Sheran Lyons of White Plains Honored during National Hospital Week Celebration
WHITE PLAINS, NY (May 11, 2016) – White Plains Hospital today recognized Sheran Lyons for 50 years of service to the organization.
Ms. Lyons, 73 and a resident of White Plains, began working at the Hospital in 1966 as the first registrar to be employed in the Emergency Department. She held that position for 15 years before moving to Nursing Administration where she has worked as a scheduling coordinator for the last 35 years. Leigh Anne McMahon, RN, Senior Vice President of Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer, remarked on Ms. Lyons longevity within the organization, “Sheran has been an ideal representative of our mission to provide exceptional care to the community over these many years,” she said. “We have been so incredibly fortunate to benefit from her loyalty and dedication to this Hospital.”
Ms. Lyons was honored during a ceremony recognizing White Plains Hospital employees for years of service during National Hospital Week, an annual period of recognition for hospital workers that was launched by the American Hospital Association nearly a century ago. Overall, more than 500 employees were recognized for tenures at the organization ranging from three to 50 years.
“Years ago, I set a personal goal of giving 50 years of service to White Plains Hospital,” Ms. Lyons commented. “The Hospital is so special to me, and I feel very blessed to achieve that goal.”
About White Plains Hospital
White Plains Hospital (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 Dickstein Cancer Center, The William & Sylvia Silberstein Neonatal & Maternity Cente 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 15% of hospitals nationwide. White Plains Hospital is a proud member of the Montefiore Health System. For additional information, visit http://www.wphospital.org.