Brian McGrinder of Pleasantville has been appointed director of the pharmacy department at Phelps Memorial Hospital Center in Sleepy Hollow. He brings vast experience in pharmacy operations and a strong background in computer-related medication management because of his prior role as assistant director and manager of the pharmacy at Calvary Hospital in the Bronx for the past 14 years and a staff pharmacist at Calvary for the previous four years. He has also been a per-diem pharmacist at Phelps.
McGrinder is responsible for maintaining the high quality and safe practices of the Phelps pharmacy department, which includes both the hospital pharmacy and a community pharmacy on the hospital campus. He will play a key role in implementing new processes that are patient-centered and promote both patient safety and hospital efficiency.