Pediatric Emergency and Inpatient Services Now Open at MidHudson

A pediatric emergency room and inpatient care services are now open at MidHudson Regional Hospital, in association with Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital, the Hudson Valley’s only acute care children’s hospital. Both organizations are members of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth). The new services will be known as Maria Fareri Children’s Healthcare Services at MidHudson Regional Hospital.

The new emergency room and inpatient services will help meet the healthcare needs of local children from birth to age 18, with care delivered by pediatricians and emergency medicine specialists, along with pediatrics-trained nurses with recent clinical experience at Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital. The new emergency room can be accessed by calling 911, or arrival at the hospital’s main emergency department entrance. Inpatient services are available to those children who are admitted to the hospital after evaluation in the emergency room or referred by a local physician, after consultation with a pediatrician from Maria Fareri Children’s Healthcare Services at MidHudson Regional Hospital. Additionally, child life and caregiver services are available to support patients, their parents and siblings and other family members during the patient’s emergency care or hospitalization.

Partners in Pediatric Care

Local children in need of specialized services and procedures will continue to be transferred seamlessly to Maria Fareri Children's Hospital in Valhalla where seriously ill or injured infants and children are brought for treatment that is not available anywhere else in the Hudson Valley. Annually, about 600 children from throughout the Mid-Hudson region are cared for at Maria Fareri Children's Hospital, via referral for care by local pediatricians, transfer from other hospitals and emergency departments, or direct transport.

“Maria Fareri Children’s Healthcare Services at MidHudson Regional Hospital will provide local families with the security of a continuum of care for their children,” said Michael D. Israel, President and CEO of WMCHealth. “Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital is world renowned for care and now local families will have direct, immediate access to pediatric services closer to home. We are pleased to be able to make this level of care more accessible our community.”

“With the launch of these services, WMCHealth and MidHudson Regional Hospital are truly investing in the health and well-being of our community’s children,” said Dutchess County Executive Marcus Molinaro. “As a father of young children, I join many others in expressing appreciation for the availability of these dedicated pediatric services at MidHudson Regional Hospital.”

“My daughter is alive today and thriving, thanks to the expert care provided to her by the team at Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital,” said Rene Saltzman of Hopewell Junction whose daughter, Emilie, has recovered from traumatic brain injury. “Emilie is doing all of the things a girl her age should and it’s due to the efforts of the staff at Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital. Our family is thrilled that Maria Fareri Children’s Healthcare Services are now available to us at nearby MidHudson Regional Hospital.”

About Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital, a member of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network

Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital is the children’s hospital for New York’s Hudson Valley region and Fairfield County, Connecticut. Located in Valhalla, NY, this 136-bed advanced pediatrics facility cares for the region’s most seriously ill and injured children including those in need of cardiac surgery, neurosurgery, hematology and oncology treatments, organ transplants and other specialty pediatric services. Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital is also home to the area’s only Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Level I pediatric trauma and burn care programs and its Regional Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Maria Fareri Children’s Healthcare Services are available at WMCHealth’s MidHudson Regional Hospital in Poughkeepsie, NY. For more information on Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital, interested parties can visit mariafarerichildrens.org or follow the hospital at Facebook.com/MFCHatWMC and Twitter.com/MFCHatWMC.

About MidHudson Regional Hospital, a member of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network

MidHudson Regional Hospital provides advanced medical care in the Mid-Hudson Valley. This 243-bed hospital, located in Poughkeepsie, New York, provides local residents with acute care services and direct access to the renowned care of the Hudson Valley’s largest healthcare network. Services include the area’s first Level II Trauma Center, Total Joint Replacement, the Center for Robotic Surgery, the Redl Center for Cancer Care and Maria Fareri Children’s Healthcare Services at MidHudson Hudson Regional Hospital. To learn more about MidHudson Regional Hospital and the vital services it provides to residents of the Mid-Hudson Valley, visit MidHudsonRegional.org or follow the hospital at Facebook.com/MidHudsonRegional and Twitter.com/MHRH.

About Westchester Medical Center Health Network

The Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) is a 1,700-bed healthcare system headquartered in Valhalla, New York, with 10 hospitals on eight campuses spanning 6,200 square miles of the Hudson Valley. WMCHealth employs more than 12,000 people and has nearly 3,000 attending physicians. From Level 1, Level 2 and Pediatric Trauma Centers, the region’s only acute care children’s hospital, an academic medical center, several community hospitals, dozens of specialized institutes and centers, skilled nursing, assisted living facilities, homecare services and one of the largest mental health systems in New York State, today WMCHealth is the pre-eminent provider of integrated healthcare in the Hudson Valley. For more information about WMCHealth, visit WMCHealth.org.