Westchester Medical Center

Westchester Medical Center
Westchester County Health Care Corporation
Map
Geography
Location100 Woods Road, Valhalla, New York, United States
Coordinates41°05′10″N 73°48′20″W / 41.086133°N 73.8054204°W / 41.086133; -73.8054204
Organization
FundingNon-profit hospital
TypeAcute Care
Affiliated universityNew York Medical College
Services
Emergency departmentRegional Trauma Center
Beds652
HelipadFAA LID: 7NK8
History
Opened1977
Links
WebsiteOfficial website
ListsHospitals in New York State

Westchester Medical Center University Hospital (WMC), formerly Grasslands Hospital, is an 895-bed Regional Trauma Center [1] providing health services to residents of the Hudson Valley, northern New Jersey, and southern Connecticut. It is known for having one of the highest case mix index rates of all hospitals in the United States.[2] 652 beds are at the hospital's primary location in Valhalla, while the other 243 beds are at the MidHudson Regional Hospital campus in Poughkeepsie. It is organized as Westchester County Health Care Corporation, and is a New York State public-benefit corporation.[3][4]

Westchester Medical Center is the primary academic medical center and University Hospital of New York Medical College.[5] Many of New York Medical College's faculty provide patient care, teach, and conduct research at the adjacent campus. Westchester Medical Center provides diverse specialty services to patients of all ages, hosts one of the leading kidney and liver transplant programs in New York,[6] and is home to Maria Fareri Children's Hospital, the only all-specialty children's hospital in the region.[7][8]

  1. ^ "NYS Health Profile: Westchester Medical Center". profiles.health.ny.gov.
  2. ^ "Case Mix Index | CMS". www.cms.gov.
  3. ^ "NYS OSC General Data Document on the WCHCC" (PDF). November 4, 2018.
  4. ^ "A NYS Authorities Budget Office List of NYS Public Benefit Corporations". November 4, 2018.
  5. ^ College, New York Medical. "New York Medical College and Westchester Medical Center Health Network Announce Long-Term, Academic Affiliation Agreement". www.nymc.edu. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
  6. ^ "Transplant Centers of New York State". www.srtr.org. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
  7. ^ "Awards and Recognition". www.mariafarerichildrens.org. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
  8. ^ "Our Department". www.westchestermedicalcenter.org. Retrieved 2020-01-31.