WESTCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER

100 Woods Rd
Valhalla, New York 10595
Westchester County
United States

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phone: View Phone914-493-7000
website: Visit Website
type: Acute Care Hospitals
owner: Voluntary non-profit - Other
emergency services: Yes
number of beds: 635
number of certified beds: 635

Description

Westchester Medical Center is home to several centers of Excellence for Patient Care, including The Trauma and Burn Center, The Heart Center, The Cancer Institute, The Neurocience Center, and the Transplant Center.

Westchester Medical Center provides specialized, advanced care for all patients ranging from pediatric to seniors. This academic medical center of New York Medical College also is home to one of the leading Kidney Transplant programs in the state and one of the very few Liver Transplant Centers in all of New York.

Their renowned Trauma and Burn Center is the only burn center between New York City and the Canadian Border. For Cardiology Care you may visit the Heart Center at Westchester Medical Center which is one of the most highly regarded cardiology and surgery programs on the East Coast. If you or a loved one has need for Oncology Services, you can find the lastest in cancer therapies including bone marrow and stem cell transplants. For Neurology needs, the Neuroscience center provides neurosurgical and neurological care including the innovative, "knifeless" brain surgery, as well as advanced care for stroke patients and a state-of-the-art Cerobrascular Center. Transplants for heart, kidney, liver, corneal, and bone marrow are performed at the Transplant Center of Westchester Medical Center.

Facts at a Glance - Westchester Medical Center:

Westchester Medical Center is the:

Only Pediatric Intensive Care Unit in the region.
Only critical care Hyperbaric Center in the region.
Only all-specialty Children’s Hospital in the region.
Only comprehensive Stroke Center in the region.
Highest-level Trauma Center (Level 1) in the region.
Only advanced-care academic Medical Center in the region.
Highest-level Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (Level IV) in the region.
One of only five Pediatric Asthma Clinical Research Centers in the U.S.
Only Regional Perinatal Center (Level IV) between New York City and Albany.
Only Level 1 Trauma Center with 24-hour medevac helicopter and ground transport in the region–STAT Flight-staffed with teams of critical care flight nurses and paramedics.
Only comprehensive cardiac program in the region–including all types of surgical, invasive and non-invasive diagnostic and therapeutic techniques including heart transplant, ventricular assist devices, angioplasty, stent placement, cardiac pacemakers, coronary brachytherapy and gene therapy. More than 1.5 million procedures to date.
Only Burn Center between New York City and the Canadian border, and the only one in New York State verified by the American Burn Association.
Only Transplant Center in the region, and one of only five transplant centers in New York State performing pediatric and adult living-donor kidney and liver transplants.

Hospital Performance Quality Measures
Heart Attack78.63%
Heart Failure58.50%
Pneumonia56.86%
Surgical Infection Prevention87.40%
ConditionScore %Sample Size
Heart Attack Patients Given Fibrinolytic Medication Within 30 Minutes Of Arrival0%1 patients
Heart Attack Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival100%90 patients
Heart Attack Patients Given Beta Blocker at Arrival98%88 patients
Heart Attack Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge99%656 patients
Heart Attack Patients Given PCI Within 90 Minutes Of Arrival55%11 patients
Heart Attack Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling80%197 patients
Heart Attack Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)98%155 patients
Heart Attack Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge99%652 patients
Heart Attack Patients Given Fibrinolytic Medication Within 30 Minutes Of Arrival0%1 patients
Heart Attack Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival100%90 patients
Heart Attack Patients Given Beta Blocker at Arrival98%88 patients
Heart Attack Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge99%656 patients
Heart Attack Patients Given PCI Within 90 Minutes Of Arrival55%11 patients
Heart Attack Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling80%197 patients
Heart Attack Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)98%155 patients
Heart Attack Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge99%652 patients
Heart Attack Patients Given Fibrinolytic Medication Within 30 Minutes Of Arrival0%1 patients
Heart Attack Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival100%90 patients
Heart Attack Patients Given Beta Blocker at Arrival98%88 patients
Heart Attack Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge99%656 patients
Heart Attack Patients Given PCI Within 90 Minutes Of Arrival55%11 patients
Heart Attack Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling80%197 patients
Heart Attack Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)98%155 patients
Heart Attack Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge99%652 patients
ConditionScore %Sample Size
Heart Failure Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)85%265 patients
Heart Failure Patients Given Discharge Instructions14%312 patients
Heart Failure Patients Given an Evaluation of Left Ventricular Systolic (LVS) Function99%371 patients
Heart Failure Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling36%56 patients
Heart Failure Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)85%265 patients
Heart Failure Patients Given Discharge Instructions14%312 patients
Heart Failure Patients Given an Evaluation of Left Ventricular Systolic (LVS) Function99%371 patients
Heart Failure Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling36%56 patients
Heart Failure Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)85%265 patients
Heart Failure Patients Given Discharge Instructions14%312 patients
Heart Failure Patients Given an Evaluation of Left Ventricular Systolic (LVS) Function99%371 patients
Heart Failure Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling36%56 patients
ConditionScore %Sample Size
Pneumonia Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination23%77 patients
Pneumonia Patients Given Initial Antibiotic(s) within 6 Hours After Arrival93%27 patients
Pneumonia Patients Given Oxygenation Assessment91%121 patients
Pneumonia Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling21%29 patients
Pneumonia Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)72%43 patients
Pneumonia Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination23%30 patients
Pneumonia Patients Whose Initial Emergency Room Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To The Administration Of The First Hospital Dose Of Antibiotics75%75 patients
Pneumonia Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination23%77 patients
Pneumonia Patients Given Initial Antibiotic(s) within 6 Hours After Arrival93%27 patients
Pneumonia Patients Given Oxygenation Assessment91%121 patients
Pneumonia Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling21%29 patients
Pneumonia Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)72%43 patients
Pneumonia Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination23%30 patients
Pneumonia Patients Whose Initial Emergency Room Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To The Administration Of The First Hospital Dose Of Antibiotics75%75 patients
Pneumonia Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination23%77 patients
Pneumonia Patients Given Initial Antibiotic(s) within 6 Hours After Arrival93%27 patients
Pneumonia Patients Given Oxygenation Assessment91%121 patients
Pneumonia Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling21%29 patients
Pneumonia Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)72%43 patients
Pneumonia Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination23%30 patients
Pneumonia Patients Whose Initial Emergency Room Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To The Administration Of The First Hospital Dose Of Antibiotics75%75 patients
ConditionScore %Sample Size
Surgery Patients Whose Doctors Ordered Treatments to Prevent Blood Clots (Venous Thromboembolism) For Certain Types of Surgeries93%181 patients
Surgery Patients Who Received Preventative Antibiotic(s) One Hour Before Incision76%815 patients
Surgery Patients Whose Preventative Antibiotic(s) are Stopped Within 24 hours After Surgery83%781 patients
Surgery Patients Who Received Treatment To Prevent Blood Clots Within 24 Hours Before or After Selected Surgeries to Prevent Blood Clots88%181 patients
Surgery Patients Who Received the Appropriate Preventative Antibiotic(s) for Their Surgery97%829 patients
Surgery Patients Whose Doctors Ordered Treatments to Prevent Blood Clots (Venous Thromboembolism) For Certain Types of Surgeries93%181 patients
Surgery Patients Who Received Preventative Antibiotic(s) One Hour Before Incision76%815 patients
Surgery Patients Whose Preventative Antibiotic(s) are Stopped Within 24 hours After Surgery83%781 patients
Surgery Patients Who Received Treatment To Prevent Blood Clots Within 24 Hours Before or After Selected Surgeries to Prevent Blood Clots88%181 patients
Surgery Patients Who Received the Appropriate Preventative Antibiotic(s) for Their Surgery97%829 patients
Surgery Patients Whose Doctors Ordered Treatments to Prevent Blood Clots (Venous Thromboembolism) For Certain Types of Surgeries93%181 patients
Surgery Patients Who Received Preventative Antibiotic(s) One Hour Before Incision76%815 patients
Surgery Patients Whose Preventative Antibiotic(s) are Stopped Within 24 hours After Surgery83%781 patients
Surgery Patients Who Received Treatment To Prevent Blood Clots Within 24 Hours Before or After Selected Surgeries to Prevent Blood Clots88%181 patients
Surgery Patients Who Received the Appropriate Preventative Antibiotic(s) for Their Surgery97%829 patients
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