Hospice of Westchester Welcomes New Board Members

Hospice of Westchester (HOW) is pleased to announce the appointment of two new members to its Board of Directors.

Mary Frances Barrett has over 45 years of extensive experience with senior care living facilities. She most recently served as Chief Executive Officer of the Hebrew Hospital Home in Valhalla, a position she held from 1992 until her retirement in 2017. During Ms. Barrett’s tenure, the Hebrew Hospital grew significantly. Programs developed were a new 160 bed nursing home, a Licensed Home Care Services Agency, a Managed Long Term Care Program and the expansion of existing Long Term Home Health Care Programs and Adult Day Care Programs.

Prior to joining the Hebrew Hospital Home, Ms. Barrett held the position of Chief Operating Officer at The Wartburg in Mount Vernon and Administrator of the Baptist Home For The Aged in Riverdale. Throughout her career, Ms. Barrett has been a member of professional associations including the New York Association of Homes for the Aging, American Association of Homes & Services for the Aging (name changed to LeadingAge), the American Association of University Women and served on the board of directors for the Leading Age New York from 2012-2015. Ms. Barrett received her B.A. in English from the College of Mount Saint Vincent, an M.A. in English from Manhattan College and a M.S. in Health Systems Management from Iona College.

Beverly A. Thornhill, MD, is currently the Director of Musculoskeletal Radiology at Montefiore and an Associate Professor of Radiology and Orthopedic Surgery at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. With more than 40 years of experience, Dr. Thornhill's clinical focus is in bone and soft tissue tumors, scoliosis, arthritis, and trauma, including sports-related injuries. Dr. Thornhill earned her B.A. in Biomedical Sciences and her M.D. from the University of Michigan. She completed an internship in internal medicine at the Metropolitan Hospital Center and continued on to the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, where she completed her residency in diagnostic radiology and served as chief resident of the program.

Dr. Thornhill is board certified by the American Board of Radiology, and is a member of many professional societies, including the American College of Radiology, the Radiological Society of North America, and the National Medical Association Section on Radiology. In addition, she has served on the Health Education Advisory Council at Scarsdale Union Free School District and as a Board Member for Scarsdale Teen Center. Dr. Thornhill previously served on HOW’s board of directors from 2011-2012.

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About Hospice of Westchester:

Hospice of Westchester (HOW) is a private, not-for-profit healthcare agency that provides skilled, compassionate and comprehensive end-of-life home care to patients diagnosed with any serious or life-limiting illness and gives support to their families and loved ones. Hospice of Westchester is located at 1025 Westchester Avenue, Suite 200, White Plains, NY. For additional information, visit www.hospiceofwestchester.org or call (914) 682-1484. For the latest news and updates, find HOW on Facebook.