Open Door Family Medical Center is proud to announce it has been awarded an Education and Outreach Grant from the Breast Cancer Alliance (BCA) for 2024. This grant will bolster Open Door’s commitment to providing patient-centered breast health care and case management for underserved communities. The BCA grant supports targeted outreach to women who are […]
Like mother, like daughter. Maryam Motabar worked as a dentist in Tehran, Iran, in a community health center and then in her private practice, before emigrating to the United States in 2000. She left her home, she said, to give her children a chance for a better life. Hired as a dental assistant at the Ossining
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She was told by family members and friends not to worry. It was simply a case of the “baby blues,” and the gloom she felt after the birth of her son was normal and would soon pass. Yet her symptoms continued over the next several months and grew more intense. She tried to hide her
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Stress is an ever-present part of life, affecting us in various ways and intensities. It can sometimes serve as a motivator; however, chronic or overwhelming stress can lead to serious mental health issues like anxiety and depression. What is stress? Defined as a state of worry or mental tension triggered by challenging circumstances, stress is
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Interested in doing yoga on a spring day at the Ossining waterfront? While at the same time helping to continue the delivery of quality health care to the community? If so, bring your mats, props and water bottles to Ossining’s scenic Riverfront at Henry Gourdine Park for “Yoga with Dani” on Wednesday, May 15th at
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To support the needs of young children getting early dental care, the Open Door Family Medical Center goes to where the children are – via a mobile dental van that travels weekly to visit students at the Park and Brookside schools in Ossining. The unit will shortly be adding the Morse and Paulding schools in
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While many health care consumers like the convenience of an urgent care center, it’s important to understand the limitations of this type of health care service. Like hospital emergency departments, urgent care centers are focused on addressing the patient’s immediate problem–problems that are not life threatening. However, there remains confusion in understanding how an urgent care
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Dr. Andrew Swiderski, a pediatrician at Open Door Family Medical Center in Ossining, takes a systematic approach when discussing body weight with young patients and their families. He shares information that is both objective (by testing) and subjective (through observation) with them, discusses their general health, always focusing on the positive, and leaves them with
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Open Door Family Medical Center has been awarded Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) recognition by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) at all six of its medical sites – in Ossining, Brewster, Mamaroneck, Mount Kisco, Sleepy Hollow, and Port Chester. The Patient Centered Medical Home is a model of care that puts patients at the
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Open Door Family Medical Center has received a new grant from New York State Department of Health to continue to cover the cost of breast, cervical and colorectal cancer screenings for eligible patients over the next five years as part of the New York State Cancer Services Program (CSP). Over the past five years, Open
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After-Hours Medical Assistance: If you need urgent medical advice or care when the center is closed, you can reach our on-call provider 24/7 by calling 914-OD-CARES (914-632-2737)
This health center receives HHS funding and has Federal Public Health Service (PHS) deemed status with respect to certain health or health-related claims, including malpractice claims, for itself and its covered individuals. In accordance with Federal law and U.S Department of Agriculture policy, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, religion, sex, and familiar status. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs). To file a complaint of discrimination, write UDSA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410 or call (800) 795-3272 (voice) or (202) 720-6382 (TDD).
