WHITE PLAINS, NY (July 31, 2019) – U.S. News & World Report has once again recognized White Plains Hospital for numerous high-performing programs and specialty services, including naming it a Best Regional Hospital for 2019/20 – the only hospital in Westchester to receive this accolade.
In addition to its regional honors, White Plains Hospital is #16 and #17 in both the state and metro area, respectively, out of 211 hospitals in New York rated by U.S. News & World Report.
The Hospital ranks #22 in the country for gynecology, and received high-performance ratings in seven other key clinical areas: gastroenterology and GI surgery, neurology and neurosurgery, orthopedics, pulmonology and lung surgery, urology, heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
“Being ranked the best hospital in Westchester, and among the top in the region, state and even the nation, underscores our high level of advanced and specialty care. Our outstanding physicians and Magnet nurses offer a premier level of care and an exceptional patient experience,” said White Plains Hospital President and CEO Susan Fox.
“The recognition is another reason why our community trusts White Plains Hospital with the entire spectrum of their care, from general services all the way to complex care requiring highly specialized staff and state-of-the-art facilities,” she continued.
The recent ratings are based on a rigorous U.S. News methodology that factors in a hospital’s performance in areas such as patient survival and care-related factors such as nursing, technology and patient services, as well as reputation.
About White Plains Hospital
White Plains Hospital is a proud member of the Montefiore Health System, serving as its tertiary hub of advanced care in the Hudson Valley. The Hospital 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, The Ruth and Jerome A. Siegel Stroke Center and Center for Orthopaedic & Spine Surgery. The Hospital’s Flanzer Emergency Department is the busiest in Westchester County, with more than 60,000 patient visits a year. White Plains Hospital performs lifesaving emergency and elective angioplasty in its Joan and Alan Herfort, MD, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory and Marie Promuto Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory. White Plains Hospital has outpatient medical facilities across Westchester, including multispecialty practices in Armonk and New Rochelle; and Scarsdale Medical Group locations in Harrison and Scarsdale. The Hospital is fully accredited by the Joint Commission and received Magnet® designation in 2012 and 2016 from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). In 2014, 2016 and 2018, and 2019, White Plains Hospital received the Outstanding Patient Experience Award from Healthgrades®. In 2019, the Hospital was accredited with The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval and the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Heart-Check mark, becoming the first hospital in Westchester County to be awarded Advanced Certification for Primary Stroke Centers. In 2017, the Hospital’s NICU became the only one in New York State to receive a Gold Beacon Award for Excellence from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses.
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