Burke Rehabilitation Hospital Opens New Outpatient Site in Elmsford

Burke Rehabilitation Hospital Opens New Outpatient Site in Elmsford

 

White Plains, NY – December 9, 2020 – To further its commitment to delivering quality and convenient rehabilitation services to the community, Burke Rehabilitation Hospital has announced the opening of an outpatient rehabilitation location in Elmsford, NY. Located at 555 Taxter Road, this new site provides state-of-the-art physical, occupational, speech and specialty therapy treatment for patients who have experienced an illness, injury or surgery. Burke’s expert therapists use the latest research-based techniques available to ensure each patient reaches their maximum recovery.

“The healthcare demands of our local communities have shifted toward outpatient services,” said Jeffrey Menkes, Burke Rehabilitation Hospital President & CEO. “Now more than ever, patients need high quality, compassionate rehabilitation therapy care close to their homes. Our expanding network of outpatient sites helps meet that need.”

The Elmsford site is the first location in the river towns area of Westchester and the 10th outpatient therapy site in Burke’s network. Other locations include: Armonk, two in the Bronx, Mamaroneck, Purchase, Somers, two in Yonkers and Burke Rehabilitation Hospital’s main campus in White Plains.

Steve Tisser, PT, MBA, Vice President of Outpatient Services said, “The demand for our exceptional physical, occupational and speech therapies is incredibly high in the region, and we’re thrilled to open an additional location that will provide more care to more patients. We will be able to better address the needs of this community and help patients achieve their maximum recovery.”

For more information about the services offered at the new Elmsford location, or to make an appointment, call (914) 597-3870. For more on Burke’s outpatient services, visit www.burke.org/outpatient.

With patient safety always a priority at Burke, all Burke locations follow all recommended Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and New York State Department of Health guidelines relating to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Burke Rehabilitation Hospital is a not-for-profit, acute rehabilitation hospital in White Plains, NY. Founded in 1915 through an endowment from philanthropist John Masterson Burke, it is the only hospital in Westchester County dedicated solely to adult rehabilitation medicine. As of 2016, the hospital is now a part of the Montefiore Health System, Inc. Burke offers both inpatient and outpatient programs for those who have experienced a disabling illness, traumatic injury or surgery. For additional information, please visit burke.org.

Author: Harlem Valley News