 About
Us
St. Mary's Healthcare System for Children is the largest provider of post-acute,
complex medical care and rehabilitation for children with serious or life-threatening
conditions in New York State.
Through an integrated network of inpatient, community programs, and home care
services, St. Mary's promotes a family-centered approach to care. Multidisciplinary
teams, specially trained in pediatrics, create individualized treatment plans
for each child in a culturally sensitive environment with bilingual support.
The award-winning programs and services at St. Mary's focus on positive emotional,
cognitive, environmental, and social outcomes that emphasize individual abilities
and enhance potential for growth and healing.
Founded in 1870 in New York City, St. Mary's has evolved into a national leader
of care for children with complex medical needs and is setting new standards with
our centers of excellence:
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the only long-term home healthcare program serving primarily children |
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The first and only program for Pediatric Feeding Disorders in New York State |
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The first and largest home care program for children and families with HIV/AIDS
in New York State |
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The nation's first pediatric palliative care unit for children facing life-limiting
or life-threatening illnesses. |
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The first certified Traumatic Brain Injury and Coma Recovery Specialty
Unit for children in New York City's greater metropolitan area |
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In 2004 St. Mary's received the prestigious Circle of Life Award
from the American Hospital Association for excellence in palliative and end-of-life
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St. Mary's provides post-acute medical and rehabilitative care at two inpatient
facilities:
St. Mary's Hospital
for Children in Bayside, Queens, with 97 beds
St. Mary's Rehabilitation
Center for Children in Ossining with 44 beds
Daily, St. Mary's provides care to more than 3,000 children in all five boroughs
of New York City and Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester, and Rockland counties.
Many of these children are seen by St. Mary's extensive home care programs,
administered via offices in:
New Hyde Park
Yonkers
Melville
White Plains
Bayside
St. Mary's home-based services are provided through multiple programs including
long-term home healthcare, early intervention, case management, and our own licensed
home care services agency, certified home healthcare agency, Care at Home, and
Institute for Child Development.
The Populations We Serve
St. Mary's provides specialized pediatric medical and nursing care, as well as
comprehensive rehabilitation therapy, for children from birth to 18 years of age
with a wide variety of complex medical needs including, but not limited to:
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post-surgical rehabilitation |
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congenital heart disease |
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cancer |
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post-acute burn treatment |
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complications of prematurity |
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feeding disorders |
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genetic disorders |
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AIDS |
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neurological, respiratory, and orthopedic disorders |
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newly diagnosed or noncompliant diabetic care |
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spina bifida |
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sickle cell disease |
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traumatic brain injury and coma recovery |
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nutritional disorders/short bowel syndrome |
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shaken baby syndrome/child abuse |
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medical complications of morbid obesity |
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pre-transplant and post-transplant care |
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stroke |
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asthma |
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The Programs and Services We Offer
Each child and family at St. Mary's receives comprehensive case management, provided
by specially trained pediatric clinicians, nurses, therapists, and social workers,
to coordinate all aspects of their care and to ensure optimal outcomes. The programs
and services at St. Mary's offer a continuum of subspecialty and chronic care
in our two inpatient settings or at home, and through partnership with other primary
and acute healthcare providers. This wide array of services includes, but is not
limited to, the following:
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comprehensive pediatric/adolescent medical care |
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complementary care/integrative medicine |
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specialized skilled nursing |
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social work |
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home healthcare |
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early intervention and early education |
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physical therapy |
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on-site education |
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occupational therapy |
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parent/family training programs |
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speech therapy |
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therapeutic recreation |
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nutritional/feeding therapy |
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pastoral care |
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psychological services |
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palliative care |
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neuropsychology |
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respite care |
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audiological evaluation |
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wound care |
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infant stimulation |
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