Good Things CAREMOUNT’S PCR AND COVID-19 ANTIBODY TESTING CareMount Medical P.C. — which was founded in Mount Kisco is the largest independent multispecialty medical group in New York state, providing comprehensive medical care to over 665,000 patients in more than 45 offices throughout Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess, Columbia, and Ulster counties and New York City, —has availability to test patients without any restrictions through its urgent care and office locations throughout New York. A complete list of open office locations can be found at caremountmedical.com. CareMount patients who want to be tested can walk into a CareMount Urgent Care location or schedule a virtual visit with their provider online or by calling 1-833-5250221. Non-CareMount patients can visit a CareMount Urgent Care location for evaluation and testing. There are currently two types of Covid-19 testing available. Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) testing results are returned within 24-72 hours. The test is done by putting a swab into your nose. Antibody testing for Covid-19 antibody detection is also available through a blood draw. Complete results are turned around within 72 hours. All results will be communicated back to those tested by their provider’s office to discuss what the results mean and any next steps. “Patients can feel comfortable knowing they are working with their personal providers to get the care they need through this pandemic and beyond…, said Scott D. Hayworth, M.D., president and CEO of CareMount Medical.
Westchester and Fairfield Counties
CONTACTLESS CHILDREN’S BOOK DRIVE FOR CLC OF FAIRFIELD COUNTY
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Talia Kunin and Lorenzo Mazzara, co-founders and volunteers.
A group of enthusiastic, compassionate high school student volunteers, the Westhill Angels, have organized a contactless children’s book drive. The books will be distributed to the families of Children’s Learning Centers of Fairfield County (CLC) as well as some of the children of hospital workers, who are temporarily being cared for and educated at CLC by some of the teachers. Books will be picked up from the bottom of the donor’s driveway by the
Westhill Angel volunteers, who will wear masks and gloves. The books will be held in storage for several days to ensure safety and cleanliness. Westhill High School rising senior Lorenzo Mazzara founded Westhill Angels, together with his peers Nate Cooper, Talia Kunin and Gaurov Bansal. The group began by fundraising for Stamford Health and has now expanded, providing some meals for teachers at Children’s
Learning Centers. Marc Jaffe, CEO of CLC, said, “providing care and education to the children of our health care workers is crucial in stopping the spread of COVID-19. We are extremely pleased to be able to provide this support so our health care workforce can focus on what we all need them to be doing right now.” Do you have children’s books you no longer need? Email lorymaz17@gmail.com.
CLC OPENS PROJECT 26 FOR CHILDREN OF STAMFORD HEALTH
GRANT FUNDS CHILD CARE SCHOLARSHIPS The Child Care Council of Westchester (CCCW) recently created the CCCW First Responders and Essential Workers Child Care Scholarship Fund for Westchester first responders and essential workers who are working during this pandemic and need help paying for childcare. The fund, good till May 15, was created with grants from The Westchester Community Foundation (a division of The New York Community Foundation) and the RXR RealtyCOVID Relief Fund. “Westchester’s first responders and essential workers shouldn’t be over-burdened by childcare costs as they work to serve and protect others during this emergency,” said Kathy Halas, executive director of the Child Care Council of Westchester
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On Friday, May 22 at 11 a.m., Westchester County elder law attorney Anthony J. Enea of Enea, Scanlan & Sirignano LLP in White Plains and Somers will host a free webinar on “Pandemics and Planning: Steps You Can Take Right Now to Protect Your Estate.” Attendees will learn what can be done from home to protect their assets and ensure their health care wishes are followed, including which estate planning documents are most critical. “Obtaining legal services while at home is possible thanks to an executive order by Governor Cuomo that temporarily allows remote witnessing and notarizing in New York state,” explained Enea, who has spent 35 years protecting the rights of seniors, the disabled and their families. “All estate planning documents can now be executed remotely via audiovideo conferencing platforms.” Enea is chair of the New York State Bar Association’s Senior Lawyers Section and president of the Westchester County Bar Foundation. Registration for the webinar is free, but space is limited. Those interested in attending can reserve a spot at bxtimes.com/estate.
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CLC Project 26 Team, front row: Linda Barge, education manager, and Mary Ann Ginise; back row: Sharay Coley, Sandi Docimo, Natividad Colon and Nathalie Tocci. Not pictured: Amy Hunter, Nancy Ollie, Yellice Quintero, Bernarda Mendieta, Ruth Sanchez, Kayla Ponder, Shaquila Bruno, Marie Marseille and Francisco Otero.
Children’s Learning Centers of Fairfield County (CLC) has been identified by the Connecticut Office of Early Childhood (OEC) as an operation site for its statewide initiative, Project 26. Currently, CLC is one of over 28 sites throughout the state participating in the program, also called CTCARES for Hospital Workers. The initiative was facilitated by the OEC at the request of Gov. Lamont and evolved through existing community partnerships between currently licensed childcare facilities and hospitals to ensure hospital staff has
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childcare close to their work. Connecticut’s Early Childhood Commissioner Beth Bye said 50% of the calls to the state’s 211 helpline are from hospital workers looking for childcare. Bye noted a $3 million private donation is now supporting 29 hospitals through 4CT, Connecticut’s charity connection. Currently, CLC is providing remote support to enrolled families, but its Palmers Hill location recently re-opened as a Project 26 site to welcome the children of Stamford Health. Chief Executive
Officer Marc Jaffe calls these frontline workers the “warriors” in the fight against COVID-19. CLC’s staff team is being led by Mary Basso, director of Child Development Program, and Linda Barge, education manager for the Child Development Program. CLC is more than an early childhood education center; it is “an economic engine,” explained Jaffe. “We enable more parents of young children to work than any other nonprofit in southwest Connecticut.”
Hoping to make a difference during Covid-19 quarantine and concerned their peers were getting antsy to get out and socialize, Mount Kisco-based Northern Westchester Hospital’s (NWH) President’s Junior Leadership Council (PJLC) produced a video encouraging teens to social distance and have fun at the same time (youtube.com/watch?v=L0-9yp54HZU). The video stars students at high schools throughout northern Westchester enjoying at-home activities that include dancing, painting, playing basketball and cooking. The NWH PJLC is a leadership organization that helps high school students in northern Westchester connect to their community; promotes the health, safety and wellbeing of adolescents and young adults; and engages them on issues that matter to them and affects their lives.
