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St. John's Riverside Hospital Doc Helps Patient Find Freedom From Pain
Soyica G., who works at Sing Sing Correctional Facility, started feeling a pain that radiated through her legs. The pain made her so weak she eventually could not hold herself up and became partially paralyzed in both legs. The first hospital emergency room she visited sent her home without any tests and recommended bed rest. After weeks lost from work and getting worse, she contacted her brother who in turn called an ambulance that took her to St. John’s Riverside Hospital. She began to believe she would never be able to walk again. Determined to find the cause, Dr. Choudhri, a world-renow…
Rivertowns, NY
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St. John's Riverside Hospital Can Help The Sleepless Get Some Rest
Are you having trouble sleeping? If the answer is yes, you are not alone. The reported cases of sleep deprivation or insomnia are growing to epic proportions nationwide. More than 60 million Americans suffer from poor sleep quality, and more than 40 million meet the diagnostic criteria for sleep disorders. Americans are sleeping less and consequently are putting their health at risk. Patients who toss and turn all night will initially complain of lack of energy, irritability and loss of appetite. Left untreated, inadequate sleep carries with it both short- and long-term consequences includi…
Rivertowns, NY
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St. John's Riverside Hospital Brings First Hernia Center To Westchester
As a pioneer in single incision hernia surgeries and co-founder of the only Minimally Invasive Center in Westchester, Dr. Har Chi Lau has performed more minimally invasive hernia surgeries than any other surgeon in Westchester County. We are proud that he practices at St. John’s Riverside Hospital. Dr. Har Chi Lau opened the first Hernia Center in Westchester just over two years ago now and people have traveled from as far as California to be treated there. A Board-Certified Surgeon with expertise in Minimally Invasive (MI) surgery, Dr. Lau also instructs laparoscopic surgery methods to oth…
Mount Pleasant, NY
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St. John's Riverside Hospital In Westchester Seeks Partnership
St. John’s Riverside Hospital in Yonkers, announced on Wednesday, March 28, that it has issued a Request For Proposals to major healthcare systems to explore a future partnership arrangement. It's one of last two remaining independent hospitals in Westchester County. The RFP process is expected to take 18 to 24 months “The changing healthcare landscape mandates that we reconsider our current business model in order to continue to serve the community with state-of-the-art care and remain as an important and valued economic contributor to our local community," said Ron Corti, the hospit…
