Burke Rehabilitation Hosts Ribbon Cutting Event to Celebrate New Outpatient Therapy Site in Mount Vernon

Mount Vernon, NY (September 25, 2025) – Burke Rehabilitation® hosted a ribbon cutting to celebrate the upcoming opening of its newest outpatient facility, located in Mount Vernon, New York. The state-of-the-art facility represents a major step in the organization’s multi-year strategy to extend its nationally acclaimed and comprehensive physical rehabilitation services to more patients across the tri-state area. At the event, elected officials, healthcare professionals, and business leaders came together to celebrate Burke’s most recent addition, Mount Vernon, to its growing list of outpatient therapy sites in New York.

“This expansion marks a key milestone for the growth of Burke Rehabilitation’s outpatient footprint, as the Mount Vernon location is our 15th outpatient therapy site,” said Burke Rehabilitation Executive Director, Scott Edelman, CPA, MBA, CFE, FHFMA. “It is an honor to expand access to our award-winning, patient-centered care and clinical excellence for more residents in and around Mount Vernon. We look forward to continued investment in outpatient therapy as part of our steadfast commitment to expanding and enhancing our services, meeting patients where they are, and fully supporting their recovery goals.”

The cutting-edge facility will offer a full range of services for individuals recovering from orthopedic injuries and neurological conditions, in addition to a variety of other diagnoses. Once fully staffed, the Mount Vernon outpatient therapy site will support approximately 15,000 patient visits annually and is expected to employ up to 10 therapists.

“Across our outpatient sites, Burke is known for the highly personalized level of one-on-one care we provide to every patient we serve,” said Burke Rehabilitation Vice President Outpatient Services, Steven Tisser, PT, MBA. “We are proud to bring this gold standard of care to Mount Vernon, further extending our reach and access to high-quality rehabilitative care to more patients across the region.”

Designed by Cardarelli Design & Architecture and constructed by Scully Construction, the 3,500-square-foot facility features an approximately 1,800 square-foot therapy gym bathed in natural light, two private exam rooms, two semi-private treatment bays, and additional treatment tables. Patients will engage in one-on-one sessions with their therapists, focusing on tailored exercises and therapy techniques designed to meet their individualized recovery goals.

“We are grateful for the opportunity to enable direct access to high-quality outpatient therapy services to both residents of this campus and to those in our greater Mount Vernon community, provided by the skilled team at Burke Rehabilitation,” said Dr. David Gentner, President and CEO of Wartburg. “We thank Burke Rehabilitation for bringing their incredible resources to our Wartburg community and beyond.”

Other speakers at the ribbon cutting event included Philip O. Ozuah, MD, PhD, President and CEO of Montefiore Einstein; Ken Jenkins, Westchester County Executive; Shawyn Patterson-Howard, Mount Vernon Mayor; and Danielle Browne, Mount Vernon City Council President.

The milestone received a written citation from New York State Assemblyman Nader Sayegh.

Located on Wartburg’s campus, the location will be fully open to the entire community. The site will start seeing patients in mid-October, and will be open Monday through Friday from 8:30AM – 5:00PM at 1 Wartburg Place, Outpatient Building, 1st Floor, Mount Vernon, NY, 10552. For more information, please visit burke.org/mountvernon.

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Photo taken by John Vecchiollaa Photography.

Individuals included left to right include:

• Steve Tisser, PT, MBA, Burke Rehabilitation Vice President Outpatient Services
• Danielle Browne, Mount Vernon City Council President
• Ken Jenkins, Westchester County Executive
• Scott Edelman, Executive Director, Burke Rehabilitation
• Philip O. Ozuah, MD, PhD, President and CEO of Montefiore Einstein
• Shawyn Patterson-Howard, Mount Vernon Mayor
• David Gentner, President and CEO of Wartburg
• Jessica Gordon, Deputy Chief of Staff for State Assemblymember Nader Sayegh
• Damian Garcia, Hudson Valley Regional Director, Office of U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand

About Burke Rehabilitation
Burke Rehabilitation® is a nationally recognized and accredited not-for-profit healthcare organization that provides rehabilitation treatment, research, and graduate medical education. Burke offers a full spectrum of inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation services to improve the quality of life for people following an injury or surgery and those managing symptoms from chronic conditions. Ranked as a top rehabilitation hospital by U.S. News & World Report and Newsweek, Burke Rehabilitation is the largest provider of stroke rehabilitation in New York. In addition to its award-winning hospital in White Plains, NY, Burke has 15 outpatient locations throughout the Bronx, Westchester County, and the Hudson Valley with more sites planned. Burke is a proud member of the Montefiore Health System and has been named one of Westchester County’s Best Places to Work by 914INC. For more information, please visit www.burke.org.