Building the Future of Critical Care in the Hudson Valley
Better Critical Care Throughout the Hudson Valley
As the Hudson Valley’s only Level 1 trauma center for children and adults, Westchester Medical Center and the Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital are THE regional leaders in caring for the most complex illnesses – from life-threatening injuries to obscure diseases to life-saving transplants or highly complex births. Critical care is what we do and it’s who we are. WMCHealth has broken ground on a new five-story, 162,000-square-foot inpatient critical care tower that will bring the future of critical care medicine to the Hudson Valley.
The Brenda Fareri Pavilion: Where Possible Becomes Reality
The need is urgent and growing. Our ICUs already operate at 90–95 percent capacity, far above the state average. To take on tomorrow’s toughest cases, we must expand our space and flexibility, providing all private rooms and equipping our medical teams with the most advanced technologies. Only then can we give every patient the best chance for the best possible outcome.
With your help, possible starts here.
On our Valhalla campus, the Brenda Fareri Pavilion is already rising: five stories, 162,000 square feet, built for the future of critical care.
- 128 private, ICU-capable rooms where patients can heal with dignity and safety..
- Specialized units for trauma, neuro, cardiac, and surgical intensive care.
- Surge-ready, flexible design to face the next crisis.
- Collaborative spaces that bring specialists together when every second matters.
This is more than bricks and steel. It is hope. It is healing. It is lifesaving care, made possible by you.
David Lubarsky, MD MBA FASAA Personal Note from Our CEO
At Westchester Medical Center, the impossible is our everyday. Each month, more than 1,000 critically ill patients depend on our skill, technology, and compassion.
The Brenda Fareri Pavilion is our boldest step toward the future. A vision built with science, shaped by humanity, and made possible by you.
I invite you to join us. Together, we can save more lives, restore more futures, and keep world-class care close to home.
President and Chief Executive Officer
Westchester Medical Center Health Network
“The Neurosciences Unit and its associated Neuro Intensive Care Unit will provide advanced and critical care for patients facing life-threatening and life-altering illnesses and injuries to the brain, spine, nerves, and muscles. In addition, our Comprehensive Stroke Program, the only one in the region, provides care to those who suffer debilitating strokes.”– Chirag Gandhi, MD, Director of Neurosurgery
– Kartik Prabhakaran, Chief, Trauma Surgery“Hospitals, physicians, first responders and individuals rely heavily on Westchester Medical Center’s around-the-clock, specialty critical care services with annual transfers to the Medical Center from area hospitals reaching over 11,000 – that’s more than one patient every hour, 365 days a year.”
“We have been pioneers in critical care – in fact, today we are already home to the greatest number of critical care beds in the Hudson Valley. Now, we need to do more. And we need your help.”– David Asprinio, MD, Director, Orthopedics
“Each year, WMCHealth invests tens of millions of dollars to provide the finest facilities, technology, and clinical staff to deliver the highest quality services for the people in our community and beyond, when they need us most.”– Zubeen Shroff, Chair, Board of Directors
“The collective gifts of our community will provide you, your family and patients of all ages access to the best advanced and critical care available, right here at home.”– Navy Djonovic, Chair, Westchester Medical Center Foundation
Redefining the Future of Critical Care
For more than a century, WMCHealth has been where the Hudson Valley turns in life’s most critical moments.
- The only Level I trauma center for adults and children.
- The region’s only full-service children’s hospital.
- The only comprehensive stroke center between New York City and Canada.
- Home to organ transplants, complex cardiac surgery, neurosurgery, high-risk maternity, and burn care.
- Partner to New York Medical College, training 500 fellows each year.
This is where advanced medicine and breakthrough treatments happen every day. This is where the most complex cases are treated, and where lives are given back to families.
