NewYork-Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital

NewYork-Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital (commonly known as Lawrence Hospital and formerly known as Lawrence Hospital Center) is a general hospital located in Bronxville, New York that provides inpatient and outpatient care primarily to residents of southern Westchester County. It was founded in 1909 as Lawrence Hospital by prominent businessman William Van Duzer Lawrence, whose name the hospital bears, following the near-death of his son, Dudley, while en route to a hospital in New York City. The hospital annually treats 50,000 patients in its emergency department and delivers around 2,000 babies. Today, it is affiliated with Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons and, as of 2015, has 400 physicians, 88% of whom are board certified, with a total of 1,100 employees. It is recognized for excellence in orthopedics, obstetrics, oncology, and cardiology.[1]

NewYork-Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital
NewYork-Presbyterian Healthcare System
Geography
Location55 Palmer Avenue,
Bronxville 10708, New York, United States
Coordinates40°56′32″N 73°50′12″W
Organization
FundingNon-profit hospital
TypeGeneral
Affiliated universityColumbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons
NetworkNewYork-Presbyterian Healthcare System
Stellaris Health Network
Services
StandardsJCAHO
Beds238 (since 2018)
History
Opened1909
Links
Websitewww.nyp.org/lawrence
ListsHospitals in New York

In 2005, Lawrence Hospital Center became an affiliate member of the NewYork-Presbyterian Healthcare System and in 2014 entered into a new partnership which resulted in the hospital being renamed NewYork-Presbyterian/Lawrence Hospital.[2] Groundbreaking of a two-story, 40,000 sq. ft. cancer and surgery center occurred on June 18, 2013, whose construction cost $65 million.[3] The center opened on November 21, 2016.[4]

Accreditations and awards

NewYork-Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital is licensed and certified for 288 beds by the New York State Department of Health.[5] It is accredited by The Joint Commission for hospital and home care programs and is certified in joint replacement of the hip and knee. The hospital is also recognized by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.[6] 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.[7] It is also a recognized center of excellence in breast imaging.[8]

In 2006, Lawrence Hospital was designated a New York State Stroke Center.[9] The American Heart Association and American Stroke Association presented Lawrence Hospital with a Silver Get With the Guidelines - Heart Failure quality award in 2013 and it operates an echocardiographic laboratory accredited by the Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Echocardiographic Laboratories.[10] In 2015, the hospital was recognized by the American College of Surgeons Bariatric Surgery Center Network Accreditation Program as a center of excellence.[11]

See also

References
  1. "NewYork-Presbyterian/Lawrence Hospital". NewYork-Presbyterian Healthcare System. Archived from the original on June 24, 2015.
  2. "Lawrence Hospital and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Join Forces to Advance Care in Westchester County". Columbia University Medical Center. July 1, 2014.
  3. "Lawrence Hospital in Bronxville breaks ground on new cancer center". News 12 Westchester. June 19, 2013.
  4. Deffenbaugh, Ryan (November 23, 2016). "NYP Lawrence Hospital launches $65 million cancer center". Westfair. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
  5. "NYS Health Profiles: NewYork-Presbyterian/Lawrence Hospital". NYS Department of Health.
  6. "Quality Report: Lawrence Hospital Center". Quality Check. The Joint Commission.
  7. "NewYork-Presbyterian/Lawrence Hospital". NewYork-Presbyterian Healthcare System. Archived from the original on 2015-06-24.
  8. "About Us". NewYork-Presbyterian/Lawrence Hospital.
  9. "Westchester Regional EMS Council Designated Stroke Centers". New York State Department of Health.
  10. "About Us". NewYork-Presbyterian/Lawrence Hospital.
  11. "Quality Report". Quality Check. The Joint Commission.


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