THE WORLD READS WHITE PLAINS CITIZENETREPORTER — 8,324,077 VISITS IN ONE YEAR | 2,905,611 VISITORS VISIT 8,324,077 TIMES 3 TIMES EVERY DAY IN ONE YEAR. HIGHEST ACTIVITY IN WPCNR HISTORY.White PlainsCitizeNetReporter lifted its worldwide visits from unique visitors to wpcnr.com to 8,324,077,a 1,306,419 increase in visits in one year from 7,017,658 visits to the site last year which covers White Plains and Westchester County. The 8,324,077 visits were made by 2,005,611 unique visitors who visited wpcnr an average of 3 visits a day. ON JULY 20- -2026 visitors have accessed wpcnr and made 3,072 visits an average of 1.6 visits. In the last week 33,495 individual vistors made 54,458 visits, averaging 1.6 visits. In the last month, 152,940 visitors recorded 229,338 visits (1.5 visits)

Westmed: Virtual Visits Now in Place

Posted on March 24, 2020 by John Bailey

With the rise of COVID-19 cases in our local area, Westmed is working hard to stop the spread of the virus while ensuring you remain connected with your health care team. We are rescheduling most elective procedures and non-essential office visits at this time, but we do not want that to prevent you from accessing care when you need it. That is why we now have Virtual Visits available for nearly every primary care service and medical specialty that we offer. Keep reading for information on how to get started.

PRIMARY CARE & SPECIALIST VIRTUAL VISITS

Most of the Westmed primary care or specialty physicians are now offering Virtual Visits in order to ensure the continuity of your care during this uncertain time. It’s convenient, safe and helps you stay connected to your care provider when you can’t get into the office.

What Specialties Offer Virtual Visits:

Primary Care: Internal Medicine, Pediatrics and OB/GYN
Medical Specialties: Orthopedics, Dermatology, Gastroenterology, Weight Management & Nutrition, Allergy and many more

Here’s How to Get Started:

Call your Westmed provider’s office, just as you would for an in-person visit, and request a “Virtual Visit” at a date and time that is convenient for you.
You will receive an email with your appointment date, time and instructions on how to get set up for your Virtual Visit on your mobile device or desktop.
To save time, you can download the instructions for getting set up with Virtual Visits here.*

*Your provider may use an alternative telehealth platform, like Zoom or Skype, to conduct your visit and will send you appropriate instructions if either of these alternative platforms are to be used for your visit.

Most insurance carriers provide coverage for Virtual Visits, but check with your insurance directly if you have any concerns regarding coverage. If you have questions or concerns about COVID-19, you may consider scheduling a Virtual Visit with your provider to discuss them further.

VIRTUAL URGENT CARE VISITS

You can also access Urgent Care services through an on-demand Virtual Visit. Common conditions we treat through Urgent Care Virtual Visits include:

• Cold		• Urinary Tract Infections
• Allergies		• Rash
• Sinus Infection		• Minor Cuts & Scrapes

Westmed is here to help you get through this challenging time. Our goal today and into the future remains keeping you and your family safe and well. Visit our regularly updated Coronavirus (COVID-19) Informationpage and be sure to stay up to date by calling into our Public Health Announcements hotline at (914) 831-4149.

GOVERNOR CUOMO ON COPING WITH THE ISOLATION AHEAD AND ITS UNEXPECTED BENEFITS

Posted on March 23, 2020 by John Bailey

Governor Cuomo’s Personal Message on getting through the weeks ahead.

MAYOR THANKS POLICE, DOCTORS, NURSES, FIREFIGHTERS AS “TRUE HEROES” KEEPING SERVICES GOING AND ALL WE ASK IS YOU STAY HOME.WESTCHESTER NUMBERS RISE. WHITE PLAINS CASES, 55.

Posted on March 23, 2020 by John Bailey

WPCNR CORONAVIRUS REPORT. From the Mayor’s Office. March 23, 2020:

In Mayor Tom Roach’s nightly telephone report to White Plains at 6:50 this evening, the Mayor says there are now 2,894 coronavirus-infected patients in Westchester, up 1,021 from yesterday, and 55 coronavirus cases in White Plains. The Mayor said 15,000 have been tested in Westchester and the number of cases of coronavirus positives will continue to grow as tests continue.

He said the County Center was being analyzed by Army Corps of Engineers personnel and on its way to becoming a backup hospital for the county.

He praised employees of police, fire, and city employees who continue to provide services to the city which have not been interrupted. He praised doctors and nurses working around the clock. “They are the true heroes, and all they ask is for you (the residents of the city) to stay home.”

“News” Network Calls for Eliminating “Social Distancing” to Save the Economy.

Posted on March 23, 2020 by John Bailey

WPCNR NEWS & COMMENT. By John F. Bailey. March 23, 2020:

Opinions expressed the last two days on a “news ‘network” astound me.

I cannot let this go.

The network in some of their programs promoted the idea that the nation should not “socially distance” themselves to prevent spread of the coronavirus is the single most irresponsible series of statements by a news organization I have ever heard.

It’s poppycock. It’s propaganda. It’s unapologetic sensationalism. It’s dangerous.

The comments made set a new low in ignoring facts and reporting uninformed opinion as intelligent thinking. It’s stupid thinking. It’s Goebbelsesque

The figures on the spread of the coronavirus in New York in Governor Andrew Cuomo’s news conference today betray the mantra that the cure (social distancing) can’t be worse than the disease.

The facts released today by Governor Cuomo show social distancing has limited the death tolls from the disease in New York state, lowered the rate at which persons with the coronavirus have had to be hospitalized in a week. Had the governor not done this at the beginning of last week we’d be more infected by now. More so, hospitals would be jammed with persons wanting to be tested. We’d be in chaos today.

What would the geniuses at this network have done? They’d just criticize Mr. Cuomo for not doing anything.

At last look:

China stopped the spread of the virus in China by exactly social distancing and shutting down the vast area in Wuhan that was the epicenter of the disease. So did South Korea.

For a national “news” organization to say social distancing should be stopped to save the economy, with thousands returning to their homes from spring break. With teachers afraid to teach. Does Fox want to open the nation’s schools? The lack of thinking on this network is breathtaking.

In New York, the Governor’s distancing request has worked in Westchester County if we suspended it now, New York City would let everyone back out on the streets, open traffic, open theatres movies, and the exponentially fierce spread of this disease would rally. Had the governor not invoked social distancing, closing businesses, New York would be in worse condition than it is right now.

Every school of journalism, every other news organization in the country should condemn this behavior by this charade of a news organization. They have every right to broadcast it.

But they have to, at long last look at the facts, instead of following their tradition that the facts are wrong.

Corporations who advertise on this “news” network that sponsor the programs where this poppycock was spewed out, should pull their ads.

Taking away money is the only message media corporate barons in their carpeted crags in concrete canyons feasting on gullible citizens who believe them, understand. Oh they understand that, all right.

Governors trying to save the citizens of their states should condemn this reckless highly partisan sabotage of progressive response. Struggling to get people to social distance, not congregate in groups, and not touch, should condemn this as a group. Will they?

Commentators and news anchors with any sense of what is right should report on this propaganda gaffe, no, outrage! Passing for responsible editorializing.

I compare this Mickey Mouse commentary put forth, to the vast members of the liberal press in the 1930s opposing America’s entry into World War II, who ignored the anti-semitism in Germany, and the State Department that ignored warnings of Adolf Hitler’s plans for the Jews. Only Walter Winchell wrote consistently about this threat.

Perhaps Fox would like to run video of hospitals jammed with patients, strong young people dying because they played basketball in parks, schools without teachers because children they teach carried the coronavirus to school.

Perhaps they might show how really awful getting coronavirus is like this video from the woman in England who put this out on her facebook page.

It is an irresponsible act by that network that if listened to and taken even the least seriously is seditious, “incitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority.”

The corona virus is headed across the country if social distancing is not followed. The highly paid talking heads can’t see that on the stories they carry from around the world: Italy, Iran, France, England, Spain? Please.

Of course let the persons who made these comments throw away their masks, hug colleagues go to parties and conventions. I want to see that if social distancing is lifted by the President. The very least is he should give states the choice on the policy. A Pontius Pilate decision.

That network has done a seriously stupid thing.

President Trump, do not listen to them, they know not what they say.