Saint Joseph's Medical Center

It's Respiratory Care Week! Thanks to all our hardworking Respiratory Therapists!

In any given year, more than 1 in 5 of us will experience some type of mental health problem. Saint Joseph’s Mental Health Clinic provides comprehensive outpatient psychiatric services, including individual, group and collateral therapy, for adult recipients and their families in a milieu designed to reduce symptoms, improve functioning and provide ongoing support. https://bit.ly/2Fv7REv

Our dedicated staff remains hard at work and ready to serve you. Don't put your health on hold! Contact us to schedule your wellness visits by calling the Family Health Center at 914-375-3200

Mayor Mike Spano joined Michael J. Spicer, President and CEO of Saint Joseph’s Medical Center, and his executive team for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the Grand Opening today of the Saint Joseph's Medical Practice for Primary and Specialty Care office at 909 Midland Avenue, Yonkers. The new medical office offers cardiology, primary care, gastroenterology, internal medicine and gynecology. The practice observes all CDC safety protocols while offering personalized hea...lthcare that’s close to home. With today’s Grand Opening celebration, we continue our long-standing commitment to providing high quality and compassionate health care to the communities we serve. This investment in a new state-of-the-art primary and specialty care office is especially significant in today’s challenging health care environment, said Michael Spicer, President and CEO of Saint Joseph’s Medical Center. I congratulate Saint Joseph’s Medical Center on the grand opening of its newest Medical Practice office on Midland Avenue in Yonkers. I commend the hospital for its dedication to making top quality health care easily accessible to the residents of our city, said Mayor Spano.

Ribbon Cutting at Saint Joseph's New Medical Practice: 909 Midland Avenue in Yonkers

On Tuesday, October 20th, Saint Joseph’s staff and students from the Charter School of Educational Excellence will be distributing fresh proteins, dairy products and grains in the outdoor parking lot on Vark Street directly across the street from the hospital.

Saint Joseph’s Phantom Ball is just weeks away! While we can't dance the night away, we can still come together to support Saint Joseph's Medical Center and honor our #HealthcareHeroes https://bit.ly/3nVDAA8

Getting a flu vaccine is more important than ever during 2020-2021 to protect yourself and the people around you from flu, and to help reduce the strain on healthcare systems responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. Schedule your flu shot appointment by calling the Family Health Center at 914-375-3200.

We are pleased to announce that we have received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award. The award recognizes the hospital’s commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines based on the latest scientific evidence. Saint Joseph’s Medical Center earned the award by meeting specific quality achievem...ent measures for the diagnosis and treatment of stroke patients at a set level for a designated period. These measures include evaluation of the proper use of medications and other stroke treatments aligned with the most up-to-date, evidence-based guidelines with the goal of speeding recovery and reducing death and disability for stroke patients. Before discharge, patients should also receive education on managing their health, get a follow-up visit scheduled, as well as other care transition interventions. Saint Joseph’s Medical Center is dedicated to improving the quality of care for our stroke patients by implementing the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines-Stroke initiative, said Saint Joseph’s Medical Center President and CEO Michael Spicer. The tools and resources provided help us track and measure our success in meeting evidenced-based clinical guidelines developed to improve patient outcomes, he added. We are pleased to recognize Saint Joseph’s Medical Center for their commitment to stroke care, said Lee H. Schwamm, M.D., national chairperson of the Quality Oversight Committee and Executive Vice Chair of Neurology, Director of Acute Stroke Services, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts. Research has shown that hospitals adhering to clinical measures through the Get With The Guidelines quality improvement initiative can often see fewer readmissions and lower mortality rates. According to the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association, stroke is the No. 5 cause of death and a leading cause of adult disability in the United States. On average, someone in the U.S. suffers a stroke every 40 seconds and nearly 795,000 people suffer a new or recurrent stroke each year.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month! It's time to put yourself first, schedule your mammogram with us today! To schedule an appointment call 914-378-7683

This week we welcome Dr. Sandigursky to Saint Joseph’s Medical Practice! His office, located at 875 Yonkers Ave and appointments can be made by calling 914-237-0959. Dr. Sandigursky’s practice is the latest addition to Saint Joseph’s Medical Practice which has offices in Yonkers, the Bronx and Manhattan.

Happy October! Every month our Mission Committee sends out their monthly tip and meditation. At St. Joseph’s we believe in: respect and compassion for ourselves and others; excellence in service; the dignity of human life; and commitment to the community.

G’mar chatima tovah and tzom kal to all those observing Yom Kippur.