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New Square, NY-RefuahHealth is announcing the launch of a series of pop-up vaccination sites in Rockland County and the greater Hudson Valley. This project is a collaboration between RefuahHealth, local officials, and community leaders to proactively identify the most vulnerable populations in need of the COVID-19 vaccine and bringing the vaccine directly to those communities. […]
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New Square, NY – RefuahHealth just launched a new program to make a groundbreaking treatment for COVID-19 called monoclonal antibody therapy available to eligible patients. Monoclonal antibody therapy was approved earlier in the year by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration under an emergency use authorization. RefuahHealth joins the ranks of a pioneering group of […]
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SPRING VALLEY, New York– Yesterday evening we celebrated an enormous scientific achievement, marking the first administration of COVID-19 vaccines to healthcare workers at RefuahHealth. We applaud all those who’ve worked so tirelessly to develop these COVID-19 vaccines for our community and the world. RefuahHealth is committed to protecting our staff, and are we are overjoyed […]
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NEW SQUARE, New York – RefuahHealth announced today the opening of its new Esther Deutsch Birthing Center. Launched in response to COVID-19 and the challenges it poses to hospitals, healthcare providers, and families, the birthing center offers a safe and welcoming experience for low-risk mothers and their babies. Video footage highlighting the birthing center and […]
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New Square, NY – Since the beginning of the pandemic, RefuahHealth has mobilized all available resources to identify those who are infected, contain the spread of the virus, and help keep our community safe. In response to recent concerns regarding an increase in local cases of COVID-19, RefuahHealth rapidly deployed its mobile units and staff, ultimately testing over 1,000 patients within a 24-hour period. By working hand in hand with […]
Your Health
The COVID-19 pandemic is difficult on everyone; here’s how to help kids cope from RefuahHealth provider Aliza Katz, LCSW RPT. Stay aware of your actions and reactions and the messages you give your child. Children learn from their parents; model calmness as much as possible. Encourage your children to express their feelings about COVID-19 through […]
RefuahHealth is privileged to be part of a coronavirus treatment trial spearheaded by Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. Known as convalescent plasma, the trial involves a century-old technique that takes antibodies from the blood of persons who have survived an illness and transfers those antibodies to an infected person. In this case, doctors are […]
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RefuahHealth mobiles signal summer in Sullivan County. Traveling between colonies and camps, Refuah’s Mobile Care Program aims to increase accessibility to the Center’s renowned services without interrupting vacations. Since 2011, the mobile program has strengthened healthcare infrastructure in rural upstate New York where the picturesque scenery is awe inspiring and, in the same breath, hard […]
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SOUTH FALLSBURG, New York– RefuahHealth is pleased to kick-off the summer season with a visit from New York State Health Commissioner Howard Zucker, MD. The Commissioner spoke at a measles prevention forum in South Fallsburg on July 1st, and then answered questions from the community’s rabbinical leaders. The positive exchange of questions and answers highlighted […]
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[Spring Valley, New York, March 26, 2019–] At 2:00 PM today, County Executive Ed Day declared a State of Emergency in Rockland County. Under this declaration children under the age of 18 who have not received an MMR vaccine are prohibited from visiting public places. Since the Rockland County measles outbreak began in early October 2018, […]