Mourning for Dr. Jeffrey Carr: A Life for Community Health

Mourning for Dr. Jeffrey Carr: A Life for Community Health

Dr. Jeffrey Carr, a respected Putnam County physician, has died at the age of 86. In addition to being a well-known specialist at Putnam Hospital Center, he served in several significant leadership positions, including medical director of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services. Carr was a pioneer of the Westchester-Putnam Hospice program and contributed significantly to the medical community as a past president of the Putnam County Medical Society. His commitment to patient care, education and leadership is highly valued by family and friends, such as Putnam County Courier reported.

After studying medicine and completing his internal medicine training at Maimonides Hospital in Brooklyn, Dr. Carr served as a captain in the United States Army Medical Corps during the Vietnam War, where he was awarded the Combat Medical Badge. Upon his return, he served as a practicing physician in Mahopac and Carmel, and as medical director at Putnam Ridge Nursing Home and Day Top Village. Despite his retirement, he continued his commitment to health care. Carr is survived by his wife, Diane, four children and seven grandchildren, and donations in lieu of flowers were requested to Hospice Care of Westchester and Putnam.

Excellent service and empathy

The high regard of Dr. Carr is also reflected in the opinions of patients who praise the excellent service and empathy of local doctors, such as Dr. Putman, highlight. Patients praise the time he takes to answer their questions and explain treatments. Such feedback shows the standard that Dr. Carr set and which continues to be followed by doctors in the region today Putman Family Medicine shows.