Health & Wellness

CARMEL, N.Y. - As the county enters Phase 1 of reopening, the Putnam County Business Council (PCBC) Reopen Putnam County Safely task force announced a call for volunteer contact tracers to help ensure the continuation of the Mid-Hudson region’s reopening eligibility through Phases 2, 3, and 4.

Contact tracers identify infected individuals based on test results, obtained by city and state ...

CARMEL, N.Y. - Nuvance Health hospitals, which includes Putnam Hospital Center in Carmel, have reopened for elective surgeries and endoscopy procedures as the region observes a decrease in the rate of new COVID-19 infections and in accordance with Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s executive order.

Staff at Putnam Hospital, Northern Dutchess Hospital in Rhinebeck, and the Center for Ambulatory Services ...

CARMEL, N.Y. - Putnam Hospital earned the distinction of an “A” grade from The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit focused on improving healthcare quality, safety and transparency.

“This is a nationally recognized score indicating the efforts a hospital puts forth to keep patients safe each and every day,” hospital President Peter Kelly said. “This is a true ...

LAGRANGEVILLE, N.Y. - Nuvance Health, owners of Putnam Hospital Center, has launched three Convalescent Plasma Donation Centers, giving people who have recovered from COVID-19 an opportunity to donate potentially life-saving plasma to critically ill patients fighting the virus.

The Plasma Donation Centers are located at three Nuvance Health hospitals: Vassar Brothers Medical Center in ...

MAHOPAC, N.Y. - Longtime Mahopac resident Mario Forte Jr. had just celebrated one year of being colon-cancer-free in March when he suddenly started to feel a little ill. Within two weeks, the 68-year-old father of five was dead—another victim of COVID-19.

As of Friday, April 23, Putnam County had seen 900 confirmed cases of the disease, and 38 deaths, according to the Department of ...

MAHOPAC, N.Y. - Running a business during a pandemic is an unprecedented challenge, but Lauren Cascioli and Tina Millicker have found a way to do it and no one is happier about it than their clients.

Cascioli and Millicker own Unite 4 Fitness on Route 6 in Mahopac and thanks to some 21st century technology, most notably Zoom, the business is alive and well.

“It’s incredible ...

We know your spring races are canceled, so we're hosting a 5K! This event will get you moving AND raise money for Hillside Food Outreach. Hillside Food Outreach helps families in need in Westchester and Putnam counties. During the COVID-19 crisis, they’ve been ensuring that vulnerable people in quarantine are receiving adequate food supplies.

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CARMEL, N.Y. - Domestic violence is a disease of isolation, often hidden in plain sight. These crimes are not limited by socio-economic level, they occur at all levels of education or wealth. One in four women, and one in nine men, experience severe physical violence, sexual violence , and/or stalking at the hand of an intimate partner. The results are injury, fearfulness, post-traumatic stress ...

YORKTOWN, N.Y. - American Family Care (AFC) of Yorktown, in the BJ’s Plaza, will begin offering COVID-19 Antibody Testing to the public beginning Monday, April 27.

The COVID-19 Antibody Test is a blood test that will detect a past infection with coronavirus. 

“We are proud to be the first Urgent Care in the area to offer this test,” said Medical Director Rajesh ...

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