Program areas at NWH
Northern Westchester Hospital provides medical, surgical, obstetric, nursery, neonatal intensive care, and pediatric services. In 2022, 10,861 patients were treated and discharged from the hospital, including 1,888 deliveries. The hospital's special care nursery is certified as a 10-bed level III neonatology unit. This nursery is staffed full-time by neonatologists as well as a team of highly skilled neonatal nurses.
Northern Westchester Hospital's department of behavioral health unit provides comprehensive psychiatric care in a private, patient-centered environment. services provided in this 15-bed unit include: -Inpatient psychiatric hospitalization for adults age 18 and over on a dedicated unit of the hospital; -Emergency department coverage 24-hours a day provided by board certified psychiatrists; -Consultation on the medical and surgical units of the hospital provided by psychiatric and social work staff. In 2022, 355 patients were treated and discharged from this unit.
Northern Westchester Hospital offers the latest technologies in diagnostic testing, ambulatory surgery and rehabilitation medicine. In response to its community needs, the hospital opened its cancer treatment and wellness center in 2005. The center is designed around a patient-centered model of care. The multidisciplinary team has expertise in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of cancer to the hospital's community. In addition, the hospital provides the community with a wide range of health education programs and screening services and is dedicated to boarding the scope of wellness and education programs offered within its community.
Skilled Nursing