NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester

The hospital was founded in 1909 as Lawrence Hospital by prominent businessman William Van Duzer Lawrence, who recognized the need for a community hospital after his son fell ill with appendicitis and had to be transported to New York City. In 2005, Lawrence Hospital Center became an affiliate member of the NewYork-Presbyterian Healthcare System, and in 2014 it entered into a formal partnership with NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital which resulted in the hospital being renamed NewYork-Presbyterian/Lawrence Hospital. Groundbreaking of a two-story, 40,000 sq. ft. cancer and surgery center occurred on June 18, 2013, whose construction cost $65 million. The center opened on November 21, 2016. The hospital was fully acquired by NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital in 2018. == Services ==

NYP Westchester is a New York State Department of Health-designated Primary Stroke Center and Level 2 Perinatal Center. It is also home to a cancer center, maternity center, breast health center, two cardiac catheterization labs. It provides advanced services such as minimally invasive surgery, state-of-the-art orthopedic care and access to clinical trials. == Accreditations and awards ==

NYP Westchester is licensed and certified for 288 beds by the New York State Department of Health. The American Heart Association and American Stroke Association presented Lawrence Hospital with a Silver Get With the Guidelines - Heart Failure quality award in 2013. The hospital operates an echocardiographic laboratory accredited by the Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Echocardiographic Laboratories, and runs the Weight Loss (Bariatric) Surgery Program which is recognized as a Comprehensive Center by Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Center Network Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP). == See also ==