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Harrison Edwards

May 24, 2019
2 min

New Family Health Center Unveiled

L to R: Michael Palumbo, EVP and Medical Director, White Plains Hospital; Bernadette Kingham-Bez, Executive Director, St. Vincent's Behavioral Health; Tom Roach, White Plains Mayor; Michael Spicer, President and CEO, St. Joseph's Medical Center; Susan Fox, President and CEO, White Plains Hospital; Susan Yubas, Vice Chair of the White Plains Hospital Board of Directors; NY Assemblyman David Buchwald; Ron Belmont, Mayor of Harrison; Michael Orth, Commissioner of Westchester Cou

HealthlinkNY, HealtheConnections Announce Merger, Will Become Largest Health Improvement Org. in New

Harrison Edwards

Jan 31, 2019
1 min

HealthlinkNY, HealtheConnections Announce Merger, Will Become Largest Health Improvement Org. in New

Rob Hack, CEO of HealtheConnections and Staci Romeo, Executive Director, HealthlinkNY. HealtheConnections and HealthlinkNY announced today they will merge together into HealtheConnections to create the largest health improvement organization in New York State. The new entity will operate a Health Information Exchange that spans 26 counties in the Central New York, Southern Tier, and Hudson Valley regions, with 8,700 participating providers at 2,800 locations, and the medical

HealthlinkNY Responds to False Claims by Hixny

Harrison Edwards

Sep 19, 2018
2 min

HealthlinkNY Responds to False Claims by Hixny

In response to yesterday’s press release by Hixny, a New York State Qualified Entity (QE) based in the Adirondacks, Staci Romeo, Executive Director of HealthlinkNY, came out strongly today against Hixny’s planned expansion into HealthlinkNY’s service area in the Hudson Valley, Catskills, and Southern Tier of New York State. “The truth is that an unnecessary expansion into this service area compromises the effectiveness of the Health Information Exchange [HIE],” said Romeo. “H

People Escape With Their Lives, But Not With Their Medication

Harrison Edwards

Sep 14, 2018
2 min

People Escape With Their Lives, But Not With Their Medication

With Hurricane Florence making landfall, hospitals are evacuating patients to other facilities and bracing for an influx of people who will sustain injuries in the storm. Shelters have filled with storm victims, including some who escaped flood waters without their medications. It's a dangerous scenario health officials encounter time and time again, spending countless hours trying to piece together incomplete patient medical records to provide life-saving treatment and medic

Harrison Edwards

Aug 23, 2018
4 min

Rising Ground Announces 'Gould' Merger

Jose Jarra, Board Chair, Rising Ground, at the New York Stock Exchange during 'Rising Ground Day.' Two of New York’s leading human service organizations announced that they are integrating operations. Edwin Gould Services for Children and Families will become a subsidiary of Rising Ground, a 187-year-old organization that currently operates in the Bronx, Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Westchester. Henceforth, both organizations will operate under one uniform set of policies and pra

Harrison Edwards

Aug 22, 2018
2 min

Harrison Edwards Named a "Top PR Firm" in Memphis

For the second year in a row, Expertise.com has named Harrison Edwards to its list of top public relations firms in Memphis, TN. The site, that aims to make it easy for searchers to find the best local experts, reviewed 173 firms and chose twelve that scored well in the following categories: An excellent reputation, with a history of delighted customers and outstanding service. Strong credibility, based on awards (of which we have more than 200!). Years of experience as maste

Harrison Edwards

Jul 12, 2018
2 min

Westchester: Rare Disease Research Hub

Westchester, with its proximity to New York’s premier medical institutions, its highly educated workforce, and its growing biotechnology sector, is poised to become a global hub for curing some of the world’s rarest diseases, say scientists, researchers and medical experts who are leading an effort to make that dream a reality in the region. “There are genuine opportunities right here in Westchester to find cures for some of the world’s most vexing diseases,” said Dr. Molina-

Harrison Edwards

Jul 11, 2018
1 min

New Life for an Abused Dog

When Tinsley was a puppy, she was thrown from a car and left for dead on the side of a road in Tennessee. Fortunately, this is just where Tinsley's story begins. The 25-pound American Eskimo mix is living a good life and now works as a therapy dog, helping seniors combat dementia at United Hebrew of New Rochelle. This story has all the feels! #NursingHome #SeniorLiving #Healthcare #Pets

Harrison Edwards

Jun 21, 2018
4 min

Medical Marijuana, Living to 150 & More

Dozens of scientists, physicians, executives and entrepreneurs from around the world came together to share research, foster conversations and shine a light on Westchester County’s burgeoning biotech sector, at the Innovation in Research 2018 symposium, presented by the Westchester Biotech Project. The event, held this month at Purchase College, SUNY, featured global authorities who discussed potentially revolutionary medical developments, among which are: the benefits of me

Harrison Edwards

Jun 19, 2018
1 min

This Machine Zaps Tumors in One Shot

In a packed ceremony yesterday, White Plains Hospital officials unveiled "The Edge," a stereotactic therapy tool that can blast and destroy cancer tumors with a precise beam in as little as one treatment, and with no incisions. It is the first "Edge" in both Westchester County and the region. "The Edge" is particularly effective for treating small tumors including brain tumors, but can also treat localized tumors almost anywhere in the body (pancreas, liver, spine, lungs). Th

'Most Successful In The Nation:' Jobs Waiting Program Celebrates 300th Hire

Harrison Edwards

Jun 18, 2018
3 min

'Most Successful In The Nation:' Jobs Waiting Program Celebrates 300th Hire

After being out of work for over a year, Maribel Valencia-Barajas has a new job as a medical assistant/medical records specialist at Westchester Neurological Consultants in Yonkers, New York. Her position is all thanks to Jobs Waiting, a federally-funded regional job training partnership which trains long-term and short-term unemployed individuals for jobs in the region’s fastest growing sectors. Valencia-Barajas is the 300th individual to obtain employment through the progra

Alone in the City with a Cancer Diagnosis

Harrison Edwards

Jun 7, 2018
1 min

Alone in the City with a Cancer Diagnosis

Moving from Chicago to New York for a new career opportunity can be stressful enough. So what happens when you're alone in a new city and you're diagnosed with colon cancer? Ryan Droege, with his doctor Joshua Raff, M.D. of White Plains Hospital, sat down with WCBS 880's legendary reporter Pat Farnack and shared Ryan's story in a far-ranging interview. In the interview, Ryan describes his treatment regimen that includes--of all things--crossfit, his relationship with his girl

Harrison Edwards

Jun 6, 2018
1 min

Romeo Will Officially Lead HealthlinkNY

After a dynamic five months as Interim Executive Director of HealthlinkNY, Staci Romeo, MBA has landed the job officially. The organization, which runs New York State's Health Information Exchange (HIE) in the 13 counties of the Catskill, Hudson Valley, and Souther Tier regions has seen rapid growth since Romeo took over on January 1, 2018. Since the beginning of the year, Romeo has presided over large increases--compared to the same period the previous year--in key metrics i

Harrison Edwards

Jun 5, 2018
1 min

Take a Peek Inside an Emergency Drill

A bomb-sniffing dog is not something you typically see at a nursing home, but earlier this week, New Rochelle Police in Westchester, New York responded to a the report of a suspicious package as part of a mock incident at United Hebrew of New Rochelle. The drill included a partial evacuation and will help emergency responders and staffers better prepare for an actual emergency at the skilled nursing facility where many of the residents have limited mobility. In 2017, United H

Harrison Edwards

Apr 30, 2018
2 min

Harrison Edwards to Lead Two Sessions at 2018 Broadband Communities Summit In Austin, Texas

The Harrison Edwards team is in Austin this week working sharing our knowledge of how to engage communities in the deployment and monetization of high-speed broadband networks. We'll be attending and presenting at the annual Broadband Communities Summit, the industry's leading event. "It's one of our nation's great challenges," says our executive VP and COO, Bob Knight, who will be leading two sessions at the four-day summit. "The next generation of infrastructure will create

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