New York-Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital

Programs: The hospital provides medical, surgical, pediatric, maternity and obstetric, newborn and level ii nursery services. In 2014, the hospital had approximately 11,700 inpatient admissions and performed approximately 1,700 inpatient surgical procedures. There were approximately 53,900 patient days in 2014 and the average length of a patient's stay was 4. 6 days. The hospital provides prenatal testing and advanced medical expertise for at-risk mothers and babies. The maternity program at lawrence hospital center delivered approximately 1,460 babies in 2014. In 2014, uninsured and underinsured patients accounted for approximately 1. 5% and 1. 0% of the hospital's total discharges and patient days, respectively. Such inpatients generated approximately $5. 0 million in charges for services provided of which a significant amount will go uncollected. The hospital's emergency department treated a total of approximately 42,900 patients from which approximately 7,800 were admitted to the hospital. Board-certified emergency medicine physicians work in the emergency department and provide emergent care 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The hospital's emergency department is the principal source of healthcare services for many uninsured and underinsured individuals in the surrounding communities. In 2014, approximately 7. 0% of patients treated and released in the emergency department were either uninsured or charity care patients and incurred approximately $7. 4 million in charges of which a significant amount will go uncollected. In addition, approximately 22% of the total patients treated and released were covered under medicaid or medicaid hmo insurance which is considered medically indigent. Total emergency department charges related to services rendered to these patients totaled approximately $17. 4 million. In the outpatient setting, the hospital offers the latest in diagnostic testing and laboratory services, ambulatory surgery options, and rehabilitation and sports medicine services. Our women's imaging center provides state-of-the-art diagnostic services in a comfortable, private setting. And out-patient physical therapy, lymphedema therapy, speech, and occupational therapy services are provided at facilities in eastchester and scarsdale. As evidence of its forward thinking program, lawrence has one of the only multi-disciplinary cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation programs in southern westchester county. The department provides a structured and supportive environment in which men and women who have experienced cardiac and pulmonary illnesses can recover their strength and achieve a sense of well being. Lawrence hospital center laboratory is a state-of-the art, full service, computerized laboratory accredited by the college of american pathologists (cap). Under rigorous quality standards, we have been providing diagnostic laboratory services for more than 90 years, making us the area's most experienced and trusted provider. Through our extensive outreach program, we meet community needs by providing laboratory services to nursing homes, physician offices, renal dialysis facilities, colleges and home health agencies.