July 2, 2012 (Suffern, N.Y.) —Ramapo Anesthesia (R.A.) and Saint Joseph’s Medical Center in Yonkers, N.Y. have announced that R.A. will begin providing anesthesia services at the hospital beginning July 1, 2012.
Founded by the Sisters of Charity, Saint Joseph’s is a not-for-profit healthcare facility that has been serving the Yonkers community since 1888. Saint Joseph’s provides a vast array of services for all ages, ranging from a children’s dental clinic and Family Health Center to a state-of-the-art Emergency Room, one of the busiest in Westchester County, and an Ambulatory Surgery Center. In addition, Saint Joseph’s offers the first family medicine residency program in Westchester, affiliated with New York Medical College and is a leader in providing geriatric services and behavioral health services.
“We are very pleased to have Ramapo Anesthesia partner with Saint Joseph’s to provide our patients with the highest level of care,” said Michael J. Spicer, President and C.E.O. at Saint Joseph’s Medical Center.
Ramapo Anesthesia (R.A.) is one of the most respected and fastest-growing anesthesia providers in the northeast. Headquartered in Suffern, N.Y., R.A. has over 100 physicians and 30 CRNAs at eight hospitals in New York and New Jersey. With more than 41 years of experience and some of the top anesthesiologists in the field, the company also provides care at more than 20 outpatient facilities.
“We look forward to proving Saint Joseph’s patients with expert, compassionate anesthesia care,” said R.A. President Richard Clarkin M.D. “We are thrilled to partner with such an outstanding facility with a long tradition of serving the community.”
R.A. has gained national recognition for its work, earning the coveted “Five Star Excellence Award” from Professional Research Consultants (PRC) for its superb anesthesia services. The practice was also recognized among the “top 1 percent of the Quality Assurance Programs in the country” by the Committee on Continuous Quality Improvement and Peer Review.
ABOUT SAINT JOSEPH’S MEDICAL CENTER
Founded by the Sisters of Charity, Saint Joseph’s is a not-for profit healthcare facility that has been serving the community from the same location on South Broadway in Yonkers since 1888. Saint Joseph’s provides a vast array of services for all ages, ranging from a children’s dental clinic and Family Health Center to a state-of-the-art Emergency Room, one of the busiest in Westchester County, and an Ambulatory Surgery Center. In addition, Saint Joseph’s offers the only family medicine residency program in Westchester and is a leader in providing geriatric services.
ABOUT RAMAPO ANESTHESIA
Ramapo Anesthesia is an award-winning, nationally recognized group of physicians based in Suffern, N.Y. with specialties in anesthesia care from general to pain management to cardiac care. R.A. provides services at more than 20 outpatient facilities and eight well-respected hospitals in the region, Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern, N.Y., Catskill Regional Medical Center in Harris, N.Y., Bon Secours Community Hospital in Port Jervis, N.Y., Helen Hayes Hospital in West Haverstraw, N.Y., Saint Joseph’s Medical Center in Yonkers, N.Y., East Orange General Hospital in East Orange, N.J., Mountainside Hospital in Montclair, N.J. and St. Mary’s Hospital in Passaic, N.J. With over 41 years of experience and some of the top anesthesiologists in the field, R.A. also provides care at more than 20 outpatient facilities. For more information, please visit http://www.ramapoanesthesia.com/.
