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Doctor to focus on elevating community-based psychiatric services and expanding medical education. Northwell's Northern Westchester Hospital (NWH) in Mount Kisco, New Yofk, has appointed Jason Andrus, M.D., as chair of psychiatry. In this role, Andrus will oversee both inpatient and outpatient psychiatric services, focusing on advancing clinical quality, fostering programmatic growth and cultivating an academic environment dedicated to innovative, evidence-based practices. Andrus is board-certified in both general psychiatry and child and adolescent psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. At NWH, he will focus on enhancing clinical outcomes, expanding comprehensive mental health services and strengthening vital programs. "I am thrilled to return to Northern Westchester Hospital, a place that has long stood for excellence in community care," Andrus said. "As a Westchester resident myself, I understand the critical importance of ensuring high-quality, comprehensive mental health services are readily available to people of all ages. My goal is to build upon the department's outstanding track record and foster a culture of continuous learning and growth to meet the evolving needs of our diverse community." Andrus brings a wealth of experience, having most recently served as associate director for electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) at Northwell's Zucker Hillside Hospital, where he played a key role in clinical innovation and education. Prior to this, he was associate director of the emergency psychiatry division for telepsychiatry and education at Cohen Children's Medical Center and Long Island Jewish Medical Center. His Northwell tenure also includes supervising child and adolescent psychiatry fellows, teaching in an advanced ECT fellowship, and authoring numerous publications. Before joining Northwell, Andrus held significant leadership positions, including medical director for behavioral health at Maui Memorial Medical Center, where he developed and managed multiple service lines. He also served as a staff physician at Boston Children's Hospital, working across its pediatric consultation-liaison service and its inpatient medical-psychiatric unit, and co-directed the International Child Mental Health Training Program. His extensive experience includes working with diverse patient populations across Queens, Long Island, Manhattan and Hawaii, fostering a deep understanding of culturally appropriate care. "Dr. Andrus's extensive experience in clinical leadership and his deep commitment to community mental health make him an exceptional choice to lead our psychiatry department," said Derek Anderson, president of Northwell's Northern Westchester and Putnam hospitals. "His dedication to advancing patient care and fostering a robust academic environment aligns perfectly with our mission to deliver top-tier mental health care to the communities we serve." In 2025, Andrus was named a Fellow of the International Society for ECT and Neurostimulation. He was also named a Laughlin Fellow of the American College of Psychiatrists and a Ginsburg Fellow of the Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry. He earned his medical degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, receiving research honors and thesis honors for work conducted at the World Health Organization. He completed his psychiatry residency and child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship at the University of Hawaii in Honolulu, where he served as chief resident. Northwell Health extened its sincere gratitude to Timothy Sullivan, M.D., for his dedicated support and service as interim chair of the Department of Psychiatry. Northwell's Northern Westchester Hospital is a full-service 245-bed acute care hospital and recognized as a unique medical institution that serves as a teaching hospital, combined with medical and surgical expertise, leading-edge technology and a commitment to person-centered care. Over 1,400 highly trained medical staff members ensure that you and your family receive treatment in a caring, empowering, respectful and nurturing environment. NWH established extensive internal quality measurements that surpass the standards defined by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Hospital Quality Alliance (HQA) National Hospital Quality Measures. It is the only hospital in Westchester County to receive Healthgrades 2024 America's 250 Best Hospitals Award, placing it among the top five percent in the nation. Northwell is the largest not-for-profit health system in the Northeast, serving residents of New York and Connecticut with 28 hospitals, more than 1,000 outpatient facilities, 22,000 nurses and over 20,000 physicians. Northwell cares for more than three million people annually in the New York metro area, including Long Island, the Hudson Valley, western Connecticut and beyond, thanks to philanthropic support from communities. Northwell is New York state's largest private employer with over 104,000 employees, including members of Northwell Health Physician Partners and Nuvance Health Medical Practices who are working to change health care for the better. Photo caption:

Early Discharge Clinic cuts hospital stay in blood cancers. Key summary: * Early discharge reduced average hospital length of stay by 10.2 days. * No unplanned readmissions occurred within 48 hours of discharge. * Neutropenic fever was treated with antimicrobials in a median of 46 minutes. AN EARLY discharge clinic for patients undergoing intensive treatment for haematological malignancies reduced average hospital length of stay by 40%, new research has shown. The quality improvement initiative found that patients enrolled in the specialised outpatient programme spent an average of 10.2 fewer days in hospital compared with historical controls. No unplanned readmissions occurred within 48 hours of discharge, and no outpatient deaths were recorded. Moving high-acuity cancer care out of hospital. Intensive treatments for haematological malignancies can require prolonged hospital admissions due to complications and the need for close monitoring, transfusions, and other supportive care. However, extended admissions may place pressure on hospital capacity and negatively affect patients' quality of life. Researchers at Northwell Health Cancer Institute, New York, USA, therefore established an Early Discharge Clinic (EDC) designed to allow selected patients to leave hospital earlier while continuing to receive intensive outpatient monitoring and treatment. Patients with haematological malignancies were enrolled during 2023 and 2024. Eligibility for early discharge was determined by factors including clinical stability, supportive care requirements, and whether patients were able to attend frequent outpatient appointments. The programme was structured around nine operational pillars designed to support high-acuity outpatient care. Researchers assessed outcomes including clinic utilisation, blood product requirements, time to antimicrobial treatment, unplanned readmissions, mortality, and average hospital length of stay. Hospital stay reduced significantly. Overall, the programme recorded 191 enrolments involving 112 individual patients. Participants received a median of five structured outpatient evaluations following discharge, with most requiring blood product support. Implementation of the EDC was associated with a 10.2 day reduction in average hospital length of stay compared with historical controls. This represented a 39.7% reduction and was statistically significant. Researchers also examined whether patients could receive timely treatment for potentially serious complications outside the inpatient setting. Neutropenic fever occurred during 36 of the 191 enrolments. Amongst these cases, the median time to antimicrobial administration was 46 minutes, ranging from 6 to131 minutes. Importantly, there were no unplanned hospital readmissions within 48 hours of discharge. Eleven unplanned readmissions occurred within 7 days, while no outpatient mortality was recorded. A potential Model for outpatient cancer care. The findings suggest that carefully selected patients receiving intensive treatment for haematological malignancies may be managed safely outside hospital when supported by a dedicated infrastructure capable of providing rapid assessment and treatment. Reducing inpatient stays could also help alleviate pressure on hospital beds while allowing patients to spend more time outside the hospital environment during treatment. However, researchers warn that the findings should be interpreted within the context of a quality improvement initiative at a single health system. Patients were specifically selected for early discharge based on clinical and logistical criteria, meaning the approach may not be suitable for all individuals undergoing treatment for haematological malignancies. Hospital length of stay was also compared with historical rather than concurrently enrolled controls. Nevertheless, the researchers conclude that the EDC provides a practical framework for reducing hospitalisation while maintaining timely access to high-acuity supportive care. The findings may support further evaluation of specialised early discharge programmes as healthcare systems seek safe and efficient approaches to delivering increasingly complex cancer care in outpatient settings. Christina A et al. Early Discharge Clinic: A Quality Improvement Initiative to Create a Safe and Efficient Model for Intensive Outpatient Management of Hematologic Malignancies. JCO Oncol Pract. 2026. Press play to listen to this content

Northwell appoints Dr. Sanjay Saint to lead Internal Medicine. The Associated Press Sep 1, 2026, 11:55 AM Sanjay Saint, MD, MPH, has been appointed senior vice president of Northwell Health's Internal Medicine service line. Credit Northwell Health. NEW HYDE PARK, N.Y.-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Sep 1, 2026- Northwell Health has appointed renowned patient safety expert Sanjay Saint, MD, MPH, as senior vice president of the health system's Internal Medicine service line - with direct oversight at two hospitals - while also playing a key academic role. Dr. Saint will serve as chair of the Department of Medicine at Long Island Jewish (LIJ) Medical Center in New Hyde Park, North Shore University Hospital (NSUH) in Manhasset and the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell in Hempstead, where he will be appointed the endowed David J. Greene Professor of Medicine. Sanjay Saint, MD, MPH, has been appointed senior vice president of Northwell Health's Internal Medicine service line. Credit Northwell Health. Dr. Saint was previously vice chair of internal medicine at the University of Michigan Health System, chief of medicine at the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System and taught at the University of Michigan, where he spent nearly 25 years as a tenured professor in the Department of Internal Medicine. He worked at both the Michigan and VA health systems since 1998. At Northwell, the largest nonprofit academic health system in the Northeast, Dr. Saint will work to ensure patient access, quality of care and safety. He hopes to build upon the lessons learned while working for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), which is one of the largest integrated health systems in the world, and the University of Michigan. Dr. Saint succeeds Joseph Conigliaro, MD, MPH, and JoAnne Gottridge, MD, who remain at Northwell. "Dr. Sanjay Saint is an exceptionally experienced clinical leader who brings the mind of a researcher along with the compassion of someone who has immersed himself in the care of America's veterans, a combination that will only help drive the best clinical outcomes at Northwell Health," said John D'Angelo, MD, Northwell's president and CEO - and himself a veteran physician. "Dr. Saint is an internationally known patient safety expert and lecturer with extensive academic contributions. We're excited for his next chapter at Northwell and to see his impact on an already robust health system." Dr. Saint has been a visiting professor at more than 100 institutions across the United States, Europe and Asia, authoring more than 400 peer-reviewed papers and several books on clinical medicine, mentorship and patient safety. He is a special correspondent to the New England Journal of Medicine and serves on the editorial boards of seven peer-reviewed journals, including NEJM Catalyst and BMJ Quality & Safety. His thought leadership also extends to national publications, including The Wall Street Journal and Harvard Business Review. "The VA built a culture of mission-driven people with everyone focused on what really counts: ensuring those who served receive the superb health care that they deserve," said Dr. Saint. "I have always been energized by learning, committed to innovation and inspired by the opportunity to teach and mentor the next generation of health care professionals. I am particularly excited to join Northwell Health - an organization whose collaborative, mission-driven culture and extraordinary scale and scope create a distinctive platform for advancing clinical excellence, education, innovation and community service. As I begin this next chapter, I am eager to contribute to Northwell's mission and continued success while learning alongside its exceptional leaders and colleagues." Dr. Saint earned dual bachelor's degrees in Biology and Political Science from the University of California, Irvine; Doctor of Medicine from the UCLA School of Medicine and a Master of Public Health degree as a Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar from the University of Washington. He completed an internal medicine residency and chief residency at University of California, San Francisco. "Dr. Sanjay Saint's reputation as both a clinician and academic makes him an incredible addition to the culture of learning we foster at Northwell," said David Battinelli, MD, Northwell's physician-in-chief and Deborah and Lawrence Smith Dean at the Zucker School of Medicine. "We welcome his deep knowledge base and intellectual curiosity to the Zucker School of Medicine." A CMS 5-star, Magnet-recognized institution which treats more than 90,000 patients each year, North Shore University Hospital is home to the Sandra Atlas Bass Heart Hospital, the Katz Women's Hospital, Northwell Transplant Institute, neurosurgery and is one of the busiest emergency departments in the region. It was nationally ranked by U.S. News in 10 adult specialties for the second straight year. Long Island Jewish Medical Center, a Magnet-recognized hospital which treats more than 80,000 patients each year, is home to the R.J. Zuckerberg Cancer Hospital, the Katz Women's Hospital and one of New York City's top emergency departments. LIJ has seven clinical specialties ranked in the top 50 nationally by U.S. News. Northwell is powered by a workforce of 107,000 at 28 hospitals, more than 1,050 ambulatory care and 74 urgent care locations while tapping into the world-class expertise of the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell and the Hofstra Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies. The health system was recently recognized as one of America's Greatest Workplaces by Newsweek, the World's Most Ethical Companies(R) by Ethisphere earlier this year. Northwell has also been named an Age-Friendly Employer, one of Fortune's Best Workplaces in Healthcare, Modern Healthcare's Best Places to Work, a TIME 100 Most Influential Companies 2025 and Springbuk's Healthiest 100 Places to Work in America. About Northwell Health Northwell is the largest not-for-profit health system in the Northeast, serving residents of New York and Connecticut with 28 hospitals, more than 1,000 outpatient facilities, 22,000 nurses and over 20,000 physicians. Northwell cares for more than three million people annually in the New York metro area, including Long Island, the Hudson Valley, western Connecticut and beyond, thanks to philanthropic support from our communities. Northwell is New York State's largest private employer with over 107,000 employees - including members of Northwell Health Physician Partners and Nuvance Health Medical Practices - who are working to change health care for the better. Northwell, named a TIME100 Most Influential Companies 2025, is making breakthroughs in medicine at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research. Northwell is training the next generation of medical professionals at the visionary Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell and the Hofstra Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies. For information on our more than 100 medical specialties, visitNorthwell.eduand follow us @NorthwellHealth onFacebook,X,InstagramandLinkedIn. 516-321-6705 [email protected] KEYWORD: NEW YORK UNITED STATES NORTH AMERICA INDUSTRY KEYWORD: GENERAL HEALTH HOSPITALS HEALTH PUB: 09/01/2026 10:55 AM/DISC: 09/01/2026 10:55 AM You May Also Like