Northern Westchester Hospital in Mount Kisco (NWH), which is part of Northwell Health, a nonprofit organization supported by the people and communities it serves, recently announced the dedication of the Lashins Family Employee Wellness Gym, a 1,350-square-foot, fully-equipped onsite gym for employees that”™s open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The gym was made possible through a donation from Phyllis and Ed Lashins.
“We know how difficult the past few years were for everyone, but especially the heroic efforts of our health-care workers,” said the Lashins, Armonk residents and Northern Westchester Hospital patrons for more than 30 years. “As soon as we heard about this project, we knew we needed to make this come to fruition. We are excited for this moment and the future health of NWH and its excellent staff.”
Over the past two decades, Northern Westchester Hospital”™s philanthropic community invested more than $160 million to improve the hospital”™s medical and surgical excellence. This enabled the hospital to continually renew, expand and accelerate its best-in-class patient care and state-of-the-art technology, becoming the first hospital in the nation to achieve both designation as a Planetree Patient-Centered Hospital with Distinction and Magnet Recognition for quality patient care, nursing excellence and innovation in professional nursing practice.
“Our patients and team members are at the center of every decision we make,” said Derek Anderson, executive director at Northern Westchester Hospital. “Going to the gym regularly improves your health, mind and body. We are grateful to the Lashins family and our own employees who donated the funds to open this fitness center”¦.”
