Open Door Sleepy Hollow Welcomes New Medical Director

(Ossining, NY) Dr. Daren Wu, Chief Medical Officer at  Open Door Family Medical Centers  has announced the appointment of Dr. Rebecca Collins as Medical Director of Open Door’s Sleepy Hollow office.

A resident of Eastchester, Dr. Collins earned her doctorate of osteopathic medicine from Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed her Masters in Public Health at A.T. Still University, School of Health Management while in medical school.  She completed her family medicine residency at Columbia University’s Center for Family and Community Medicine in New York City.  Since graduation, she has worked in several community health centers and is passionate about providing high quality, evidence based care to the underinsured and underserved.  Along with her position at Open Door, Dr. Collins is a faculty member at New York Medical College and is one of the founding faculty members of the new NYMC Phelps Family Medicine Residency program – a partnership between New York Medical College, Phelps Hospital Center and Open Door Family Medical Centers.

“We are happy to welcome Dr. Collins to the Open Door family,” said Dr. Wu. “Her passion and commitment to providing the best possible evidence-based medical care to the underserved fits perfectly with our philosophy and model of care. She will be a tremendous asset to the Sleepy Hollow community where we have upwards of 14,000 patient visits annually, and an inspiration to the NYMC Phelps residents who work with her.”

About Open Door Family Medical Centers
Open Door has received the highest Recognition as a Patient-Centered Medical Home™ (PPC-PCMH™) from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). This ranking distinguishes them from medical practices across the nation as less than 12% are presently eligible to achieve this advanced standing. For 40 years, the federally qualified community health center has served a multi-cultural community and has provided top quality medical, dental care and social services to the Westchester community, particularly the economically disadvantaged. Open Door has four centers in Westchester located in Ossining, Port Chester, Mt. Kisco and Sleepy Hollow. In addition, Open Door operates five school-based health centers in Port Chester at The Edison Elementary School, Park Avenue School, Kennedy Magnet School, Port Chester Middle School and Port Chester High School. In 2011, 47,245 patients were treated at Open Door, making 208,622 patient visits.  In the same year 14,520 children were treated.  Funding for Open Door Family Medical Centers comes from local, state and federal grants as well as private foundations and individuals.

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