NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
Hospital as seen from traffic circle in 2021
Geography
Location	55 Palmer Avenue, Bronxville, New York, United States
Coordinates	40°56′32″N 73°50′12″W / 40.94212°N 73.83677°W / 40.94212; -73.83677
Organization
Funding	Non-profit hospital
Type	General
Affiliated university	Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Services
Standards	JCAHO
Beds	288 (since 2022 [update])
History
Opened	1909 (1909)
Links
Website	www.nyp.org/westchester
Lists	Hospitals in New York State

NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester (formerly NewYork-Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital, ^[1] and Lawrence Hospital Center before that) is a division of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, located in Bronxville, New York. It is a 288-bed general hospital providing inpatient and outpatient care primarily to residents of southern Westchester County. It is a designated Primary Stroke Center and a Level 2 Perinatal Center. ^[2]

The hospital annually treats about 42,000 patients in its emergency department and delivers around 1,300 babies. ^[3] It provides access to primary care physicians and specialists from ColumbiaDoctors, the faculty practice of Columbia University Medical Center, and NewYork-Presbyterian Medical Group Westchester, a multi-specialty physician practice.

History

The hospital was founded in 1909 as Lawrence Hospital by prominent businessman William Van Duzer Lawrence, who recognized the need for a community hospital after his son fell ill with appendicitis and had to be transported to New York City.

In 2005, Lawrence Hospital Center became an affiliate member of the NewYork-Presbyterian Healthcare System, and in 2014 it entered into a formal partnership with NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital which resulted in the hospital being renamed NewYork-Presbyterian/Lawrence Hospital. ^[4] Groundbreaking of a two-story, 40,000 sq. ft. cancer and surgery center occurred on June 18, 2013, whose construction cost $65 million. ^[5] The center opened on November 21, 2016. ^[6] The hospital was fully acquired by NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital in 2018. ^[7]

Services

NYP Westchester is a New York State Department of Health-designated Primary Stroke Center and Level 2 Perinatal Center. ^{[2] [8]} It is also home to a cancer center, maternity center, breast health center, two cardiac catheterization labs. It provides advanced services such as minimally invasive surgery, state-of-the-art orthopedic care and access to clinical trials. ^{[9] [3]}

Accreditations and awards

NYP Westchester is licensed and certified for 288 beds by the New York State Department of Health. ^[3] It is accredited by The Joint Commission for hospital and is certified in joint replacement of the hip and knee. The cancer program was given a Three-Year Approval with Commendation by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer. Its hospital laboratory is accredited by the College of American Pathologists. ^[10] It is also a recognized center of excellence in breast imaging. ^[3]

In 2006, Lawrence Hospital was designated a New York State Stroke Center. ^[11] The American Heart Association and American Stroke Association presented Lawrence Hospital with a Silver Get With the Guidelines - Heart Failure quality award in 2013. The hospital operates an echocardiographic laboratory accredited by the Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Echocardiographic Laboratories, ^[10] and runs the Weight Loss (Bariatric) Surgery Program which is recognized as a Comprehensive Center by Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Center Network Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP). ^[12]

See also

• List of hospitals in New York
• Lists of hospitals in the United States

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