Rehabilitation Hospital Appoints Behavioral Health Director
December 26, 2014Andrew Hornstein, M.D. has been appointed Director of Behavioral Health at Helen Hayes Hospital in West Haverstraw, according to John T. Pellicone, M.D., Chief Medical Officer.
Dr. Hornstein received his medical degree from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York and completed a residency at Downstate Medical Center. He is board certified in psychiatry and neurology. Dr. Hornstein has authored numerous book chapters and has presented on topics related to traumatic brain injury, disability and behavioral health at conferences nationwide.
In this position, Dr. Hornstein will manage all staff that provide mental health services to patients, including psychiatrists, clinical social workers and mental health counselors. The Behavioral Health service provides consults to patients on all units of the physical rehabilitation hospital.
“We are very pleased to have Dr. Hornstein assume this position,” says Dr. Pellicone. “As an active member of the medical staff here at Helen Hayes, he has been instrumental in providing extraordinary behavioral health services to patients. This care is key to helping our patients, as well as their family members and loved ones, adjust to disability and the resulting changes in lifestyle. Dr. Hornstein is dedicated to helping our patients make the fullest possible recovery.”
Helen Hayes Hospital is the state’s largest physical rehabilitation hospital, offering a comprehensive array of inpatient, outpatient and specialty rehabilitation services to help individuals who have sustained traumatic injuries or who have chronic debilitating diseases. The hospital is operated by the New York State Department of Health and is affiliated with New York Presbyterian Healthcare System and the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons.
