NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks surprised the world two years ago when he revealed he had type 2 diabetes. And that's a good thing. It's always helpful when a well-known celebrity or personality is honest about their health, said Rebecca Fenichel, MD, ECNU, an endocrinologist at White Plains Hospital Physician Associates in New Rochelle. "Taking away some of the ...

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- The White Plains Hospital family is mourning the unexpected death of Dr. Robert Small, who died Tuesday morning after a tragic bicycle accident on Friday, according to Dr. Michael Palumbo, Medical Director and Executive Vice President of White Plains Hospital.  White Plains Hospital staff held a brief memorial service Wednesday morning in the hospital's ...

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- If you’re not careful this Fourth of July, the hot dogs might not be the only thing at your backyard picnic that gets burned, says Dr. Rafael Torres. Holidays are always busy times for local emergency rooms, but none seem as packed with potential dangers as Independence Day with its combination of fireworks, heat and alcohol, says Torres, medical director of White ...

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- More 270 cancer survivors, guests and hospital staff gathered at the annual White Plains Hospital Cancer Survivors Day celebration at the Crowne Plaza Hotel this past Sunday. The hospital has held the annual celebration since the 1990’s, coinciding with National Cancer Survivors Day as a way to recognize and connect with patients and family members who have been ...

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Emmy Award winning sportscaster and NFL legend, Ahmad Rashad will host the 6th Annual Celebrity Golf Classic benefiting White Plains Hospital on Sunday, June 28 and Monday, June 29. The Golf tournament is sold out; however a number of tickets are still available for the Sunday evening cocktail party.  Expected celebrities at both events will include Marcus Allen, ...

WHITE PLAINS, NY – White Plains Hospital will celebrate the journey of more than 150 cancer survivors treated recently in the Hospital’s Cancer Program at their annual Cancer Survivors Day brunch on Sunday June 7th at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in White Plains. Now in its 15th year, the event is a celebration of the courage and determination shown by cancer survivors throughout the ...

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – White Plains Hospital  is one of several hospitals in New York that has been affected by a recent data breach that occurred via Medical Management, LLC, a medical billing company that provides coding and billing services for the emergency department at the hospital. Individuals who may have had information compromised are being notified by mail in full accordance ...

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – Mary Franco of New Canaan has joined White Plains Hospital in a newly created position as executive director of the foundation. In this role, Franco will oversee fundraising and donor cultivation for the organization, building on existing and new relationships between the hospital and the community. “Mary will be a wonderful addition to White Plains Hospital,” ...

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. –  White Plains Hospital once again has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award. The award recognizes the hospital’s success ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines based on the latest ...

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – White Plains Hospital has appointed Laurence R. Smith as its new chairman of the board of directors. Smith was approved as the board chair at the White Plains Hospital’s annual board meeting late last month.  He succeeds J. Michael Divney, who served as board chair since 2010. Smith has been a member of the White Plains Hospital Board since 2004 and has held the ...