PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- Putnam County legislators have confirmed Dr. Michael Nesheiwat of Carmel as acting health commissioner after former commissioner Dr. Allen Beals was placed on administrative leave, according to theexaminernews.com.
From left, Putnam Hospital Center's Dr. Michael Nesheiwat brings donations to Andrea Bach of Philipstown Food Pantry, Marion Swarm-Becker of the Patterson Food Pantry and Gail Pease of the Brewster Emergency Shelter Partnership.
Photo Credit: ContributedNesheiwat served as medical consultant during another period of transition when current personnel director Paul Eldridge was county executive, the report said.
In addition to serving as a senior attending family practitioner for Putnam Hospital Center since 1992, Nesheiwat established family practices in Somers and Brewster, according to theexaminernews.com.
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