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FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Non-Profit Spotlight
Westchester GroupsMake It Their Business
to Lend a Helping Hand
NewYork-Presbyterian
Hospital/Westchester
Division
http://nyp.org
ot only is NewYork-Presbyterian
Hospital’s Westchester Division
a contributor to the region’s
economic health by being a
major employer, but its clinical, research
and teaching mission attracts top talent and
research dollars.
Affiliated with Weill Cornell Medical
College and the Columbia University
College of Physicians and Surgeons, the
hospital provides extensive inpatient and
outpatient mental health services. U.S.
News and World Report ranks New York-
Presbyterian as the fifth-best hospital in the
country for psychiatric care, and the 230-
acre White Plains campus is home to the
new Center for Autism and the Developing
Brain.
“Academic medical centers attract
exciting and diverse talent to their
With a strong, active base of businesses and an involved citizenry, Westchester County is an ideal place for not-for-profit
organizations to carry out their missions. Here are profiles of two such organizations:
‘‘We employ almost
a thousand people,
and we continue to
grow as we prepare
for the opening of
the region’s only
comprehensive state-
of-the-art autism
center.
– Dr. Philip J. Wilner, M.D.,
Vice President and Medical
Director of Behavioral Health
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