Saint Joseph’s Medical Center in Yonkers has announced the appointment of veteran law enforcement professional Patrick McCormack as its new director of security. Former Detective Captain for the Yonkers Police Department, McCormack has spent more than 27 years ensuring the safety and security for communities.
McCormack started his law enforcement career with the New York Police Department in 1996, where he served as a police officer in the 52nd Precinct in the Bronx. In 1998, he joined the Yonkers Police Department. Upon being promoted to sergeant, he was subsequently assigned to the department’s Internal Affairs Division and the Police Commissioner’s Office, where he was designated the department’s public information officer (PIO).
While working as a lieutenant and the commanding officer of the Community Affairs Division, he was tasked with increasing community outreach efforts in his city and was instrumental in implementing numerous programs for the department. In 2017, he created the Yonkers Force Youth Hockey program, in which Yonkers police officers teach the sport of ice hockey to underprivileged youth aged 7-9 from the city of Yonkers.
A resident of Hastings-on-Hudson, McCormack is a member of the Pipes & Drums of the Police Emerald Society of Westchester and is very involved in the Aisling Irish Community Center in the Woodlawn section of Yonkers.
“We are very pleased to have Patrick McCormack as our new director of security, He brings a wealth of law enforcement experience as well as extensive involvement in the local community,” said Saint Joseph’s Medical Center President and CEO Michael Spicer.
Saint Joseph’s Medical Center, established in 1888, is a leading health-care provider serving Westchester County and New York City. The organization delivers inpatient and outpatient health care. Its St. Vincent’s Hospital Westchester campus in Harrison, New York, offers an extensive array of inpatient and outpatient behavioral health services and is a leader in behavioral health and substance use treatment. The Saint Joseph’s Medical Practice PC, operates multiple locations throughout Westchester and the Bronx, providing primary care and specialty care services. Saint Joseph’s also places a strong emphasis on education, as evidenced by its various residency programs and the its School of Nursing at the College of Mount Saint Vincent.