Portion of Proceeds to Benefit Both Hospital’s Cancer Centers
White Plains, NY (September 27, 2016) – Montefiore Health System and White Plains Hospital are teaming up with Bloomingdale’s - White Plains for an evening of breast cancer education, beauty and shopping to raise awareness of the disease. Breast cancer specialists from both hospitals will take part in an interactive panel discussion moderated by Assemblywoman and Scarsdale resident, Amy R. Paulin (D-88).
The expert panelists include Montefiore Medical Center’s Dr. Susan Klugman, Medical Director for the Program for Jewish Genetic Health; Emily Bloom, Genetic Counselor at Montefiore; and Dr. Randy Stevens, Director of Radiation Oncology at White Plains Hospital. Dr. Klugman and Dr. Stevens are also both residents of Scarsdale.
The evening is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Jody Ross, dedicated mother, wife, White Plains Pediatrician, survivor, and Bloomingdale’s shopper.
In addition to catching up on the latest developments in understanding, preventing and treating breast cancer, guests will receive beauty makeovers at their favorite cosmetics counters, enjoy music and a light bite and receive a gift bag.
October 6 from 5:30-8:00 pm: Think Pink Beauty Event at Bloomingdale’s, 175 Bloomingdale Road, White Plains, Cosmetics, Floor 1
A $25.00 reservation fee is credited to the beauty purchase of choice and 10% of the sales from each customer’s total purchases during this event will be divided between and donated to the White Plains Hospital Center for Cancer Care and the Program for Jewish Genetic Health which is affiliated with the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center, but does not receive financial support from either institution.
For more information and to RSVP contact Sheryl Spivack Braun at sbraun@montefiore.org or 718-920-6236. Please RSVP by October 2, 2016.
About White Plains Hospital
White Plains Hospital (WPH) is a proud member of the Montefiore Health System, serving as its tertiary hub of advanced care in the Hudson Valley. WPH is a 292-bed not-for-profit health care organization with the primary mission of providing exceptional acute and preventive medical care to all people who live in, work in or visit Westchester County and its surrounding areas. Centers of Excellence include the Center for Cancer Care The William & Sylvia Silberstein Neonatal & Maternity Center and The Ruth and Jerome A. Siegel Stroke Center. The Hospital’s Flanzer Emergency Department is the busiest in Westchester County, seeing nearly 57,000 visits a year. White Plains Hospital performs lifesaving emergency and elective angioplasty in its . Joan and Alan Herfort, M.D. Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory and Marie Promuto Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory. White Plains Hospital also has outpatient medical facilities in Armonk and New Rochelle. The Hospital is fully accredited by the Joint Commission and earned its recognition as a Top Performer for Key Quality Measures® in 2015 and 2013. The Hospital is also an eleven-time winner of the Consumer Choice Award, an honor given to the nation’s top hospitals by the National Research Corporation, and received Magnet® designation in 2012 from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). In 2014 and 2016, White Plains Hospital received the Outstanding Patient Experience Award from Healthgrades®, given to only 10% of hospitals nationwide. For additional information, visit http://www.wphospital.org.
About Montefiore Health System
Montefiore Health System is one of New York’s premier academic health systems and is a recognized leader in providing exceptional quality and personalized, accountable care to approximately three million people in communities across the Bronx, Westchester and the Hudson Valley. It is comprised of 10 hospitals, including the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore, Burke Rehabilitation Hospital and close to 200 outpatient care sites. The advanced clinical and translational research at its’ medical school, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, directly informs patient care and improves outcomes. From the Montefiore-Einstein Centers of Excellence in cancer, cardiology and vascular care, pediatrics, and transplantation, to its’ preeminent school-based health program, Montefiore is a fully integrated healthcare delivery system providing coordinated, comprehensive care to patients and their families. For more information please visit www.montefiore.org. Follow us on Twitter and view us on Facebook and YouTube.