A Guide to Westchester County's Hospitals

Specialty Hospitals and Full-Service Hospitals Chart Download

– Specialty Hospitals –

Blythedale Children’s Hospital, Valhalla

• Serves 650 inpatients per year
• Serves 30,000 outpatients per year
• Only independent children’s specialty hospital in NYS (1 of only 14 in U.S.)
• Only hospital in NYS with its own public school district on-site
• Serves patients from birth through age 19 with the largest pediatric therapy department in NYS

Burke Rehabilitation Hospital, White Plains

• 3,000 inpatients per year
• 180,000 outpatients rehabilitation therapy visits per year
• Only acute rehabilitation hospital in Westchester
• Academically affiliated with Albert Einstein College of Medicine and features a nationally recognized ACGME-accredited residency and fellowship programs
• Outpatient therapy delivered through 12 locations in Westchester and the Bronx
• Outpatient physician visits with specialists in physical rehabilitation, sports medicine, and more at the White Plains campus
• Neuropsychological evaluations and treatment with specialized practitioners
• Support groups for community members

Four Winds Hospital Westchester, Katonah

• The leading specialized provider of inpatient psychiatric treatment for children, adolescents, and adults in the Northeast (also a location in Saratoga County)
• Admissions Department open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
• Treats a full spectrum of psychiatric disorders, including psychological trauma, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, and major depressive disorder
• Mental health treatment for ages 5 and above
• Partial hospital program for adolescents and adults

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Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital, Valhalla

• Only full-service, acute-care pediatric hospital in Hudson Valley
• Follows principles of family-centered care
• Offers entire spectrum of pediatric subspecialties, including cardiovascular medical and surgical services, such as fetal cardiology, electrophysiology, and cardiac surgery
• Certified interventional epilepsy program
• Hematology and oncology care, including advanced chemotherapy and stem cell transplantation
• Liver, kidney transplantation
• Specialized emergency care
• All forms of pediatric general and specialty surgery
• Complex respiratory disorders center
• Biochemical genetics center
• Hudson Valley’s only certified Level I pediatric trauma center and burn-care program
• Region’s only pediatric intensive care unit and Level IV regional NICU where smallest and sickest newborns are cared for

Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester, West Harrison

• More than 60 uniquely trained physicians including medical, surgical, and radiation oncologists and radiologists
• #2 Best Hospital for Cancer for 2022-2023 by U.S. News & World Report
• A Magnet-recognized institution by the American Nurses Credentialing Center
• An Early Drug Development Clinic providing patients with the earliest opportunities to access the latest drugs against a specific cancer or cancer mutation
• Targeted stereotactic treatments for mobile lung nodules with implanted Calypso GPS respiratory tracking
• Able to deliver high-dose hypo-fractionated radiation therapy for unresectable liver and pancreas cancers
• Robust Skin Cancer Management Program, including whole-body 3D imaging
• Community breast and lung cancer screening programs

NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester Behavioral Health Center, White Plains

• One of the world’s most advanced centers for psychiatric care, serving children, adolescents, adults, and older adults with comprehensive outpatient, partial hospitalization, and inpatient services
• Nationally recognized for excellence in nursing from the American Nurse’s Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) Magnet Recognition Program
• 3,279 inpatient discharges; 24,328 outpaitent/telehealth in 2020
• Home of the Center for Autism and the Developing Brain, Weill Cornell Institute of Geriatric Psychiatry, and Center for Eating Disorders
• A Planetree Certified Person-Centered Hospital, awarded “Gold Certification for Excellence in Person-Centered Care”

WMCHealth Behavioral Health Center, Valhalla

• A leading provider of comprehensive mental health care for almost 100 years
• 100+ bed behavioral health hospital is the hub of one of the largest mental health systems in New York State
• Mission is to provide evidence-based assessment and treatment services, to train behavioral health professionals of the future, and to contribute research in the diagnosis and treatment of behavioral health disorders
• Offers a full spectrum of inpatient, outpatient, community, and emergency care for individuals and families, including a child-and-adolescent psychiatry program and ePsychiatry services through WMCHealth’s telemedicine program

– Full-Service Hospitals –

NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester, Bronxville

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• Seamless entry and includes providers from Columbia
• Cardiac Cath Laboratory with STEMI PROGRAM
• Vascular service with both open surgery and endovascular procedures
• Declared a Commission on Cancer accredited quality program
• Expanded cardiology services, including a Structural Heart Program and Cardiac PET/CT imaging
• World Class Columbia Neurology Services
• Joint Commission Primary Stroke Certification
• Access to clinical trials
• Mission Life Gold Cardiac Services
•PRISM Award in Oncology
• New, state-of-the-art ambulatory surgery unit and endoscopy suites
• Columbia Och Spine expansion
• New State of the art Labor & Delivery opening in July 2024

NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital, Cortlandt

• Seamless entry to NYP/Columbia University Irving Medical Center for clinical-trial-based experimental therapies
• Magnet designation for Excellence in Nursing
• Top Performer on Key Quality Measures recognition from Joint Commission
• An AHA-recognized hospital, with a Get With the Guidelines Gold Plus status
• New Cardiac Cath lab
• Modern Maternal & Newborn Care Unit
• Cancer Center accredited by the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons
• Expanded radiology and interventional radiology services

Northern Westchester Hospital (part of Northwell Health), Mount Kisco

• Ranked U.S. News’ top regional hospital in Westchester 2023
• Only hospital in Westchester County to receive the Healthgrades 2024 America’s 250 Best Hospitals Award
• Awarded Planetree Paitent-Centered Care Gold Certification with Distinction six consecutive times
• Magnet Recognized 3X by American Nurses Credentialing Center for Excellence
• National Quality Approval (The Joint Commission)
• Top ‘A’ rating for patient safety from the Leapfrog Group
• Only hospital in Westchester to receive Healthgrades Critical Care Excellence Award
• Received Healthgrades Coronary Intervention Excellence Award
• Certified by The Joint Commission for Disease Specific Care in Spine Surgery
• Advanced Certification for Total Hip & Knee Replacement from The Joint Commission
• Beacon Award for Critical Care Excellence & Emergency Nurses Association’s Lantern Award for excellent ED practices and innovative performance
• Awarded American Heart Association & American Stroke Association Get With The Guidelines Gold Plus and Target Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus

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Phelps Hospital, Sleepy Hollow

• One of four facilities in NY to earn the Healthgrades’ Surgical Care Excellence Award™
• U.S. News’ high-performing hospital for two adult specialties and one procedure
• Recognized by Commission on Cancer as an Accredited Program
• Stroke Gold Plus Status with Target: StrokeSM Honor Roll Advanced Therapy and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll™ award for 2022 AHA’s Get With The Guidelines
• Magnet Recognition status from the American Nurses Credentialing Center
Advanced Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center with The Joint Commission Gold Seal of Approval®
• Received Healthgrades 2023 Patient Safety Excellence Award™
• Beacon Award for Critical Care Excellence & Emergency Nurses Association’s Lantern Award for excellent ED practices and innovative performance

White Plains Hospital, White Plains

Received 5-Star quality rating from CMS for second consecutive year (only Hospital in Hudson Valley to receive highest rating)
A U.S. News & World Report Best Regional Hospital for 2023-2024
Awarded 11 consecutive “A” safety grades from the Leapfrog Group
Named to Newsweek’s “World’s Best Hospitals” and “Best-In-State Hospitals” lists
Ranked in top 10% of Hospitals nationally for patient experience by Healthgrades
Magnet designated, the highest standard for nursing excellence
One of “America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Coronary Intervention” per Healthgrades
Cardiac Surgery Program awarded highest quality rating by Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Added Structural Heart Center and Neurosciences Program in 2023

Montefiore Health System, New Rochelle Hospital

• Community-based teaching hospital
• Center of Excellence designation from the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
• Gold Seal of Approval from The Joint Commission as a Certified Center of Excellence for hip and knee replacement
• 2023 Gold seal of approval from The Joint Commission and New York State as a Primary Stroke Center
• 2023 Get with the Guidelines Gold Plus Target Stroke Honor Roll Elite and Type 2 Diabetics Honor Roll Recipient
• 2023 Accredited Geriatric Emergency Department by the American College of Emergency Physicians

Montefiore Health System, Mount Vernon Hospital

• Community Hospital
• 2023 Gold Seal of Approval from the Joint Commission & New York State as a Primary Stroke Center
• Designated as a New York State Department of Health AIDS Center
• Wound Treatment and Hyperbaric Center
• Behavioral Health and Substance Abuse Disorder Programs

Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla

• Regional hub for advanced subspecialties, accepting thousands of patient transfers annually
• Region’s only Level I adult trauma & burn center serving Hudson Valley, much of Upstate NY
•Transplantation of heart, kidney, liver
• Cardiac surgery, catheterization, and other advanced services
• High-risk OB-GYN program
• Many neuroscience care offerings, including region’s only NYS-designated Comprehensive Stroke Center
• Recognitions include American Stroke Association for stroke care excellence; American College of Cardiology for Excellence in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement; National Center of Excellence, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Association; Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program as a comprehensive center; Center of Excellence, Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology
• Academic medical center training next generation of healthcare professionals

St. John’s Riverside Hospital, Dobbs Ferry & Yonkers (combined)

Number of doctors: 732| Inpatients/Outpatients per year: 16,972/292,022| Number of beds: 340 | Births per year: 1,172| ER visits per year: 41,431 (Andrus & Dobbs Ferry) | Avg. ER wait time: 10 minutes (Dobbs Ferry) / 33 minutes (Yonkers)

• 5-star maternity services 14 consecutive years
• Commission on Cancer Outstanding Achievement Award for 4 consecutive reviews
• JCAHO Accredited and Gold-Plus Designated Stroke Center
• 24-hour Emergency Rooms with Fast Track
• Inpatient Detox and Rehab Units
• Dobbs Ferry Pavilion offers Westchester’s only hospital-based orthopedic center
• Internal Medicine and Emergency Medicine Residencies
• LECOM medical school clinical rotation site
• Cochran School of Nursing

St. Joseph’s Medical Center, Yonkers & St. Vincent’s Hospital Westchester, Harrison (combined)

• Family medicine, Podiatric Medicine and Surgery and Psychiatry Residency Program
• Joint Commission Certified Primary Stroke Center
• Awarded the 2023 Get with the Guidelines Gold Plus Target Stroke Honor Roll recipient
• New state-of-the-art Imaging Center
• Offers Emergency Medicine, Primary Care, Orthopedics, Cardiology, Vascular Surgery, Wound Care and Hyperbaric Chambers, Yonkers only Cardiac Rehab Program, Inpatient/ Outpatient Behavioral Health, Addiction & Recovery Treatment, Countywide Mobile Crisis Prevention, and response teams
• Serves as Westchester County’s 988 Hotline
• New in 2023, Saint Joseph’s School of Nursing at The College of Mount Saint Vincent

A Guide to Westchester County’s Hospitals