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MPB Superintendent Dr. Emily Hersh Celebrated for 28 Years of Service

Dr. Hersh first came to Blythedale in 1991 as a teaching assistant. After 16 years, she accepted the role of assistant principal at Peekskill High School, broadening her administrative experience before returning to Blythedale in 2011, this time as principal...

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Blythedale Brings Trauma-Informed Care to Westchester County

As a way to provide this much-needed resource to the community, Blythedale Children’s Hospital in Valhalla, New York is serving as the clinical leader and sponsor of Westchester County’s first-ever Trauma-Informed Systems’ Change Learning Collaborative, facilitated by University at Buffalo’s...

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Blythedale Honors Staff for Service to Patients, Families and Hospital

Seventy committed and caring staff members, representing a wide range of departments, were recently honored for their time and dedication to the “Blythedale Difference” during the Hospital’s annual Service Awards ceremony. President & CEO Larry Levine hosted the event and...

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Hybrid Learning and Happy Reunions Mark Start of School Amid COVID Crisis

Dr. Emily Hersh, superintendent of Mt. Pleasant Blythedale Union Free School District at Blythedale Children’s Hospital, speaks from the heart while tightening her face mask for the beginning of face-to-face, fall classes in September. A special day that was anything...

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Blythedale Introduces New Grocery, Meal Programs to Support Staff

Empty supermarket shelves and the hunt for household cleaning supplies seems far too common nowadays. To help those helping to keep our patients safe, Blythedale Children’s Hospital has launched two new programs to serve the needs of its hundreds of...

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Blythedale Nurse Honored with DAISY Award

John Balquin, BSN RN, received a DAISY Award for Exceptional Nurses at Blythedale Children’s Hospital for the Second quarter of 2020, on Wed, May 6th. Balquin received the national award during a ceremony held at the Hospital, in recognition of...

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