Editing Peekskill, New York (section)

==Healthcare==
Peekskill is served by the Hudson Valley Hospital Center (HVHC), founded in 1889 as [[Hudson Valley Hospital|Peekskill Hospital]] on lower South Street. In 2014, the hospital began an affiliation with [[New York-Presbyterian Hospital]] and is now called New York Presbyterian – Hudson Valley Hospital.

The hospital has 128 inpatient beds and includes a comprehensive cancer center, maternity center, neonatal intensive care unit, and surgery center, among other patient care services.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/03/14/nyregion/hospital-is-haunted-by-history-of-deals-with-board-members.html|title=Hospital Is Haunted by History of Deals With Board Members|date=March 14, 1999|work=The New York Times|access-date=April 26, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hvhc.org/patient-service.html|title=Patient Services in Yorktown Heights, Peekskill & More – NewYork-Presbyterian/Hudson Valley Hospital|access-date=April 26, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hvhc.org/about-us/about-your-hospital/history.html|title=History – NewYork-Presbyterian/Hudson Valley Hospital|access-date=April 26, 2016}}</ref>

The city also has an emergency medical service staffed by [[Emergency Medical Technician|EMTs]] and [[paramedic]]s from the city's fire department and volunteer ambulance corps. The fire department staffs seven EMTs and eight paramedics whereas the volunteer corps has 60 active riding members. Most patients are transported to NYP-Hudson Valley Hospital.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pcvac.org/|title=Peekskill Community Volunteer Ambulance|access-date=April 26, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cityofpeekskill.com/fire/pages/emergency-medical-services|title=Emergency Medical Services|access-date=April 26, 2016}}</ref>