chief of Cardiology at CWPW and Physician-in-Chief and Chief of Pediatric Cardiology at Maria Fareri Children's Hospital was recently elected as Chair of the Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young (CVDY)

Parents seeking quality pediatric medical care for their chronically ill children used to have to negotiate a complex medical maze to get proper diagnoses and treatment. Now, coordinated, comprehensive care is available in one convenient location.

Childhood Obesity Leads to Nearly 400,000 Premature Deaths Per Year Estimated $147 Billion in Added Health Care Costs Annually

CWPW Pediatrician Robin Altman, MD, cites six important factors that warrant parents’ close attention in summer: sun protection; tick awareness; insect bites; safe bicycling; beach and pool safety; and backyard hazards.

Michael H. Gewitz, MD and Chief of CWPW Cardiology, www.cwpw.org in Valhalla, NY explains the growing field of Pediatric Interventional Cardiology that allows physicians to treat cardiac disorders less invasively but still with outstanding results.

Carey Goltzman, of Children’s and Women’s Physicians of Westchester (CWPW) in Valhalla points out that he and his colleagues have seen their fair share of unintentional accidents involving children in and around the home.