Several years ago, at a health fair at Open Door Family Medical Center, where she’s served as president and CEO since 1999, Farrell was told that her blood pressure was high. This brought her to the realization that not only did she need to reduce her blood pressure but she could also stand to lose […]

Over the last 18 months, telehealth provided a critical bridge for patients hoping to connect with their doctors and yet avoid in-person visits to their providers’ offices for fear of exposure to COVID-19. Open Door Family Medical Center pediatricians like Dr. Andrew Swiderski found connecting by telephone, through video or the exchange of photos, helpful in engaging […]

We are very pleased to welcome Lorna Nunez and Samantha Villazan to the Board of the Open Door Family Medical Center and Leslie Chang to the Open Door Foundation Board. Lorna Nunez Trained as a scientist in Chile, Lorna came to the United States early in her career to pursue advanced immunological research.  For more than a decade, she’s worked […]

It’s 6 o’clock on a Monday evening and a dozen adults, socially distanced in a room at the Open Door Family Medical Center in Sleepy Hollow, are beginning an in-person technology class as part of a unique program offered by the Federally Qualified Health Center. The participants work on Chrome Books they received as part of a […]

Evidence shows that while the physical effects of COVID-19 have not been as severe for most children as they have for adults, the mental health impact has been every bit as great. And, as with the disruption caused by the virus on all families, our low-income families and communities of color have been hit the […]

Mother’s Day is a moment to reflect on how mothers and daughters have been inspired to help other mothers and their families during these difficult times. This has been particularly true at Open Door Family Medical Center, where the Federally Qualified Health Center seeks to ensure its patients, who are among the area’s most vulnerable, […]