Business Insights: COVID Edition

Dr. Kesh received her medical degree from the Weill Medical College of Cornell University, where she was a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. She completed an internship and residency in internal medicine at the New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center. This was followed by a year of research in the Infectious Diseases division at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and a fellowship in infectious diseases and international medicine at the NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center.

Dr. Kesh is board certified in both internal medicine and infectious diseases. She has served as Director of Population Health for Westmed since 2017, and Deputy Medical Director for the practice since 2018.  She also serves on the Medical Board for White Plains Hospital, and is on staff at both White Plains Hospital and Greenwich Hospital.

Dr. Kesh has been repeatedly listed in the Top Doctors editions of U.S. News & World Report, New York Magazine and Westchester Magazine.

Mr. Ratner collaborates with senior administration and WMCHealth affiliates to develop and execute strategies  that enhance offered services in order to deliver improved clinical outcomes and an exceptional patient experience.

To accomplish this, Mr. Ratner shepherds network business development and leads the evolution of integrated service lines that provide quality, compassionate care across the 10 hospitals within the network, as well as WMCHealth’s other service offerings, including advanced nursing care, behavioral health and at-home services.

Mr. Ratner transitioned into his network role in January 2017 after his highly successful tenure as Chief Strategy Officer at HealthAlliance of the Hudson Valley (HealthAlliance). There, Mr. Ratner was instrumental in the process that brought HealthAlliance into WMCHealth and was a key figure in  the planning of recently announced projects that will result  in a 110,000-square-foot expansion and renovation of HealthAlliance Hospital: Mary’s Avenue Campus in Kingston, as well as a medical village hub at HealthAlliance Hospital: Broadway Campus, also in Kingston. The projects are expected to transform healthcare delivery in Kingston  and surrounding communities.

Mr. Ratner secured his Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology from Stony Brook University and his Master’s Degree in Public Health in Health Policy & Management from New York University. When he and his wife, Amy, are not engaged  in an activity with one of their four children, Mr. Ratner,  an avid runner, can be found jogging in and around his  town of residence, Wesley Hills.