White Plains Hospital Medical Center

TO OFFER HIGH QUALITY, ACUTE HEALTH CARE AND PREVENTIVE MEDICAL CARE TO ALL PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN, WORK IN, OR VISIT WESTCHESTER COUNTY AND ITS SURROUNDING AREAS.

WHITE PLAINS HOSPITAL CENTER (THE "HOSPITAL") IS A 292 BED ACUTE CARE NOT-FOR PROFIT HOSPITAL SERVING THE HEALTH CARE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN, WORK IN OR VISIT WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NEW YORK AND ITS SURROUNDING AREAS. ALL CARE AND SERVICES ARE PROVIDED WITHOUT REGARD TO RACE, COLOR, CREED, NATIONAL ORIGIN, AGE, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR ABILITY TO PAY. THE HOSPITAL HAS A TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE THAT HAS EARNED IT AN OUTSTANDING REPUTATION FOR HIGH-QUALITY, PATIENT CARE WITH DIRECT COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT. THROUGHOUT ITS 127 YEARS HISTORY, THE HOSPITAL CONTINUES TO RAISE THE BAR FOR MODERN SOPHISTICATED HEALTH CARE, DELIVERING SERVICE IN A WARM COMMUNITY HOSPITAL SETTING AND REDEFINING WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A COMMUNITY HOSPITAL PROVIDING INNOVATIVE, CUTTING EDGE THERAPIES AND SUPERB PHYSICIANS AND CLINICIANS CARE. OUR NEARLY 1,100 MEDICAL STAFF MEMBERS PRIDE THEMSELVES ON PROVIDING COMPASSIONATE CARE EVERY DAY TO THE PATIENT THEY SERVE. OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH MONTEFIORE HAS HELPED TO ACCELERATE OUR GROWTH AND ABILITY TO PROVIDE OUR COMMUNITY WITH ADVANCED CARE, CLOSE TO HOME. WITH ACCESS TO EXPANDED RESEARCH STUDIES AND CLINICAL TRIALS FOR OUR ONCOLOGY PATIENTS, A GROWING NUMBER OF CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR PHYSICIANS AND OTHER PROVIDERS, AND SEAMLESS COLLABORATIVE WORK AMONG CLINICIANS, THE PARTNERSHIP HAS NOT ONLY MADE US STRONGER TOGETHER, BUT HAS INSPIRED US TO RAISE THE BAR FOR PATIENT CARE EVEN HIGHER. THE HOSPITAL PROVIDES ACUTE INPATIENT CARE, EMERGENCY, AS WELL AS A COMPREHENSIVE ARRAY OF OUTPATIENT SERVICES. KEY CLINICAL SERVICES INCLUDE MATERNITY, A LEVEL III INTENSIVE NEONATAL CARE UNIT, CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION LABORATORIES PERFORMING LIFESAVING EMERGENCY AND ELECTIVE ANGIOPLASTY, AS WELL AS CARDIAC ABLATION AND OTHER INNOVATIVE ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY PROCEDURES, ONCOLOGY, ORTHOPEDICS, STROKE CARE, AND SPECIALIZED SURGICAL SERVICES INCLUDING ROBOTIC, VASCULAR AND BARIATRIC, A SEIZURE DIAGNOSTIC CENTER AND A WOUND CARE CENTER. THE HOSPITAL'S EMERGENCY ROOM IS THE BUSIEST IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY TREATING MORE THAN 65,000 PATIENTS ANNUALLY. THE HOSPITAL'S EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT OFFERS ACCESS TO THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY AND UTILIZES A TEAM-BASED APPROACH TO EFFECTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY PROVIDE EMERGENCY CARE FOR BOTH PEDIATRIC AND ADULT PATIENTS. THE EMERGENCY ROOM IS A VITAL SERVICE TO THOSE LIVING, WORKING AND VISITING WESTCHESTER COUNTY AND PROVIDES NEEDED EMERGENT CRITICAL CARE 24 HOURS A DAY, 365 DAYS OF THE YEAR. DESPITE THE PRIMARY CARE AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS AVAILABLE THROUGH THE HOSPITAL AND OTHERS SERVING THE COMMUNITY, FOR MANY UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED, THE HOSPITAL'S EMERGENCY ROOM IS THEIR PRIMARY SOURCE OF ACCESSING HEALTHCARE SERVICES. WHITE PLAINS HOSPITAL WAS ONCE AGAIN RECOGNIZED BY VARIOUS AWARDS AND ACCREDITATIONS, INCLUDING: - REPEATED RECOGNITION OF THE HOSPITAL'S CANCER PROGRAM BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEON'S COMMISSION ON CANCER FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN CANCER CARE; - NAMED AMONG THE TOP 15% IN THE NATION FOR OUTSTANDING PATIENT EXPERIENCE BY HEALTHGRADES, A LEADING ONLINE RESOURCE FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION ABOUT PHYSICIANS AND HOSPITALS; - RECEIVED THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION'S GET WITH THE GUIDELINES - STROKE GOLD PLUS QUALITY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR THE FOURTEENTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR, IN RECOGNITION OF ITS COMMITMENT AND SUCCESS IN IMPLEMENTING A HIGHER STANDARD OF CARE FOR STROKE PATIENTS; - ONE OF 8% OF HOSPITALS NATIONALLY TO BE GRANTED A THREE-YEAR TERM OF ACCREDITATION AS A DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING CENTER OF EXCELLENCE (DICOE) AND BREAST IMAGING CENTER OF EXCELLENCE (BICOE) BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY. -OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED AS A GREAT PLACE TO WORK FOR 2019-2020. -THE ONLY HOSPITAL IN WESTCHESTER TO BE RECOGNIZED BY U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT AS A BEST REGIONAL HOSPITAL. -RECEIVED THE JOINT COMMISSIONS GOLD SEAL OF APPROVAL AND THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION/AMERICAN STROKE ASSOCIATIONS HEART-CHECK MARK FOR ADVANCED CERTIFICATION FOR PRIMARY STROKE CENTERS. -NAMED A 2019 PRESS GANEY GUARDIAN OF EXCELLENCE AWARD WINNER FOR PATIENT EXPERIENCE IN NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE. -THE ONLY HOSPITAL IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY TO EARN AN A SAFETY GRADE IN BOTH THE SPRING AND FALL FROM THE LEAPFROG GROUP. -RECOGNIZED FOR OUR COMMITMENT TO THE QUALITY CARE OF OLDER ADULTS BY NICHE (NURSES IMPROVING CARE FOR HEALTHSYSTEM ELDERS), EARNING EXEMPLAR STATUS. WHITE PLAINS HOSPITAL WAS RE-DESIGNATED AS A MAGNET ORGANIZATION, A REFLECTION OF ITS NURSING PROFESSIONALISM, TEAMWORK AND SUPERIORITY IN PATIENT CARE. MAGNET RECOGNITION IS DETERMINED BY THE AMERICAN NURSES CREDENTIALING CENTER'S (ANCC) MAGNET RECOGNITION PROGRAM, WHICH ENSURES THAT RIGOROUS STANDARDS FOR NURSING EXCELLENCE ARE MET. WITH THIS CREDENTIAL, THE HOSPIAL JOINS A SELECT GROUP OF HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES. MAGNET DESIGNATION IS WIDELY CONSIDERED TO BE THE GOLD STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE IN NURSING CARE. THE HOSPITAL ALSO PROMOTES THE WELLNESS OF THE COMMUNITY THROUGH CONDUCTING A VARIETY OF COMMUNITY FOCUSED EDUCATION AND PREVENTION MEASURES SUCH AS LECTURES, SCREENINGS AND OUTREACH INCLUDING CO-SPONSOR AND LEAD PARTICIPANT OF THE ANNUAL NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH FAIR WHICH EMPHASIZES REACHING OUT TO THE UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED POPULATION. AT THESE EVENTS, WE PROVIDE MANY SCREENINGS AND INFORMATION TO OUR ATTENDEES. EXPERTS ARE ON HAND TO PASS OUT INFORMATION AND ANSWER QUESTIONS ON VARIOUS HEALTH TOPICS SUCH AS ASTHMA AND STROKE. ADDITIONALLY, WE ARE A FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE HEALTHY COMMUNITY INITIATIVE, A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT WITH THE CITY OF WHITE PLAINS, THE MINISTERS FELLOWSHIP COUNCIL, THE WHITE PLAINS HOUSING AUTHORITY AND THE WHITE PLAINS SCHOOL DISTRICT. THE MISSION OF THE TASKFORCE IS TO POSITIVELY IMPACT THE OVERALL HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITY IN A HOLISTIC WAY, WORKING WITH THE MUNICIPAL, COMMUNITY AND PRIVATE PARTNERS TO CREATE PROGRAMS THAT FOCUS ON PREVENTION AND OVERALL WELLBEING. EXCEPTIONAL CARE WITHOUT COMPROMISE - THAT IS OUR COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY.