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Westchester Health Pediatrics pediatricians at the Grand Opening of Cohen Children’s Northwell Health Physician Partners Pediatrics At Phelps
In order to provide the highest quality healthcare services for our area’s children, particularly those in the western part of Westchester County, Westchester Health is pleased to announce the opening of our newest pediatric office on the Phelps Hospital campus in Sleepy Hollow.
“This is really about pursuing our mission, which is maintaining the health and wellness of our community,” said Phelps Hospital President Daniel Blum at the Grand Opening of the new pediatric practice.
Added Dr. Cindee Ivker, Lead Pediatric Physician with our Westchester Health Pediatrics group, part of Northwell Health Physician Partners, “This facility is awesome. It is kid-friendly, it is clean, it is spacious, and it is state-of-the-art. As a parent, this is what you like to see.” In addition, having the new pediatric office within the hospital will streamline treatment for patients.
Serving nearly 2 million children in Brooklyn, Queens and Long Island, this is Cohen Children’s Northwell Health Physician Partners’ first medical practice north of Manhattan. The medical group’s expansion into Westchester couldn’t come at a better time, with its new facility ready to tackle major children’s health issues like the measles, vaping and childhood stress.
To watch the FiosNews1 video of our Grand Opening, click here.
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In addition to our 11 convenient pediatric offices throughout Westchester County, your child now has access to the added resources and breadth of services of Phelps Hospital, Westchester’s Top Rated hospital with a 4-star rating.*
Here, he/she will receive the leading-edge pediatric care you’ve come to expect from our highly experienced Westchester Health pediatricians. And because our new offices are located at Phelps, we can now offer you and your child a wide array of additional medical services and sub-specialties:
At Westchester Health, we are committed to delivering the highest quality standard of compassionate, patient-centered care for your child. Our new office on the Phelps Hospital campus is an important step forward in this commitment.
Whether you have a newborn, toddler, adolescent, teenager, or a combination of these, we’ll do everything we can to help your child grow up to be healthy and happy, now and for a lifetime. We invite you to come in and see us at our new location, and we look forward to seeing you and your child soon. Whenever, wherever you need us, we’re here for you.
Cindee J. Ivker, MD, FAAP
Glenn E. Kaplan, MD, FAAP
Heather D. Magnan, MD, FAAP
Hildred Machuca DO
755 North Broadway, Suite 500, Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591
Phone: (914) 425-7590
Fax: (914) 425-7591
Mon-Fri: 8:30am-5pm
*CMS 2019 (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)
By Westchester Health, member of Northwell Health Physician Partners
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