ST MARYS HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN INC
29-01 216th Street, BAYSIDE, NY 11360 www.stmaryskids.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN ("SMH"), THE FLAGSHIP OF ST. MARY'S HEALTHCARE SYSTEM FOR CHILDREN, IS COMMITTED TO IMPROVING THE HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS WITH SPECIAL HEALTHCARE NEEDS. A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED PROVIDER OF SPECIALIZED SERVICES FOR CHILDREN WITH COMPLEX HEALTH CARE NEEDS REQUIRING MEDICAL, REHABILITATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL INTERVENTION. SMH PROVIDES BOTH SUB-ACUTE AND LONG-TERM CARE SERVICES, AS WELL AS A NUMBER OF HIGHLY SPECIALIZED, TECHNOLOGICALLY SOPHISTICATED HOME-AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES. SMH MAKES REFERRALS TO AND WHEN APPROPRIATE, ACCEPTS ADMISSIONS FROM HOSPITALS AND OTHER PROVIDERS THROUGHOUT THE NEW YORK METROPOLITON AREA AS WELL AS FROM ST. MARY'S HOME CARE (A CERTIFIED HOME HEALTH AGENCY FOCUSED ON THE PROVISION OF SERVICES TO CHILDREN AND YOUNG AUDLTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS) AND ST. MARY'S COMMUNITY CARE PROFESSIONALS, INC. (A LICENSED HOMECARE SERVICES AGENCY PROVIDING PARAPROFESSIONAL AND OTHER SERVICES). KEY

ST. MARYS HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN, INC. ("ST. MARY'S")MISSION IS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS AND LIFE LIMITING CONDITIONS AND THEIR FAMILIES.

INPATIENT SKILLED NURSING FACILITY: FOLLOWING ACUTE CARE HOSPITALIZATION FOR SERIOUS ILLNESS OR INJURY OR WHEN SPECIALIZED SUB-ACUTE AND LONG TERM CARE IS NEEDED, CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES COME TO ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN TO RECEIVE EXCEPTIONAL CARE TO HEAL AND TO THRIVE. CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTHCARE NEEDS FROM BIRTH TO AGE EIGHTEEN RECEIVE COMPLEX INPATIENT MEDICAL CARE AND INTENSIVE REHABILITATION AT ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL'S 124 BED FACILITY. ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL'S BROAD ARRAY OF INPATIENT PROGRAMS AND SERVICES ARE DESIGNED TO PROVIDE GOAL-ORIENTED MEDICAL CARE THAT ADDRESSES ALL ASPECTS OF THE HEALING PROCESS, WHILE ENCOURAGING GROWTH AND INDEPENDENCE. MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAMS OF PEDIATRIC SPECIALISTS IN MEDICINE, NURSING, REHABILITATION, PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL WORK, AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT PARTICIPATE IN THE CREATION OF INDIVIDUALIZED CARE PLANS TO ENSURE OPTIMAL OUTCOMES FOR EACH CHILD. ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL STRIVES TO HELP KIDS BE KIDS. IN ADDITION TO RECEIVING MEDICAL CARE AND REHABILITATION THERAPIES WHILE AT OUR FACILITY, CHILDREN ATTEND SCHOOL, PARTICIPATE IN ONSITE AND OFF-CAMPUS RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES, AND ARE ENCOURAGED TO SOCIALIZE, PLAY, AND REGAIN THEIR INDEPENDENCE. SERVICES INCLUDE REHABILITATION THERAPIES (PT, OT, SPEECH), COMPREHENSIVE PEDIATRIC/ADOLESCENT MEDICAL CARE, SPECIALIZED SKILLED NURSING, NUTRITIONAL/FEEDING THERAPY, PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES, NEUROPSYCHOLOGY, INFANT STIMULATION, SOCIAL WORK, EARLY EDUCATION (INCLUDING PS 23 ON-SITE PUBLIC SCHOOL AND SERVICES OFFERED THROUGH THE COMMITTEE ON PRE-SCHOOL EDUCATION), PARENT/FAMILY TRAINING PROGRAMS, HEALING ARTS AND THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITIES, PASTORAL CARE, PALLIATIVE CARE, RESPITE CARE, COMPLIMENTARY CARE AND WOUND CARE. DURING 2019, SMH PROVIDED 42,309 DAYS OF INPATIENT CARE WITH OCCUPANCY AVERAGING 96.90%.

FACILITY-BASED PROGRAMS AND SERVICES: ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN OPERATES AN ON-SITE EARLY EDUCATION PROGRAM AND A PEDIATRIC DAY HEALTH CARE (PDHC) PROGRAM. THE EARLY EDUCATION PROGRAM IS FOCUSED ON AND DEDICATED TO PROVIDING CHILDREN WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO INTERACT, SHARE IDEAS, AND LEARN. A WIDE RANGE OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND OPPORTUNITIES, FROM BIRTH TO HIGH SCHOOL, HELPS CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS MAXIMIZE THEIR POTENTIAL BY PROMOTING GROWTH, CONFIDENCE, AND INDEPENDENCE. ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL OFFERS AN ON-CAMPUS PUBLIC SCHOOL FOR INPATIENTS, ALLOWING THEM TO HAVE A CONTINUITY OF EDUCATION DURING THEIR STAY AT THE HOSPITAL. FOR YOUNGER CHILDREN, ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL OFFERS AN INCLUSIVE EARLY EDUCATION/PRESCHOOL PROGRAM WITH SPECIAL NEEDS AND INPATIENTS. THE ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL TEAM IS COMMITTED TO THE ACHIEVEMENT OF BOTH EDUCATIONAL AND DEVELOPMENT MILESTONES. THE MEDICAL DAY HEALTHCARE (MDHC) PROGRAM IS A MEDICAL PROGRAM THAT OFFERS THERAPEUTIC AND MEDICAL AFTER-SCHOOL,WEEKEND, AND SUMMER CAMP PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN 5-18 YEARS OF AGE AND YOUNG ADULTS FROM 18-25 YEARS OF AGE WHO HAVE COGNITIVE AND PHYSICAL DISABILITIES. USING THERAPEUTIC, REHABILITATIVE AND RECREATIONAL TECHNIQUES AND TOOLS, MDHC STAFF HELP EACH CHILD WITH SPECIAL HEALTHCARE NEEDS DEVELOP EVERY CAPABILITY TO HIS OR HER FULLEST. CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS WHO ATTEND THE MDHC PROGRAM PARTICIPATE IN INDOOR AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES, RECEIVE A HOT MEAL, ARE PROVIDED WITH ROUND-TRIP TRANSPORTATION, AND ALSO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO INTERACT WITH OTHER CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES ARE LED BY A LICENSED SPECIAL EDCUATION TEACHER. CAREGIVERS WORK WITH PARTICIPANTS TO PROMOTE SKILLS, CONFIDENCE, AND INDEPENDENCE IN A NURTURING AND FUN ENVIRONMENT. FAMILY MEMBERS ARE ALSO EDUCATED ON THE CRITICAL ROLES THEY PLAY IN THE PARTICIPANTS' SUCCESS. DURING 2019, SMH PROVIDED APPROXIMATELY 21,209 MDHC VISITS.

COMMUNITY PROGRAMS: ST. MARYS HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN OFFERS COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES SUCH AS EARLY EDUCATION AND EARLY INTERVENTION AROUND THE BELIEF THAT PROVIDING CARE IN THE MOST ACCESSIBLE SETTING FOR CHILDREN TO HEAL AND THRIVE IS OUR GOAL. ST. MARYS PIONEERED THE FIRST HOME CARE PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN IN NEW YORK MORE THAN 30 YEARS AGO, AND THE SYSTEM REMAINS THE LARGEST AND MOST COMPREHENSIVE PROVIDER OF COMMUNITY-BASED AND HOME-CENTERED SERVICES TO CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTHCARE NEEDS.

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