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Towns of Rockland County, NY
New Hematologist Added to Good Samaritan Hospital
Dr. Carrie Brooke Wasserman
SUFFERN, N.Y. (October 16, 2023) – Good Samaritan Hospital, a valued member of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), proudly announces the appointment of Dr. Carrie Brook Wasserman, MD, as the Associate Director of the Bobbi Lewis Cancer Program.
Dr. Wasserman, a highly experienced hematologist/oncologist, is set to enhance oncology services at Good Samaritan Hospital. Mary P. Leahy, MD, MHA, CEO of Bon Secours Charity Health System/Good Samaritan Hospital, expressed confidence in her appointment, stating, “With her impressive credentials, she will make an impact on the care we offer to our patients.”
Before joining Good Samaritan Hospital, Dr. Wasserman served as the Interim Chief of Hematology/Oncology at One Brooklyn Health (OBH), where she was also a core faculty member for the fellowship program. Her role extended to being the OBH site principal for several phase three clinical trials. Dr. Wasserman has held attending positions at Brooklyn Hospital Center, an affiliate of the Mt. Sinai Health System, and the John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center. Furthermore, she holds the position of Assistant Professor of Medicine at St. George’s University of Medicine.
Dr. Wasserman’s academic journey saw her earn her medical degree from St. George’s University School of Medicine, following a Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell University. Her training involved an internal medicine residency at Lenox Hill Hospital/NYU School of Medicine and a hematology/oncology fellowship at St. Luke’s Roosevelt/Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. She is board-certified in internal medicine and medical oncology.
The Bobbi Lewis Cancer Program, accredited by the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons, is staffed by a team of dedicated, board-certified oncologists, surgeons, and radiologists. They provide compassionate care to patients in a comfortable and caring environment equipped with the latest medical technologies. The program specializes in various cancer types, including breast, lung, bladder, kidney, thyroid, prostate, head and neck, brain, lymphomas, myeloma, colorectal cancer, gastrointestinal tract cancers, gynecologic cancers, and melanoma. For breast cancer patients, the program offers genetic screening, counseling, and a support group.
Dr. Wasserman is now available to see new patients at Good Samaritan Hospital, located at 255 Lafayette Avenue in Suffern, N.Y. Appointments can be scheduled by calling 845.368.8500.
For more information about the cancer services offered by WMCHealth’s Good Samaritan Hospital, visit GoodSamHosp.org/Cancer.
RONNY DIZ VYING FOR ROCKLAND COUNTY’S 2nd LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT
Tal Simhoni
County Secures Another Victory Against NYC
County Granted Preliminary Injunction Against City of New York (ruling attached below)
New City, NY – On Tuesday New York Supreme Court Justice Thomas Zugibe granted the County of Rockland’s request for a Preliminary Injunction against the City of New York and Mayor Eric Adams and the Armoni Hotel, prohibiting the City from proceeding with their plan to turn the Armoni Inn and Suites in Orangeburg into a shelter for 340 migrants.
In May, County Executive Ed Day filed a lawsuit against the City of New York citing its lack of authority to establish a shelter outside of its boundaries without cooperation of the County and local municipalities. The lawsuit underscores the City of New York’s lack of communication and planning and its failure to follow New York State rules and regulations required for setting up a shelter.
“The City of New York’s attempts at unilateral action are disrespectful of the people and local governments in Rockland County. The City government can do what it likes within its own borders, but it must show some regard for the people, governments, and laws of this County if it wants to open operations here, whether it is a shelter or its new voucher plan,” explained Rockland County Attorney Thomas Humbach. “The Court also found that the County opponents’ unresponsive, repetitive, and needlessly combative claims that the County acted with “racist motivation” failed to provide any persuasive argument. Ultimately, the Preliminary Injunction prohibits the City from bringing people to Rockland County to house them in shelters.”
“This County has a severe housing crisis subjecting many low-income families in Rockland to overcrowded and unsafe living conditions,” said County Executive Ed Day. “Quadrupling the number of homeless in this County overnight, as the City is intending to do, will only compound our housing crisis and lead to more people living in these dangerously inhumane conditions that we are fighting to fix.”
“That includes going to site plans, approvals, inspections; it’s a lengthy process. The Mayor knows this because he issued his own executive order in his boroughs to accelerate that process,” explained Rockland County Department of Social Services Commissioner Joan Silvestri. “He has no authority to attempt to move homeless individuals outside of his city and certainly not if he hasn’t followed the state regulations for shelters for homeless individuals.”
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