Events and Support Groups Sponsored by NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital (NYPBMH). NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital offers a free breastfeeding support group for new mothers. This group meets weekly on Tuesdays from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. The meetings take place in the Hospital's Wesley House, Rooms 3K-C, 501 Sixth Street, Park Slope, Brooklyn. No registration is necessary. For more information please call 718-780-5078.

NewYork-Presbyterian/Hudson Valley Hospital was given an “A” Hospital Safety Score(SM) by The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit run by employers and other large purchasers of health benefits. The Hospital Safety Score(SM) was calculated under the guidance of The Leapfrog Group’s Blue Ribbon Expert Panel using publicly available data on patient injuries, medical and medication errors, and infections. U.S. hospitals were assigned an A, B, C, D, or F for their safety.

As part of a national month honoring cancer survivors, the Cheryl R. Lindenbaum Cancer Center at NewYork-Presbyterian/Hudson Valley Hospital will hold a special event on June 8 for cancer survivors and their families.

Affordable Healthcare, Women’s Health and a variety of other issues were discussed Wednesday when Congresswoman Nita Lowey visited NewYork-Presbyterian/Hudson Valley Hospital to meet with its employees and tour the Hospital.

Cortlandt Peekskill Regional Paramedics at NewYork-Presbyterian/Hudson Valley Hospital were named EMS Agency of the Year by the Westchester Regional EMS Council. The group was chosen from among 60 agencies countywide.