NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester Division and Chief Operating Officer Earns Planetree Honor for Patient-Centered Care

NYP/Westchester the first and only behavioral health site to receive Planetree distinction

White Plains, NY (November 4, 2016) – NewYork-Presbyterian/Westchester has received the 2016 Planetree Distinction Award for Leadership and Innovation in Patient-Centered Care and its Chief Operating Officer, Dr. Philip J. Wilner, has also received a Lifetime Achievement Award from Planetree for his leadership. The Distinction Award is the highest level of recognition conferred by Planetree and honors healthcare organizations that continually advance the practice of patient-centered care through outreach, research, scholarship and innovation.

NewYork-Presbyterian/Westchester is the first and only behavioral health site in the United States to receive the award and is one of only 10 total facilities to receive the Planetree Distinction Award, and one of only 30 facilities in the United States to be named a Planetree Designated Patient-Centered Hospital.

Dr. Wilner has a long, rich history at the Westchester campus, dating back to 1983. Today, he oversees Behavioral Health services across all NYP campuses. Dr. Wilner is also executive vice chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medicine, serves on numerous Hospital and Medical College Boards and Committees and is chairman of the Board of Gracie Square Hospital.

“As a national leader in behavioral health, we put patients at the heart of everything we do,” said Dr. Philip J. Wilner, senior vice president and chief operating officer at NewYork-Presbyterian/Westchester Division. Delivering world-class care requires not only medical excellence but providing a warm, empathetic environment for patients and families. It’s a tremendous honor to be recognized by Planetree for providing world-class patient-centered care.”

Recipients of the award participate in national conferences and webinars, engage in research that ties specific outcomes to patient-centered care, submit articles for publication in national peer-reviewed journals and participate in public policy initiatives to expand the practice of patient-centered care.

Dr. Wilner accepted both awards on behalf of himself and NewYork-Presbyterian/Westchester Division at the Planetree International Conference on Patient-Centered Care, held this week in Chicago, IL. The Distinction Award honors hospitals for complementing its ongoing work to meet the needs of its community and staff of professional caregivers with more broad-based efforts to build awareness and continue to innovate in patient-centered care.

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Donielle Stanton

<span class="team-name">Donielle Stanton</span><br>
Senior Media and Communications Specialist

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Donielle Stanton
<span class="team-name">Donielle Stanton</span><br> Senior Media and Communications Specialist

Donielle has more than 25 years of experience as a TV producer. Most recently she was a segment producer for the award-winning show “Good Day New York” on Channel 5. 

Over the course of 17 years she worked with wide variety of celebrities, politicians’, and newsmakers to deliver the best quality segments for live TV.  

Prior to that, she helped to create and launch CBS 2 local weekend morning news program.

She grew up in Hastings-on-Hudson and has extensive knowledge of Westchester County. Donielle currently resides in Hartsdale with her husband Chris and their 4 children.