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PATENT TRADER
Thursday, September 5, 1974
NEWS
Northern Westche
PUBLISHED BY NORTHERN WESTCHESTER HOSPITAL CENTER
Septembers, 1974
in cooperation with Patent Trader
Visitors' program aids
in quicker recovery
Training and equipment
are keys to cardiac care
Two good reasons why today's cardiac
patients have a better record of recovery
than they have had in the past are pictured
here One is the highly trained nurse on the
Hospital Center's Coronary Care staff, the
second i s the i n t r i c a t e m o n i t o r i n g
eqntpment treedJn- the-unrt
ardl Cook, R N , is typical of the 14
nurses on the Coronary Care staff who
have been specially trained for this
demanding duty She has worked in
Coronary Care since the first unit was
established in 1971 and like other nurses on
the staff learned to operate and read the
monitoring devices and other equipment
in a course of intensive study conducted by
Kristine Sebjan, head nurse-instructor
Miss Sebjan took five courses in car­
diology before qualifying as instructor
The Coronary Care Course also covers
special treatment, medications, equip
ment, arrythmias (disorders of the heart
rhythm) and other problems peculiar to
the coronary patient
bedside light, patient's call bell electric
outlets, timer switch, cardioscope and a
call button for the nurse to use when
emergency help is required Resuscitator
equipment is immediately available in a
wall case in each room and the IV poles
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bedside free for staff and required
equipment. The temperature, humidity
and air filtration
are controlled
automatically and individually from the
main power plant in each patient room
The rooms have outside windows and all
patients are visible from the nursing
station
Two monitoring systems at the nurses
station include one for patients in CCV
tjself and another for those who have been
transferred out of CCU and are in rooms
on the Pavilion's Fourth Floor This latter
system is a new installation that permits
post-coronary
patients,
via
radio
telemetry, to walk with ease anywhere oYi
the floor and still be monitored It utilizes
a transmitter and special antenna to
deliver the electrocardiograph -signal
from the patient via radio waves to the
receiver in Coronary Care
The Coronary CaTe Unit is supervised
by a committee of cardiologists with
Aristide Haravon, M D , in charge
Physicians on the committee are Franklin
Brosgol, Alfreds Dooneief, Arthur Green,
James Hanway, Ronald Hochwald
Richard Kones, Henry Ludemann. W
Henry Russell, John Sacci and Robert
Terris
Because coronary patients require
care that is constant and highly
specialized, when the Wallace Pavilion
was built the new unit was designed and
equipped to fit their specific needs For
example, the bed in each room is
hydraulic, not electric, to avoid in­
terference with the monitoring equipment
A safe power center with grounding
outlets is at the head of each bed and
contains all suction and oxygen required
It is also fitted with a blood pressure cuff
and manometer, a time elapse clock.
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New OB program is
modified 'rooming in
On August 12th, in response to many
requests from parents and physicians, the
Hospital Center put into operation a
Permissive Nursery Program Thirteen
beds in the West Wing of the third floor of
the Wallace Pavilion, part of the ob­
stetrical area of the hospital, were given
over to this service to parents who desire
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and
manometer,
time
elapse
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blood pres­
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suction.
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The Center's Development Council was
encouraged today by advance gifts
amounting to 57,000 from three new
donors The Development Council is ac­
ting as a steering committee for an ex
panded fund raising program for the
benefit of the Hospital Center and its
patients This special effort is a campaign
to raise $400,000 every year in order to
expand the Center's medical education
program, purchase new equipment and
provide start-up costs for new programs
which are not immediately reimbursable
by third party insurers
John N Trainer, hospital trustee, is
chairman of the Council and he has ap­
pointed to date the following members
David T Andrews, Timothy A Byrne,
Leroy S Heck, M D , Mrs Laurence S
Fathers, who are encouraged to par­
ticipate in the care of their newborn, may
come at any time between 9 00 a m and
10 00 p m and stay as long as they want
Grandparents are the only visitors per­
mitted during visiting hours, 2 15 to 6 00
p.m and 7 00 to 9 00 p m and may visit
Patient unit in C o r o n a r \ ( a r e — S p e c i a l e q u i p m e n t , from I to r
,
Council seeks
$400,000
Because, under such a system, infants
spend a major part of the time in the room
with their mother and father, special rules
must be applied for their protection In
order to keep the incident of infection to an
absolute minimum, only fathers are
allowed to visit the mother and child
Nurse C a r o l Cook entering information on patient's chart Vt left, t c l c m c t r v
scopes, at right, m o n i t o r s showing c a r d i o g r a m s of patients in C C l
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with mothers in the day room and see the
babies in the nursery
Visitors to all other obstetrical patients
must follow these same regulations for the
welfare of the mothers and their babies
Fathers, whose wives and babies are not
on the Permissive Nursery plan, may visit
their wives during the same hours and
may help feed their babies during the
fathers' hours at 6 00 and 9 00 p m
A Permissive Nursery, which is a
modification of rooming in, provides the
mother and the infant with a natural
mother-child experience as soon after
delivery as the mother can care for her
baby because it allows the baby to be in
the mother's room for as much time as she
wants It fosters an individualized feeding
plan for the infant and allows fathers and
mothers to be instructed in and participate
hrtotal care of their newborn
From the
Board of Trustees
News — Northern Westchester
Hospital Center in cooperation with
I'.itent Trader, will be published ap­
proximately six times a year as a
means of communication between
the (enter and its community It
replaces Northern Westchester Hos
pital News, a newsletter published
by the hospital intermittently since
November of 1961
Articles pictures and graphics
will portray activities of staff,
employees, volunteers patients and
trustees, and will describe areas
and equipment within the Center's
facilities
This publication is dedicated
toward
better
understanding
through better communication and
hopefully in time, it will also reflect
community thoughts and reaction
through letters and articles
Kennedy. V Theodore Low, Thomas
McCance. Peter H Wade and Frank A
Weil
In this new fund raising program
council members will reach out into the
community to recruit additional workers
and acquaint the community with the
Center's needs and long range plans
Personal solicitation to upgrade the giving
habits of those currently supporting the
Hospital Center will augment a mail
campaign to attract new donors Council
members have specific areas of respon­
sibility and will concentrate on raising/the
$400,000 for 1974 in the next three months.
Center cited
by national
hospital group
Patients being admitted to the Hospital
Center will note a plaque on the Admitting
Office wall awarded to the Center in
recognition of its 50th Anniversary as a
member of the American Hospital
Association In gold lettering on a brown
leather shield mounted on a wooden base
are the words "The Association honors
Northern Westchester Hospital Center for
its dedication to community services and
for its half-century of continuing support
and participation toward the mutual goal
of providing better health care for all
people " This is in line with the American
Hospital Association's aim "to promote
the welfare of the public through its
leadership and its assistance to its
members in the provision of better health
care and services for all the people "
The American Hospital Association has
been working toward this goal since it was
founded in 1898 and its programs for the
7,000 member hospitals in the United
States have helped these institutions play
a larger and better role in providing
community services Together with the
American College of Physicians, the
American College of Surgeons and the
American Medical Association, it forms
the Joint Commission on Accreditation of
Hospitals that establishes standards lor
the operation of hospitals and other healthrelated facilities Northern Westchester
Hospital Center has been approved by the
Joint Commission on Accreditation of
Hospitals since the Commission's in­
ception in 1951
Bergdorf opening benefits center
Glittering fashions* famous guests,
music, cocktails and delectable food will
be in abundance at a gala festival
celebrating the opening of Bergdorf
Goodman in While Plains this S p p l o m h p r
20. From 7 to H p m , guests will mingle
with celebrities from the worlds of fashion
and entertainment as they tour the new
building and View ~8 fashion spectacular
staged on a unique escalator that
traverses the center of the four-level
structure. Invitations are already in the
mail for this black tie occasion that will
benefit the Hospital Center and 12 other
Westchester Hospitals
Bergdorf Goodman is financing the
celebration to publicize the opening of its
Communications concerning
News Northern Westchester Hospital Center
may be addressed to
Community Relations
Northern Westchester Hospital Center
400 East Main Street
Mount Kfsco. New York 10549
914 - 666-1291
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first store outside New York City It will be
a- full service store with all the depart­
ments present in the New York facility,
plus two new departments, one for young
men and nne for boys. The building is an
octagonal design with an exterior of
Italian travertine marble A huge skylight
replaces the roof and just below, on the top
*leveL is-a Skylight Cafe, Three levels are
devoted to merchandising space and the
ground level is reserved for offices From
the unusual escalator, customers will have
a view of the entire store Parking will be
provided In an adjacent covered lot with a
covered bridge leading to the building
Because a limited number of tickets for
the opening are available, they will be sold
on a first come, first served basis Cost of
the evening, which requires formal dress,
is $25 per person and all contributions are
tax deductible. All funds derived from
ticket sales for the opening will be
retained by the hospital responsible for the
sale Mrs James A Harte, vice president
of the Twigs of Northern Westchester
Hospital Center, and Mrs William J
Heron, vice president of the Northern
On September ninth visitors to the
Hospital Center will find a new program in
effect which has been established for the
benefit and welfare of the patients and
-their faster, more comfortable recovery
-Themedieal- leadership a n d --ad­
ministration of the Center have been
concerned over the increasing traffic and
noise in the hospital and the new program
of control is the result of a yearlong study
by a committee of doctors and department
heads
The basic premises of the program
are
1) Visiting hours will be from 2 15 p m
to 9 00 p m
2) Only "two visitors will be allowed a
patient at one time
3) All personnel and visitors, to staff as
well as patients, must have a means of
identification visible at all times
4) Exceptions, because of extenuating
circumstances, will only be granted by an
administrator or the Director of Nursing
Service or the assistant on duty
The only variations from these basic
rules occur in pediatrics, obstetrics (see
article New OB Program) and in intensive
Peg Harte and Carol Heron, with the help of many Twigs and Auxilians,
finish addressing invitations to the Bergdorf Goodman opening.
Westchester Hospital Center Auxiliary,
are in charge of arrangements for the
Hospital Center
Both are volunteer
organizations which contribute sub­
stantially to the support of the Hospital
Center"and its patients
VISITORS P A S S
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- parents may visit at any time excepting
rest period and regular visiting hours end
at 8 00 p m and do not include the rest
period from 12 30 to 2 00 p.m. Visitors to
patients in ICU and CCU must confine
their visits to five minutes in any hour and
must be immediate family
The management and medical staff of
the Hospital Center request all members
of the community to abide by these
regulations and regard this as their
contribution to the care and recovery of
the patients
Trustees appoint two
new division chiefs
Two physicians have been appointed to
full time positions on the staff of Northern
Westchester Hospital Center Richard C
Conroy, M D , will be Director of the
Department of Psychiatry and Chief of the
Psychiatric Division Dr Conroy succeeds
Dr Michael Berg as Chief of Psychiatry
Laurence I Alpert, M D , will be Chief of
Pathology and Director of Laboratories
He succeeds Robert A Fox, M . D , who
retired last month after 27 years as
Director of Laboratories
Prior to joining the Hospital Center
staff, Dr Alpert was Associate Director of
the Department of Laboratories and Chief
of Surgical Pathology at Methodist
Hospital in Brooklyn He is a graduate of
Harvard College and received his medical
degree from Boston University School of
Medicine Dr Alpert interned at the New
England Center Hospital in Boston and
was assistant resident in Medicine at St
Luke's Hospital in New York He was a
resident in Pathology at Mount Sinai
Hospital from 1965 to 1969 and assistant
pathologist from 1969 to 1971 He was
approved by the American Board of
Pathology in Anatomic and CTinical
Pathology in 1969. Dr. Alpert is a member
of the American Society for the Study of
Liver Diseases and a Fellow of the New
York Academy of Gastroenterology, the
New
York Cancer Society and the
Association of Clinical Scientists He is
clinical associate professor. Department
of Pathology, at the Mount Sinai School of
Medicine and clinical assistant professor
at the Downstate Medical Center Dr
Alpert resides in Yonkers
Dr Conroy graduated from Princeton
University and received his medical
degree from Cornell Medical College He
was an intern and resident at St Vincent's
Hospital in New York and after serving
two years as Captain in the U.S Army
Medical Corps, entered into general
Dr R i c h a r d ( Conroy, psychiatrist,
and
Dr.
Laurence
I . Alpert,
pathologist
practice in Pompton Plains, New Jersey
From 1965 to 1968, he was a fellow in
psychiatry at St Luke's Hospital and in
1968 went into private practice in
Psychiatry with offices in New York In
1971 Dr Conroy was certified by the
American Board of Psychiatry and
Neurology in Psychiatry and in 1972
received his Master of Science degree in
Community and Social Psychiatry from
Columbia University Most recently he
was Medical Director, Division of Com­
munity Psychiatry, Department of Psy­
chiatry, St Luke's Hospital and instructor
in Psychiatry at Columbia University's
College of Physicians and Surgeons He
has been consultant for the Columjaia Uni­
versity Health Service, for the Widows
Consultation Service and was Psychiatric
Consultant for Meyer State Hospital,
Ward s Island. New York Dr Conroy is a
resident of Tarrytown
The Department of Psychiatry will be
located in the North Building which is now
being renovated The new department will
have 24 beds for psychiatric patients and
will also offer outpatient service
Seminars on geriatric care^
are taped as teaching aids
"Care of the Geriatric Patient" was the
theme for a recent series of seminars at
the Hospital Center conducted by the
Patient Care Committee and the West­
chester Mental Health Council The
Seminars, which were recorded on tape,
will be used as a teaching aid in setting up
similar programs at other hospitals and
institutions Goal of the program was to
acquaint members of the hospital staff
with the aging process and alert them to
the needs of the older patient. The subject
is particularly pertinent at this time since
the Hospital Center will open its Skilled
Nursing Unit this fall. Robert Healy, M.D ,
chairman of the Patient Care Committee
and Director of Medicine and Medical
Education, and Richard C Conroy, M I ) ,
Director of the Department of Psychiatry,
were moderators for the seminar sessions
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NORTHERN WESTCH ESTER HOSPITAL
CENTER
Two meetings were held each week for
two different groups of hospital em­
ployees. The subject for the first week was
"The Normal Aging, Process." At the first
meeting this was discussed by a panel
consisting of Daniel Brown, M.D., Beverly
Deren, M . D , Arthur Green, M . D , and
Emanuela Briccetti, director of activities
for the Senior Citizens Program of the
Mount Kisco Recreation Department On
the panel for the second session on the
subject were Alan Schadlow, M . D . , and
Mrs Briccetti
"Disease Processes of Old A g e " was
the subject for the second week's
seminars,. Panel members for the first
meeting were Drs Morris Glassman,
•Milton Ivker and Jeffrey Lempert. Drs.
Franklin Brosgol, Glassman and James
Shepard addressed the second group
"Special Problems of Chronic Patients"
was considered next with Dr. Bertha
Bright, Director of Geriatric Medicine at
the Harlem Valley State Hospital, leading
the panel at both sessions. With her were
Drs Paul Garson and Genesia Rogers
The final seminar featured an in­
terview with a Hospital Center patient and
a discussion of the "Attitudes and Needs of
Staff and the Older Patient." Lyndall
Boal, Director of Social Service, John
Conant,
day
supervisor
of
the"
Housekeeping
Department,
and
representatives of the nursing staff served
on the panel