Israel’s Minister of Health Visits Westchester Medical Center

From Westchester Medical Center Health Network: Westchester Medical Center, the flagship of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), played host this week to Rabbi Yaakov Litzman, Israel’s Minister of Health.

At Westchester Medical Center, Minister Litzman visited families to offer his support for loved ones under the hospital’s care and toured WMCHealth’s new, 5,500-square-foot eHealth telemedicine center. The eHealth center features 20 multimedia stations equipped with the latest telehealth patient monitoring technologies and is staffed around the clock by highly-trained healthcare professionals. These professionals serve as a complement to the dedicated, bedside teams caring for WMCHealth patients in network intensive care units and other clinical areas.

Westchester Medical Center is the premier provider of advanced medical care in New York’s Hudson Valley region. The flagship of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network, this 895-bed academic hospital located in Valhalla, New York, provides local residents with acute care services - Level I trauma and burn care, organ transplants and advanced neurovascular procedures and more - found nowhere else in the region. Westchester Medical Center is the primary referral facility for other hospitals in the Hudson Valley and serves as a lifeline for more than 3.5 million people. To learn more about Westchester Medical Center and the vital services it provides to residents of the Hudson Valley and beyond, visit WestchesterMedicalCenter.org or follow Westchester Medical Center at Facebook.com/WestchesterMedicalCenter or Twitter.com/WestchesterMed.

Photos courtesy of Westchester Medical Center Health Network: Photo 1- Cheryl Cafone, RN, Senior Director of Telemedicine, Westchester Medical Center; Christian Becker, MD, Assistant Medical Director, eHealth Center, Westchester Medical Center; Karen Berger, Vice President, Transplant and Clinical Services, Westchester Medical Center; Aron Reiner, Executive Director, Bikur Cholim; Rabbi Yaakov Litzman, Israel’s Minister of Health; Rabbi Yisroel Kahan, Medical Liaison, Bon Secours Charity Health System

Photo 2 – In WMCHealth eHealth operations center, Christian Becker, MD, Assistant Medical Director, eHealth Center, Westchester Medical Center, shows Israel’s Minister of Health, Rabbi Yaakov Litzman, how trained medical professionals can supplement bedside care at network facilities in the Hudson Valley through telemedicine technology. WMCHealth’s 5,500 square-foot eHealth Center features 20 multimedia stations and represents a $7 million investment in regional healthcare.