WHITE PLAINS HOSPITAL’S NEW FLEX ED

From left: Dr. Jean Lesko, associate director of emergency medicine; Ertha Small-Nicolas, RN, director of nursing; Dr. Dean Straff, director of emergency medicine; Dr. Steven Shainmark, director of psychiatry; Susan Fox, hospital president and CEO; and Leigh Anne McMahon, executive vice president, patient care services and chief nursing officer.

White Plains Hospital recently unveiled its new “Flex ED” to address the need for additional space in its emergency department (ED), the busiest in the county, where patients needing special attention can receive care in the safest possible setting. The new space is an expansion of the ED and features five dedicated single-occupancy rooms that may be used for the treatment of patients with both medical and behavioral health needs.