Health

  • Rockland County Surpasses 2,000 Polio Vaccines Administered

    Next RCDOH Polio Vaccine Clinic Aug. 24th (Details Below) New City, NY – As of Wednesday, 2,152 polio vaccines have been administered in Rockland since a confirmed case of Polio was detected in a local resident, signaling work by Rockland County Department of Health (RCDOH), New York State Health Department (NYSDOH) and CDC to boost vaccinations is […]

  • The Rockland County Office for the Aging’s NY Connects Outreach days continue

    Staff will be on site to assist with general information on Medicaid, Medicare Savings Program, SNAP, and EPIC. Applications will be available. Senior Farmers’ Market Coupons will be distributed pending availability. Rose Memorial Library 79 E Main St, Stony Point NY 10980 Thursday, August 18, from 11am – 1pm Sloatsburg Food Pantry All Souls Community […]

  • COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT OFFERS ADDITIONAL POLIO IMMUNIZATION CLINICS AROUND ROCKLAND

    NEW CITY, NY – County Executive Ed Day and County Health Commissioner Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert advise residents of the continued spread of polio in Rockland County and encourage residents who are unvaccinated, have not completed the polio vaccination series, or are at high risk for contracting polio even if they have completed the primary series […]

  • URGING IMMUNIZATION, STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH UPDATES NEW YORKERS ON POLIO DETECTED IN NEW YORK STATE

    Following the Identification of a Paralytic Polio Case in Rockland County, More Virus Found in Environmental Samples in Rockland and Orange Counties – Evidence of Local Transmission To Keep New Yorkers and Children Polio-Free, Unvaccinated New Yorkers Should Get Immunized Right Away health.ny.gov/polio Albany, N.Y. (August 4, 2022) – The New York State Department of Health […]

  • Four WMCHealth Hospitals recognized for stroke care excellence

    American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Cite Westchester Medical Center, Good Samaritan Hospital, MidHudson Regional Hospital and HealthAlliance Hospital   VALHALLA, NY (August 3, 2022) ― Four Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) hospitals have again been cited by national associations* for stroke care excellence. Westchester Medical Center, Good Samaritan Hospital, MidHudson Regional Hospital and HealthAlliance […]

  • Office for Aging postpones Sloatsburg Food Pantry visits

    Please note our Outreach visits to Sloatsburg Food Pantry scheduled for August 3rd and 9th have been postponed until further notice. If you’d like to be notified when Farmers’ Market Coupons are available, please call to be placed on our waiting list: (845) 364-2110. To be eligible to receive Farmers’ Market Coupons, you must: a. Be 60 […]