BLYTHEDALE CHILDRENS HOSPITAL
95 BRADHURST AVE, VALHALLA, NY 10595 www.blythedale.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: BLYTHEDALE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IS DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE HEALTH & WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN. BLYTHEDALE IS A LEADER IN THE DIAGNOSIS & TREATMENT OF CHILDREN WITH DISABLING AND COMPLEX MEDICAL CONDITIONS.

BLYTHEDALE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IS DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE HEALTH & WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN.

INPATIENT SERVICES - BLYTHEDALE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, FOUNDED IN 1891, IS A LICENSED ACUTE CARE FREE-STANDING CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL THAT SPECIALIZES IN THE CARE OF CHILDREN REQUIRING REHABILITATIVE, RESPIRATORY AND COMPLEX MEDICAL CARE. BLYTHEDALE IS DESIGNATED BY CMS AS A PPS EXEMPT, FREESTANDING CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL. WITHIN BLYTHEDALE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, WE PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF SERVICES WHICH INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO GENERAL PEDIATRICS, ADOLESCENT MEDICINE, PEDIATRIC PULMONOLOGY, CHILD NEUROLOGY, PSYCHIATRY, ORTHOPEDICS, PHYSICAL MEDICINE, AND REHABILITATION OF MULTIPLE PEDIATRIC SPECIALTIES (SUCH AS CARDIOLOGY, INFECTIOUS DISEASE, ENT, OPHTHALMOLOGY, ETC.) BLYTHEDALE MAINTAINS A CORE GROUP OF FULL TIME SPECIALTY COVERAGE IN PEDIATRICS, PULMONOLOGY, ADOLESCENT MEDICINE, NEUROLOGY, AND PSYCHIATRY. OTHER SUBSPECIALTY COVERAGE IS MAINTAINED AND UTILIZED AS NEEDED THROUGH A VARIETY OF CONTRACTUAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE AREA'S LEADING ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS. BLYTHEDALE ALSO PROVIDES OTHER VITAL CLINICAL SERVICES SUCH AS NURSING, RESPIRATORY THERAPY, PSYCHOLOGY, CHILD LIFE, RESPIRATORY, SPEECH, OCCUPATIONAL AND PHYSICAL THERAPY, THERAPEUTIC RECREATION, SOCIAL WORK AND CASE MANAGEMENT. THE INPATIENT SERVICES ARE PRIMARILY COMPOSED OF 4 MAJOR PROGRAMS, PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION SERVICES, VENTILATOR WEANING, TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY AND MEDICAL THERAPIES FOR COMPLEX AND CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS.IN 2019, THE HOSPITAL OPERATED 86 LICENSED ACUTE BEDS, AND 24 PEDIATRIC LONG TERM CARE BEDS FOR A TOTAL OF 110 LICENSED BEDS. THE HOSPITAL PROVIDED CARE TO OVER 76 INPATIENTS, AND 24 LONG TERM CARE PATIENTS PER DAY IN 2019. THE HOSPITAL RECEIVED OVER 770 REGIONAL REFERRALS IN THE YEAR AND ADMITTED 362 KIDS. OVER 74% OF OUR INPATIENT ADMISSIONS WERE REIMBURSED THROUGH THE MEDICAID PROGRAM (FFS & MANAGED) IN 2019. WHILE 100% OF THE HOSPITALS INPATIENT POPULATION IS REFERRED IN FROM OTHER ACUTE CARE HOSPITALS IN THE REGION, OVER 57% COME DIRECTLY FROM INTENSIVE CARE UNITS (ICU'S). THIS SPEAKS TO THE HIGH ACUITY OF THE PATIENT POPULATION BEING MANAGED AT BLYTHEDALE. IN 2019 ALMOST 61% OF PATIENTS TREATED WERE BELOW THE AGE OF 6 YEARS. THIS FACT PRESENTS MANY UNIQUE CHALLENGES TO THE DELIVERY OF CARE AS THE HOSPITAL PROVIDES HIGH QUALITY TO BOTH THE PATIENTS AND THE FAMILY. BLYTHEDALE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL DOESN'T OPERATE PRIMARY CARE CLINICS, OR AN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT OR OBSTETRICAL SERVICES. THESE SERVICES ARE OFTEN THE PRIMARY DRIVERS OF UNINSURED PATIENTS AT ACUTE CARE HOSPITALS. SECONDLY, CHILDREN, MORE SO THAN ADULTS HAVE GREATER ACCESS TO MEDICAID REIMBURSEMENT AS A PAYER OF LAST RESORT BECAUSE OF STATE CHILD HEALTH PLUS LAWS. THESE TWO FACTORS SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THE REPORTED AMOUNT OF CARE CLASSIFIED AS TRUE CHARITY CARE RELATIVE TO FULL SERVICE ACUTE CARE HOSPITALS.

THE STEVEN AND ALEXANDRA COHEN PEDIATRIC LONG TERM CARE PAVILION, WHICH OPENED IN FALL 2016, IS A UNIQUE 24-BED FACILITY DEDICATED TO THE HIGHLY SPECIALIZED NEEDS OF INFANTS AND CHILDREN WHO REQUIRE EXTENDED MEDICAL CARE AND REHABILITATION. IN 2019, THE HOSPITAL CARED FOR 26 CHILDREN AND RAN AN AVERAGE OCCUPANCY OF 99%. 54% OF THE CHILDREN WERE UNDER THE AGE OF 6 AND 100% REQUIRED VENTILATOR-RESPIRATORY SUPPORT. THE PAVILION SERVES CHILDREN WITH COMPLEX MEDICAL NEEDS, INCLUDING THOSE WHO REQUIRE A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME TO BE WEANED FROM THE VENTILATOR, AND PREMATURE INFANTS WITH FEEDING DIFFICULTIES, CONGENITAL CONDITIONS OR NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS. THE PAVILION IS STAFFED BY A FULL-TIME PEDIATRICIAN WHO WORKS IN CONSULTATION WITH A VARIETY OF PEDIATRIC SUBSPECIALISTS INCLUDING PEDIATRIC PULMONOLOGY, PEDIATRIC PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION, AND PEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY. THE COMPREHENSIVE TEAM ALSO INCLUDE REGISTERED NURSES, CERTIFIED RESPIRATORY THERAPISTS, PHYSICAL/OCCUPATIONAL/SPEECH THERAPISTS, RECREATIONAL THERAPISTS, CHILD PSYCHOLOGISTS, CHILD LIFE SPECIALISTS AND A DEDICATED SOCIAL WORKER. FEATURES OF THE NEW PAVILION INCLUDE 11 DOUBLE-BEDDED ROOMS AND TWO PRIVATE ROOMS, ALL WITH PIPED-IN OXYGEN, A SPACIOUS DINING AND RECREATION AREA, DEDICATED THERAPY SPACE, AN INFANT PLAY ROOM AND TEEN LOUNGE. AN ATTRACTIVE COURTYARD INCLUDES PLAY AREAS, WALKING PATHS AND SITTING AREAS FOR RESIDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. CHILDREN IN THE PEDIATRIC LONG TERM CARE UNIT HAVE ACCESS TO EDUCATION THROUGH THE ON-SITE MT. PLEASANT-BLYTHEDALE SCHOOL AND EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER, AND RECREATIONAL PROGRAMMING ON EVENINGS, WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS. FAMILY INVOLVEMENT IS A KEY COMPONENT OF CARE AT BLYTHEDALE, AND PROGRESS TOWARD GOALS (ESTABLISHED UPON ADMISSION) WILL BE REVIEWED DURING PERIODIC FAMILY CONFERENCES. AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO TREATMENT IS A HALLMARK OF BLYTHEDALE, AND EACH PATIENT'S CLINICAL CARE TEAM WILL MEET EVERY TWO WEEKS TO DISCUSS THE INDIVIDUALIZED PLAN FROM EVERY PERSPECTIVE: MEDICAL, SOCIAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL AND EDUCATIONAL.

DAY HOSPITAL PROGRAM - BLYTHEDALE OFFERS A DAY HOSPITAL PROGRAM FOR THOSE CHILDREN WHO ARE ABLE TO LIVE AT HOME, BUT STILL REQUIRE A LEVEL OF MEDICAL AND REHABILITATIVE CARE THAT CANNOT BE MET BY THEIR SCHOOL OR OUTPATIENT PROGRAM. IN 2019, BLYTHEDALE TREATED OVER 224 CHILDREN IN THE PROGRAM. ROUGHLY 30 % OF THE PROGRAM COMES DIRECTLY FROM BLYTHEDALE'S INPATIENT SETTING, WHILE THE BALANCE COME DIRECTLY FROM REFERRALS IN THE COMMUNITY AND THROUGH THE EARLY INTERVENTION/CPSE PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE REGION. IN 2019, THE PROGRAM SERVED ON AVERAGE OF 100 PATIENTS PER SCHOOL DAY FOR A TOTAL OF 19,020 VISITS. OVER 80+% OF THESE PATIENTS WERE REIMBURSED BY THE MEDICAID PROGRAM. THE DAY HOSPITAL PROGRAM PROVIDES A NURTURING ENVIRONMENT WHERE CHILDREN WITH VARIOUS SPECIAL MEDICAL NEEDS CAN RECEIVE DAILY MEDICAL SUPERVISION, NURSING CARE, AND HAVE THEIR NEEDS FOR PHYSICAL, OCCUPATIONAL AND SPEECH THERAPIES MET, ALL WHILE RETURNING HOME AT THE END OF THE DAY. EACH CHILD'S PROGRAM IS INDIVIDUALIZED TO ADDRESS THEIR UNIQUE MEDICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL AND THERAPEUTIC NEEDS. IN ADDITION, EVERY CHILD IS ASSIGNED A SOCIAL WORKER TO PROVIDE FAMILY SUPPORT AND CASE MANAGEMENT. AS NECESSARY, ONGOING PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT AND COUNSELING, AND CASE MANAGEMENT ARE PROVIDED. SERVICES FOR SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN ARE PROVIDED IN CONJUNCTION WITH A FULL ACADEMIC PROGRAM UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE MOUNT PLEASANT-BLYTHEDALE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT.COMMITTEE ON PRESCHOOL SPECIAL EDUCATION (CPSE PROGRAM): BLYTHEDALE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL PROVIDES EVALUATION AND TREATMENT SERVICES FOR YOUNG CHILDREN BETWEEN THE AGES OF 3 TO 5 YEARS WHO ARE REFERRED THROUGH THEIR LOCAL COMMITTEE ON PRESCHOOL SPECIAL EDUCATION (CPSE). THESE PATIENTS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR ASSESSMENT AT NO COST TO THEIR FAMILIES. THE NEW YORK STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OVERSEES A STATEWIDE PRESCHOOL SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM WITH SCHOOL DISTRICTS, MUNICIPALITIES, APPROVED PROVIDERS, AND PARENTS. EVALUATIONS AND SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO ELIGIBLE CHILDREN WHO HAVE A DISABILITY THAT AFFECTS THEIR LEARNING. FUNDING FOR EVALUATIONS AND SERVICES IS PROVIDED BY MUNICIPALITIES AND THE STATE. IN 2019, THE PROGRAM SERVED 35 PATIENTS FOR A TOTAL OF 3,718 VISITS. EVALUATION AND TREATMENT PLANNING ARE PERFORMED BY A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM THAT MAY CONSIST OF THERAPISTS, SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS, AUDIOLOGISTS, PHYSIATRISTS (REHABILITATION DOCTORS), NEUROLOGISTS, PSYCHIATRISTS, PSYCHOLOGISTS, SOCIAL WORKERS, NURSES, NUTRITIONISTS, AND OTHER SPECIALTY CONSULTANTS. AT BLYTHEDALE, WE PROVIDE INDIVIDUALIZED RELATED SERVICES TO ELIGIBLE CHILDREN AGE'S THREE TO FIVE THROUGH OUR OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT. WE SERVE CHILDREN WITH A WIDE RANGE OF NEEDS INCLUDING DIFFICULTIES THAT MAY INTERFERE WITH THEIR LEARNING AND FUNCTIONING IN PRESCHOOL. CHILDREN WITH THE FOLLOWING DIFFICULTIES ARE MOST COMMON IN THE PROGRAM: - DELAYS OR LAGS IN COGNITIVE, LANGUAGE, MOTOR OR SOCIAL EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT - CONGENITAL OR ACQUIRED ABNORMALITIES - DIAGNOSED MEDICAL CONDITIONS SUCH AS CEREBRAL PALSY, NEUROMUSCULAR OR OTHER NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS

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