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Each year, thousands of adults and kids are treated at hospitals across the U.S. for lacerations, burns and amputations resulting from the use of fireworks. Fireworks are the direct cause of many avoidable injuries we see in WMCHealth emergency departments, and we are concerned these injuries will rise this year with community members celebrating the Fourth of July with their own firework use, said Ivan Miller, MD, Director of Emergency Medicine at Westchester Medical Cent...er, Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital and MidHudson Regional Hospital, all members of WMCHealth. Even a simple sparkler can burn at 2,000 degrees, a temperature that can cause a severe burn. WATCH our video to learn the dangers of fireworks so you can be safe this holiday weekend. Seeking care immediately at the nearest emergency department or by calling 911 is critical after any serious injury. WMCHealth’s Westchester Medical Center is home to the Hudson Valley’s only dedicated burn center and along with WMCHealth’s Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital (pediatric), carries the state’s highest designation for trauma care. MidHudson Regional Hospital, a member of WMCHealth located in Poughkeepsie is a Level II trauma center.

Local Walmart and Sam’s Club stores are once again joining forces to Change Kids’ Health, Change the Future by raising money for Maria Fareri Children's Hospital, a member of the WMCHealth Network, during the annual #HelpKidsLiveBetter campaign. Money is raised through a register campaign where customers and members contribute $1 or more at checkout. Customers also have the option to round up to the nearest dollar at the register, Walmart.com, and through the Walmart App.... This year’s campaign runs June 22 through July 19. All funds raised in the Hudson Valley and Fairfield County, CT Walmart and Sam’s Club locations directly benefit the kids treated at Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital. On behalf of Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital and the kids served, we are grateful for our Walmart and Sam’s Club partnership. (Children's Miracle Network Hospitals)

UPDATE to WMCHealth Visitation Policy: Beginning today, Bon Secours Community Hospital, St. Anthony Community Hospital and Good Samaritan Hospital, members of WMCHealth, will begin allowing visitation for one (1) support person designated by the patient or healthcare proxy across the network. Designated support people must be 18 years of age or older. At this time, visitation by people over 70 years of age is cautioned. Visitation can only occur between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. ... All visitors will be screened upon arrival for possible exposure, symptoms and fever, and denied entry if they do not clear the screening. For more info please visit: https://bit.ly/3ehHGNR

Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) offers a convenient online appointment scheduling service for COVID-19 antibody and diagnostic tests, via WMCHealth.org/Testing. Community members requesting an appointment online will be contacted by a WMCHealth representative within 72 hours, and scheduled at one of several convenient locations in the Hudson Valley. Members of the public can also schedule COVID-19 antibody and diagnostic appointments by calling 914.202....4530 Monday Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. To-date, WMCHealth has conducted more than 15,000 antibody tests, and 40,000 diagnostic tests at sites across the region. Antibody test specimens are processed by Westchester Medical Center’s on-site, board-certified clinical and anatomic laboratory services. For more info please visit https://bit.ly/3hlBeY7

Our WMCHealth Physicians and Bon Secours Medical Group practices are open and seeing patients. Many providers also continue to offer telemedicine appointments by video through a smart phone, tablet or personal computer. WMCHealth telemedicine technologies are used at Good Samaritan Hospital, Bon Secours Community Hospital, St. Anthony Community Hospital and other network hospitals around the Hudson Valley. WMCHealth telemedicine appointments can occur anywhere you have access to your device, and the connections are safe, secure and compliant with all privacy regulations. Patients who need an appointment should call their provider’s office directly. Our specialists will help determine whether an in-person or telemedicine appointment is best for you. https://bit.ly/2zpGWa7