Putnam Hospital Transformation
Join us on our journey as we enhance Putnam Hospital
Questions? Email UsPutnam Hospital is undergoing a series of exciting changes to expand primary and specialty care. To ensure a vibrant future, these enhancements will modernize the campus and services to meet the needs of the community you call home.
Our latest updates are listed below (as of March 2024).
Women’s Health
- Celebrated one year of the Birthing Center reopening in January 2024
- Rapid growth in GYN/GYN ONC referrals
- Welcomed Laura Twist, MD, an OB/GYN, in August 2023
- Welcomed Helen Na-Chuang, MD, an OB/GYN, in September 2023
- Gynecologic oncology services started in April 2023 with Linus Chuang, MD, network system chair of OB/GYN, seeing patients at Putnam Hospital.
- Gynecologic oncology surgical services started in June 2023
- Nuvance Health Medical Practice OB/GYN at Putnam Hospital is now seeing patients on the hospital campus, suite 110.
- New York Children’s Medical Provider Services, P.C., a specialist group associated with Connecticut Children’s, to provide neonatal/pediatric coverage of labor and delivery.
Primary Care
- Nuvance Health GoHealth Urgent Care - Carmel opened in February 2024
- Nuvance Health Medical Practice Primary Care - Mahopac opened in December 2023
- Welcomed Gisell Vega, MD, to NHMP – Mahopac in January 2024
- A new provider expected to start at NHMP - Mahopac in late spring 2024
- Second physician to start at NHMP – Mahopac in September 2024
- A clinician expected to start at NHMP – Carmel in summer 2024
- Both Carmel and Mahopac Primary Care offices are currently arranging schedules with various Nuvance Health-based specialists to see patients at their respective sites. Specialties include neurology, GI and specialty surgery.
- Welcomed Valerie Zarcone, DO in April 2023 to Nuvance Health Medical Practice - Putnam Valley
Surgical Services
- Welcomed General and Bariatric Surgeon Craig Floch, MD, in January 2024
- Welcomed General Surgeon Shani Fruchter, DO, in January 2024
- Surgical subspecialty offices at Putnam Hospital (hepatobiliary, surgical oncology and bariatrics) opened in spring 2023
- Welcomed General and Bariatrics Surgeon Roberto Arias, MD in late 2022. His practice continues to grow and he is seeing patients in both Carmel and Fishkill
- The surgeons’ offices are at Putnam Hospital in suite 110
- Northwell Anesthesiology providing anesthesiology services since January 2023
Cancer Institute
- Welcomed Lev Davidson, MD in March 2023. His practice continues to grow.
- Anticipate infusion center reopening in late spring 2024
- Received permit approvals to relocate oncology practice. The whole practice will be relocated to the ground floor in late spring of 2024 to have continuity in medical oncology, radiation oncology and infusion.
Behavioral Health
- Welcomed Patient Care Manager Christopher Rumsey in November 2023
- Plans underway to expand Partial Hospitalization Program
- Instituted Behavioral Health Nursing Residency Program in January 2023. Nursing graduates have been hired.
- Welcomed Vikram Duvvi, MD as Medical Director
Heart and Vascular Institute
- Nuvance Health Medical Practice - Vascular Surgery Danbury began seeing patients at Putnam Hospital in August 2023 to provide outpatient clinic and inpatient consultation. A vascular lab for testing will open in the near future.
- A vascular lab for testing will open in spring 2024
Leadership
- Welcomed Quality Director, Catherine Lane in January 2024
- Welcomed Financial Planning Director Jesse Fortes in January 2024
- Welcomed Regional Vice President of Finance for New York Brenda Farrell
Laboratory
- Marked growth in scope and volume of services in both basic core lab and phlebotomy needs.
- Welcomed Suja Abraham as Laboratory Manager
- Construction and equipment enhancements completed in April 2023. Received full state of certification upon completion.
Facilities
- Continued focus on investing in the facilities and infrastructure at Putnam Hospital for patient care.
- Improvements to helipad completed
Emergency Department
- Welcomed ED/Critical Care Patient Care Manager John Fisher in February 2024
- We continue to collaborate with EMS leadership regarding hospital infrastructure improvements and programmatic expansion
- In 2022, Putnam Hospital instituted the ED Nursing Residency Program. Great success in hiring graduates.
- Maintaining emergency care 24/7/365
Outpatient Rehabilitation
- Welcomed Regional Director of Outpatient Rehabilitation Catherine Leonard in October 2023
- We offer comprehensive services including speech, occupational and physical therapies in the hospital and at three satellite locations including in Katonah, Jefferson Valley and Pawling.
Imaging and Radiology
- Welcomed Director of Radiology Paul King in December 2023
- We offer comprehensive inpatient and outpatient imaging services including mammography, ultrasound, interventional radiology, CT scans, MRI and PET scans.
Neuroscience Institute
- Putnam Hospital received stroke certification from the American Heart Association in March 2023.
Digestive Health Institute
- Welcomed Nuvance Health Gastroenterologist Daniel Kaufman, MD, in November 2023
- Plans underway to expand OR services