It is advisable to reserve space when advance notice is possible. Directions to Good Samaritan Hospital Shabbos Room Shabbos accommodations are now available at Good Samaritan Hospital, Nyack Hospital, Helen Hayes Hospital, Westchester County Medical Center, Hackensack Medical Center, St. Agnes Hospital, White Plains Hospital and Burke Rehabilitation Center. You may ask hospital security for directions to our Shabbos Rooms. At various hospitals thereis an eiruv for your convenience. Home health screening is available to those in need of frequent glucose testing and blood pressure monitoring.
Volunteers visit the elderly in their homes and help with shopping and transportation.
In addition, our staff social worker is available for counseling. Social service specialists also help untangle problems with Social Security, SSI and Medicare. Spending a few minutes at aperson's bedside with a few good words and a listening ear goes a long way in helping the patient on the road to recovery. In addition to hospital beds, Bikur Cholim supplies electronic pain management equipment, nebulizers, oxygen concentrators, electric breast pumps and a wide variety of crutches, walkers and commodes. Items may he borrowed for the duration of need.