WESTMED Medical Group, a Purchase-based multi-specialty medical group, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Aug. 9, to officially open its new, fully automated clinical laboratory at 2700 Westchester Ave. in Purchase.
Renee Segarra, WESTMED radiology director, and Brad Ditmar, Siemens Northeast zone vice president.
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“We are very pleased to announce the opening of our new laboratory using the Siemens Aptio Automation System,” said Anthony Viceroy, WESTMED’s CEO. This next-generation, open-systems technology, is one of the first of its kind in the Northeast. With its highly innovative instrumentation, the Aptio streamlines workflow, simplifies testing and delivers consistent, high-quality results.
“At WESTMED, we take pride in working as a team with our healthcare providers, nurses, and technologists, to deliver the best patient care possible. Every day, our physicians and clinical staff depend on our lab to perform and analyze critical laboratory tests in a consistent and timely manner, in order to help us understand the complete picture of a patient’s health.”
Viceroy continued, “We are grateful to our partner Siemens for enabling us to integrate this new automation to improve the efficiency and quality of our clinical lab operations that produce essential, often life-saving, diagnostic test results for our patients.”
WESTMED is an award-winning multi-specialty medical practice. It is staffed by a team of over 350 physicians dedicated to providing coordinated, efficient and the highest quality of patient care at its 14 locations in Westchester County and Fairfield County, Connecticut. The practice, known for its one-stop-shopping medical experience for patients, uses state-of-the-art systems and has a national reputation for measured health care excellence. WESTMED has New York medical offices in White Plains, Rye, Yonkers, Purchase, Scarsdale and New Rochelle, with Connecticut offices in Greenwich, Darien and Stamford.
