Recent Press Coverage
Free Kids’ Activity with a Prize! POP Club returns on September 14, Patch, September 4, 2024
Open Door Gets Help to Help Women Get Essential Mammograms, MSN, August 23, 2024
Hope Harvest: A Benefit for Mariandale, Patch, August 20, 2024
Celebrating National Health Center Week 2024, HRSA.gov, August 19, 2024
Open Door Gets Help to Help Women Get Essential Mammograms, Patch, August 12, 2024
Free Kids’ Activity with a Prize! POP Club Returns August 17, Patch, August 8, 2024
United Way of Westchester and Putnam Announces $500,000 in Grants to Nonprofits, HamletHub, July 30, 2024
Healthier Mamaroneck Acccess to Care Health Fair, Westfair Business Journal, July 29, 2024
Open Door sponsored Free Power of Produce Club, Patch, July 26, 2024
BCA Awards $1.6 Million to Support Research, Greenwich Sentinel, July 24, 2024
Feria de Salud de Acceso a una Atención Más Saludable de Mamaroneck, Westchester Hispano, July 23, 2024
A Family Affair Takes Shape at Open Door Family Medical Center, Yonkers Times, July 16, 2024
Farmers Markets: Fresh, Nutritious and Affordable, River Journal, July 15, 2024
Oral Health Care for Uninsured and Low-income Families, Westfair Business Journal, July 10, 2024
Delta Dental Community Care Foundation Awards $50,000 Grant to Open Door Family Medical Center, River Journal, July 9, 2024
Shedding Light on Postpartum Depression, Westfair Business Journal, May 21, 2024
JOB FAIR: Workforce Development Job Fair at Westchester Community College, Patch, May 21, 2024
Sleepy Hollow Music Festival, Patch, May 10, 2024
Volunteer Opportunities of the Week: Patient Outreach Assistants, Patch, May 3, 2024
Get Help First for Stress Impacting Life; Open Door Family Medical Aids Mental Health, Harlem World Magazine, May 1, 2024
Health Care Heroes, Westchester Magazine, April 24, 2024
Setting the Stage for Lifelong Oral Health, United Hospital Fund, April 23, 2024
Riverfront Yoga Event to Support Open Door and Quality Health Care, River Journal, April 19, 2024
Yoga with Dani event to raise funds for Open Door Family Medical Center and Foundation, Patch, April 15, 2024
Remarkable Women In and Around Ossining – A Women’s History Month Celebration, River Journal, March 22, 2024
Open Door Health Care Sites in Ossining NY Slated For Renovation, Health Reporter, March 16, 2024
Open Door health care center in Ossining set for renovations, addition, World News Network, March 16, 2024
Open Door health care center in Ossining set for renovations, addition, Lohud, March 16, 2024
Pediatra subraya la importancia de leerle a su hijo, Westchester Hispano, March 15, 2024
Open Door Mobile Dental Van Adds Tarrytown Schools to Travels, River Journal, March 8, 2024
Robert Glazer joins board of Open Door Family Medical Center Foundation, Westfair Business Journal, February 5, 2024
Letter to the Editor: Cancer Services Program offers Cancer Prevention, Mid Hudson News, February 4, 2024
Meet the Newest Member of the Open Door Foundation Board, Patch, February 2, 2024
Group Art Therapy Program Helps Adolescents, HRSA.gov, January 2, 2024
Small Goals to Help Tackle Childhood Obesity in 2024 Patch, December 27, 2023
25 Days of Holiday Volunteering – Day 4: Open Door Toy Drive Patch, December 4, 2023
Open Door Family Medical Center Secures Extra Funds For Ongoing Cancer Screenings Harlem Word Magazine, November 29, 2023
Westchester County Healthcare Talent Pipeline Program Exceeds Enrollment Goals, Connects more than 100 Graduates to Meaningful Employment Opportunities Westchestergov.com, November 15, 2023
Open Door Starts 36th “Give a Toy and Share the Joy” Drive Patch, November 7, 2023
Open Door’s Give a Toy and Share the Joy Ushers in 36th Year River Journal, November 1, 2023
More than 350 Attend Senator Harckham’s Senior Resource Fair in Yorktown Yonkers Times, October 23, 2023
An ‘Open Door’ onto National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month Westfair Business Journal, October 19, 2023
Open Door Midwives Celebrate the Delivery of 10,000th Baby News12, October 2023
Open Door Family Medical Center Finds that Better Health Care Technology Results in Better Patient Outcomes River Journal, August 6, 2023
Examining racial and ethnic disparities in healthcare Westmore News, July 26, 2023
Free health fair coming to Mamaroneck on Aug. 5 Westchester & Fairfield County Business Journals, July 24, 2023
An ‘Open Door’ to Addressing Stress Westfair Business Journal, April 19, 2023
Open Door Hopes To Erase Stigma Of Seeking Help When Stress Overwhelms Patch, April 9, 2023
Local Caregivers See Lingering Effects Of Pandemic On Kids Patch, March 28, 2023
Margaret (Marge) Griesmer – Founder, Open Door Health Clinic Ossining on the Run, March 7, 2023
Briarcliff Synagogue Helps Two Refugee Families Settle in Ossining River Journal, February 4, 2023
Asylum seekers like me can make it work in New York — with this essential help Lohud, February 2, 2023
Open Door Offers ‘Wrap Around’ Services For The Whole Person Patch, January 20, 2023
Open Door Family Medical Center Celebrates 50 Years River Journal, December 17, 2022
Dental Services Van Visits Ossining Schools Patch, December 15, 2022
It Began In A Basement: Medical Clinic In Northern Westchester Celebrates 50 Years Daily Voice, December 8, 2022
25 Days Of Holiday Volunteering — Day 4: Your Own Holiday Toy Drive Patch, December 2, 2022
How AI Scribe Technology Can Cut Clinician Burnout from EHR Documentation EHR Intelligence, November 29, 2022
35th Open Door Annual ‘Give A Toy And Share The Joy’ Could Use A Hand Patch, November 16, 2022
Improving digital navigation across Westchester Westchester & Fairfield County Business Journals, November 5, 2022
Adapting to Ever-Changing Conditions: How Open Door Transformed Virtual Care During the Pandemic New York School-Based Health Foundation, October 21, 2022
The STEM Alliance and AT&T Launch Digital Navigator Program to Advance Digital Equity in Westchester Yonkers Times, October 15, 2022
Kendal on Hudson Awards $10,000 to Fund Open Door’s Digital Literacy Program River Journal, October 4, 2022
Regional medical professionals honored in the 2022 Doctors with Distinction Awards Westchester & Fairfield County Business Journals, October 3, 2022
The 2022 Westchester Power 100 City & State New York, September 26, 2022
Pandemic Increased Childhood Obesity Yonkers Times, September 1, 2022
Open Door to Give Students a Fresh Start on the New School Year River Journal, August 11, 2022
Monkeypox Cases Increase By Over 25 Percent In New York: CDC Patch, August 5, 2022
NY monkeypox outbreak: Disparities come into focus as vaccine push expands Lohud, August 2, 2022
County Executive Latimer Gives Update On Monkeypox In Westchester Yonkers Times, July 18, 2022
No Need For Public To Panic About Monkeypox: County Health Officials Patch, July 15, 2022
Monkeypox cases confirmed in Westchester Westchester & Fairfield County Business Journals, July 15, 2022
Westchester, Rockland counties receive monkeypox vaccines Lohud, July 15, 2022
Open Door Runs Healthy Living Programs For Patient, Staff Families Patch, July 13, 2022
Charles Davis ’14 Opens The Door To Accessible Healthcare Stony Brook Matters, July 7, 2022
Kendal on Hudson Donates Baby Bundles to Open Door Family Medical Center River Journal, June 21, 2022
Buy a Baby Bundle at the Farmers Market The Hudson Independent, June 4, 2022
Alumni Spotlight: Charles R. Davis, FNP, establishes 1st School-Based Health Center in the Mid-Hudson Valley Region of New York Frontier Nursing University, May 26, 2022
Webutuck welcomes new health clinic TriCorner News, May 18, 2022
Grace Battaglia y el trabajo que nunca se imagino Medium, May 17, 2022
Teen Mental Health Is In Downward Slide Yonkers Times, May 16, 2022
Health clinic to open in Webutuck school Spectrum News 1, May 13, 2022
Webutuck celebrates May 14: New health center grand opening TriCorner News, May 11, 2022
Latimer Distributes Free COVID-19 Test Kits To Port Chester Families Patch, April 7, 2022
Port Chester gives away 1,000 test kits in case of third COVID-19 surge News12, April 7, 2022
Westchester County Executive Distributes Covid-19 Test Kits to Families at Open Door in Port Chester WestchesterGov.com, April 7, 2022
Workforce of the Future Challenge National Association of Community Health Centers, March 25, 2022
Mahopac Welcomes Families From Around The World Patch, March 16, 2022
A Look at Race, Class, and the Pandemic in Westchester County National Association of Community Health Centers, February 27, 2022
COVID Helped Open Door Exercise Classes Grow Patch, February 16, 2022
OCTC Launches “Grown Ups Show Up” Anti-Drug, Drinking Campaign Patch, February 15, 2022
Coalition’s New ‘Grown Ups Show Up!’ Campaign Addresses Underage Drinking and Drug Use in Ossining River Journal, February 15, 2022
Volunteer Opportunities Of The Week: Newborn Essentials Patch, February 11, 2022
New York COVID cases plummet 43%. Will Hochul lift mask, vaccine mandates? What to know Lohud, February 7, 2022
Covid Testing and Vaccination Outreach to Communities of Color Lohud, February 4, 2022
HIV prevention drugs, once available only at a steep price, can now be had for free KOMO News, January 28, 2022
COVID-19 antiviral pills begin arriving in the Hudson Valley News12, January 14, 2022
Healthy Habits: Factors Affecting Asthma Motherhood Moment, December 11, 2021
Questions to Ask as Younger Children Prepare for Covid-19 Vaccines Westchester NY Moms, November 2, 2021
Westchester’s Women in Business in 2021 are Making an Impact WestchesterMagazine.com, October 23, 2021
Ossining Resident on Open Door Board Westchester & Fairfield County Business Journals, October 21, 2021
Open Door Brings Covid-19 Outreach Into Local Communities Hamlet Hub, September 30, 2021
Ossining Students Started School on the Sunny Day after Hurricane Ida The River Journal, September 19, 2021
Open Door Doctor To Receive ‘Caring For All’ Award l Patch, August 19, 2021
Get ready to spend September 19th at the 29th Annual Brewster Fall Festival Hamlethub, August 28, 2021
Open Door School-Based Health Center, on the Frontline as Kids Return To School Yonkers Times, August 26, 2021
Schools eager for Hochul to act on masks, vaccines, quarantine and more Lohud, August 23, 2021
How Open Door’s Lindsay Farrell Became Her Best Physical Self Wag Magazine, August 4, 2021 
Pediatric Offices are Returning to In-Person Visits, But Telehealth Will Continue to Play a Role HamletHub, July 29, 2021
Lindsay Farrell tackles a triathlon like she does her professional life – with energy, determination and passion Hudson Valley News, July 8, 2021
22 Year-Old Ossining Resident Tapped For Open Door Board River Journal, July 8, 2021
Commentary: The Door is Open for You: Northern Westchester Hospital is Raising Community Health The Examiner, June 24, 2021
Covid-19 And The Effect On Our Children’s Mental Health Hudson Valley News & Events, June 17, 2021
Covid-19 And The Effect On Our Children’s Mental Health Patch, May 26, 2021
Mother-Daughter Duos Building Resilient Communities River Journal Online, May 7, 2021
Volunteer New York News – May 6, 2021 American Towns, May 6, 2021
COVID-19 Vaccines Can Now Be Distributed at All Community Health Centers Verywell Health, April 20, 2021
Public Health Service Awards Westchestergov.com, April 12, 2021
Open Door Family Medical Center Renames School-Based Health Centers In Honor Of Congresswoman Nita Lowey Hamlet Hub, April 8, 2021
2021 Notable in Nonprofits and Philanthropy Crain’s New York Business, April, 2021
Open Door Renames School-Based Health Centers in Honor of Congresswoman Nita Lowey River Journal, March 30, 2021
Volunteer New York News – Local Volunteer Opportunities for March 24, 2021 American Towns, March 25, 2021
Nutrition Month Highlights Good Eating Needs of Children During the Pandemic Brewster’s Hamlet Hub, March 16, 2021
Rapidly Evolving Healthcare Sector Will Continue to Drive Economy Patch, March 11, 2021
Complete Guide: Covid-19 Vaccines in Westchester County Suburbs101, March, 2021
Overcoming Vaccine Fears Among People of Color WAG, March 8, 2021
COVID-19: New Pop-Up Vaccination Site To Open In Northern Westchester Daily Voice, March 4, 2021
A Guide to Getting Vaccinated in the Hudson Valley and Catskills The River, March 2, 2021
Vaccine Allocations Up as Positive Test Rates Climb Again What To Do Digital, March, 2021
United Medical Centers Selected as Federally Qualified Health Center COVID- 19 Vaccine Program Participant Eagle Pass Business Journal, February 24, 2021
COVID-19: Here’s Where New Vaccine Allocations Are Being Shipped in Westchester Daily Voice, February 19, 2021
Westchester County Vaccine Allocation for Week 10 Hamlet Hub, February 17, 2021
What Are Community Health Centers and Why Are They Getting More COVID Vaccines? Verywell Health, February 12, 2021
Ossining Schools’ OPRIME Is One-Stop Shop for Books, Training, Enrichment River Journal, February 8, 2021
New Leadership Team at Family Medicine Residency Program River Journal Online, January 29, 2021
Overcoming Vaccine Hesitancy Among Communities of Color Yonkers Times, January 28, 2021
Overcoming Vaccine Hesitancy in Communities of Color The Good Men Project, January 27, 2021
Giving Back in a Pandemic Year Tal Healthcare, January 19, 2021
Port Chester students head back to classroom for first time in 2 months News12 New Jersey, January 19, 2021
Building a healthy school: Why Webutuck says a health clinic will allow students to excel Lohud, January 13, 2021
Some school districts turn to voluntary COVID-19 testing to keep buildings open Lohud, January 13, 2021
COVID-19 testing underway in Port Chester schools, reopening planned for Jan. 19 Lohud, January 8, 2021
Watch Ossining Inauguration on Zoom Patch, December 29, 2020
Rural District In Dutchess County Will Open A School-Based Health Center WAMC Northeast Public Radio, December 21, 2020
COVID-19 Vaccine Skeptics are Focus of Hudson Valley’s Education, Outreach Efforts Lohud, December 18, 2020
Northern Westchester Hospital to Provide Free COVID Tests. Here’s What. You Need To Know The Examiner, December 17, 2020
Volunteer New York News – December 16, 2020 American Towns, December 16, 2020
Volunteer New York News – 10 Ways To Volunteer Locally This Holiday Season American Towns, December 11, 2020
Philipstown Board Told There is Help for Those Struggling The Highlands Current, December 11, 2020
For schools, a new kind of testing: Yellow zones begin to meet state’s hurdles on COVID-19 Lohud, December 10, 2020
COVID: Why Ossining, Peekskill, Port Chester infection rates have spiked Lohud, December 7, 2020
COVID makes a steady, relentless return in Westchester: ‘We are now back to May-level numbers’ WCBS News Radio, December 3, 2020
COVID-19 Guidance From The Village and Town of Ossining AmericanTowns.com, December 4, 2020
Coronavirus Updates for Dec. 3: Vaccine Distribution Announced as Westchester, Putnam, Caseload Continues to Jump The Examiner, December 3, 2020
Ossining Schedules More Tests To Meet New York’s Coronavirus Rule Patch, December 2, 2020
Covid-19 Guidance from Town and Village of Ossining as of November 24, 2020 AmericanTowns.com, November 28, 2020
Coronavirus Updates for Nov.25: Over 350 New Cases, Additional Deaths Reported in Westchester County The Examiner, November 25, 2020
Free COVID Testing Tuesday (11/24) and Wednesday (11/25) in Ossining River Journal, November 24, 2020
Coronavirus Roundup: A Week That Will Test Our Fortitude The River Newsroom, November 23, 2020
Volunteer New York News – Holiday Volunteering is Here! AmericanTowns.com, November 19, 2020
Cuomo’s yellow zone expands across Westchester Communities Lohud, November 19, 2020
Volunteer Opportunities Of The Week: Food Pantry Volunteers Yahoo!News, November 15, 2020
‘We need to get this under control’: Port Chester deemed COVID-19 orange zone by Cuomo Lohud, November 12, 2020
A Move Toward Health Equity in Current Times Hudson Valley Press, November 11, 2020
Port Chester Moves to “Orange Zone” MyRye.com, November 11, 2020
County Announces Additional Port Chester Coronavirus Testing Patch, November 11, 2020
Westchester village joins state’s Covid yellow zone Crain’s Health Pulse New York, November 9, 2020
Westchester Power 100: 51-100 City & State New York, November 8, 2020
Port Chester Designated a ‘Yellow Zone’ by New York State – County to Increase COVID-19 Testing in Port Chester Westchestergov.com, November 6, 2020
Westchester DOH works with state to offer rapid COVID-19 testing in Port Chester as cases rise Westchester News 12, November 5, 2020
Westchester County Health Department and Open Door Family Medical Center Offer Increased Testing in Port Chester Westchestergov.com, November 5, 2020
“Healthcare for Low-Income People in a Pandemic” with Lindsay Farrell, President & CEO, Open Door Medical Centers Ethical Society of Northern Westchester, November 1, 2020
8 Reasons to Get a Flu Shot from Dr. Wu at Open Door Family Medical Center Motherhood-Moment, October 19, 2020
Worry About COVID-19, but Don’t Forget to Get a Flu Shot thirdAGE, October 2020
Morris Heights Health Center receives $180,000 to help combat COVID-19 Bronx Times, September 11, 2020
Flu shots can’t protect you from COVID-19, but you should get one anyway CNET, September 9, 2020
Flu shots can’t protect you from COVID-19, but you should get one anyway CNET, September 9, 2020
Volunteer New York News – September 7, 2020 American Towns, September 7, 2020
Fairfield and Westchester Counties Doctors of Distinction 2020 [Pages 12 – 13] Westchester & Fairfield County Business Journals, September 7, 2020
Worry About Covid-19, but Don’t Forget to Get a Flu Shot River Journal, August 26, 2020
Vaccinations for the Flu Available Soon at Open Door Family Medical Centers The Inside Press, August 26, 2020
Volunteer Opportunities of the Week: Baby Essentials; Face Masks Patch, August 22, 2020
Rye Resident Named Chair of Community Health Group Open Door Foundation MyRye.com, July 29, 2020
Volunteer Opportunities Of The Week: 2020 Census Helpers Patch, July 26, 2020