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New Urgent Care Is Redefining Accessible Healthcare In Port Chester New Urgent Care Is Redefining Accessible Healthcare In Port Chester
New Urgent Care Is Redefining Accessible Healthcare In Port Chester Port Chester’s only urgent care is increasing access to affordable healthcare for those who live and work in the community. American Family Care (AFC) is not just an urgent care; it’s a comprehensive healthcare hub that also offers accessible primary care and occupational medicine. Veteran emergency room physicians Dr. Jijoe Joseph and Dr. Ilya Parizh are the independent owners and operators of AFC Port Chester. “We're committed to bridging the healthcare gap in Port Chester, making sure that everyone has timely access to the care they need,” said Dr. Joseph. “Our compassionate team is avai…
Meet The Doctor Who Provides Easy Access To Health Care In Haledon Meet The Doctor Who Provides Easy Access To Health Care In Haledon
Meet The Doctor Who Provides Easy Access To Health Care In Haledon As the medical director of Haledon’s only urgent care facility, Dr. James Hakim, MD, has the vision to deliver top-notch medical services while fostering strong connections with patients. The veteran board-certified emergency room physician brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to American Family Care’s (AFC) newest location on the corner of Haledon and Belmont Avenues. Dr. Hakim attended medical school at Stony Brook University in New York and completed his residency at Beth Israel, now Mount Sinai, in Manhattan. He did not have to work many shifts in the ER before he developed a pas…
A Look Inside AFC Haledon – Why It Is Much More Than An Urgent Care A Look Inside AFC Haledon – Why It Is Much More Than An Urgent Care
A Look Inside AFC Haledon – Why It Is Much More Than An Urgent Care The only urgent care center in Haledon is changing the way people who live and work in the community access healthcare. American Family Care (AFC) opened its doors less than a year ago, and it is already a go-to medical resource for patients seeking not only urgent care but also primary care and occupational medicine. “We offer so much more than a quick strep or COVID-19 test,” said Jeff Perchuk, independent owner and operator of AFC Haledon. “Our highly skilled medical staff is available seven days a week to provide the same services you could get from a primary care provider.” AFC Haledon…
From Pizza To Physicals: American Family Care Now Serves State-of-the-Art Healthcare In Haledon From Pizza To Physicals: American Family Care Now Serves State-of-the-Art Healthcare In Haledon
From Pizza To Physicals: American Family Care Now Serves State-of-the-Art Healthcare In Haledon After sitting vacant for much of the COVID-19 pandemic, the building that once housed the old Big Jim’s Pizza is busier than ever. Last December, father and son Alex and Jeff Perchuk transformed the old pizzeria at the corner of Belmont and Haledon Avenues into American Family Care (AFC), a state-of-the-art healthcare facility. “Today, our highly skilled staff at AFC Haledon is filling a huge void in the area, especially since it is the only option for walk-in urgent care for families and students who live nearby,” explained Jeff Perchuk, independent owner and operator of AFC Haledon. “Every…
Northwell Health Physician Partners Can Help With All Your Healthcare Needs Northwell Health Physician Partners Can Help With All Your Healthcare Needs
Northwell Health Physician Partners Can Help With All Your Healthcare Needs Physicals. Blood tests. Vaccinations. Cardiologist checks. We do so much traveling, in so many directions, for our medical care. Wouldn’t it be nice if there was one nearby place that could provide all the care we need (and ample parking, too)? There is. Northwell Health Physician Partners (NHPP) at Yonkers is Northwell Health’s new 4,658-square-foot space at 1034 North Broadway, and it’s dedicated to primary care, and specialty care, including cardiology. Many of your medical needs can be addressed in one convenient location close to home or work. “With this opening, Northwell continues…
Take Time To Consider Your Kidneys Take Time To Consider Your Kidneys
Take Time To Consider Your Kidneys Spring is the perfect time to take charge of your health and a good place to start is by learning more about your kidneys. Get to know what they do, risk factors for and consequences of kidney disease, and the tests and screenings that are key for early detection of kidney disorders. Your kidneys are two bean-shaped organs, about the size of a fist, located on either side of your spine right below the rib cage. The job of the kidneys is to eliminate extra water and waste from your body, and the kidneys achieve this by producing urine. Kidneys also make hormones that help control the producti…
Take Time To Consider Your Kidneys Take Time To Consider Your Kidneys
Take Time To Consider Your Kidneys Spring is the perfect time to take charge of your health and a good place to start is by learning more about your kidneys. Get to know what they do, risk factors for and consequences of kidney disease, and the tests and screenings that are key for early detection of kidney disorders. Your kidneys are two bean-shaped organs, about the size of a fist, located on either side of your spine right below the rib cage. The job of the kidneys is to eliminate extra water and waste from your body, and the kidneys achieve this by producing urine. Kidneys also make hormones that help control the producti…
Sun River Health Administers First COVID-19 Vaccinations To Staff Sun River Health Administers First COVID-19 Vaccinations To Staff
Sun River Health Administers First Covid-19 Vaccinations To Staff On Wednesday, December 23, Sun River Health (formerly Hudson River Health Care) began administering COVID-19 vaccines to clinical staff at Sun River Health NYC health center locations. Among the first clinical staff members to be vaccinated were Sharon Andrades, RN, Director at Sun River Health’s Matilda Raffa Cuomo Health Center, Dolores Curbelo, MD, NYC Regional Medical Director, Roberta Kelly, NP, Chief Nursing Officer, and Acting Chief Medical Officer Kenneth Desa, MD. Sun River Health RN and Health Center Director Sharon Andrades receiving the COVID-19 vaccine from Chief Nursing Off…
Hudson River Health Care And Brightpoint Rebrand As Sun River Health Hudson River Health Care And Brightpoint Rebrand As Sun River Health
Hudson River Health Care And Brightpoint Rebrand As Sun River Health On Tuesday, September 29, 2020, Hudson River Health Care (HRHCare) and Brightpoint Health announced their organization’s rebranding under the name Sun River Health. The new brand expresses the merger of these two organizations, which occurred in late 2018, as one combined health care organization better positioned to meet the needs of underserved communities across the Hudson Valley, New York City, and Long Island. Since 1975 and 1990 respectively, Hudson River Health Care and Brightpoint Health have driven dramatic improvements in the health of the individuals and families they serve. Along…
Northwell, CareMount Medical Sign Clinical Affiliation Agreement Northwell, CareMount Medical Sign Clinical Affiliation Agreement
Northwell, CareMount Medical Sign Clinical Affiliation Agreement Northwell Health and CareMount Medical have signed a clinical affiliation agreement for expanded services. Northwell, the state’s largest health system, and CareMount, a physician-owned medical practice with 45 locations throughout the Hudson Valley and Manhattan, announced the finalization of the agreement on Tuesday, Dec. 10. Starting on Wednesday, Jan. 1, the medical groups will pursue additional creative arrangements, including clinical integration initiatives, service agreements, ambulatory collaborative activities and more. Each effort is a part of the overall mission to provide a hi…
Englewood Health Opens New Doctors Office In Cliffside Park Englewood Health Opens New Doctors Office In Cliffside Park
Englewood Health Opens New Doctors Office In Cliffside Park Englewood Health has opened a new primary and specialty care doctors office in Cliffside Park. Englewood Health Physician Network is located in a 6,000-square-foot facility at Towne Centre on Anderson Avenue. The offices have 12 exam rooms along with entirely-new lab and imaging equipment, and physician consult offices.  Patients can access primary care for acute, chronic and routine medical care, school or occupational physicals, immunizations, and travel medicine, as well as onsite testing such as laboratory and imaging studies, EKGs, stress testing, and pulmonary function test…
Pace Opens New Health Care Center On Pleasantville Campus Pace Opens New Health Care Center On Pleasantville Campus
Pace Opens New Health Care Center On Pleasantville Campus Pace University opened a new and enlarged health care center on its Pleasantville campus on Thursday, April 5, celebrating the 40th anniversary of its University Health Center. The first nurse-managed academic health care service on a university campus in the United States, UHC opened its doors at Pace in 1977. A novel concept at the time, the use of nurse practitioners is now common practice in primary care.  UHC offers a wide range of primary health care services and its leading-edge care continues to be a model, nationally and internationally.  The new Pace location, which moved from th…