Sound Shore Medical Center of Westchester

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Location = New Rochelle
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State = New York
Country = United States
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HealthCare = not-for-profit
Type = primary, acute, emergency, long-term
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Emergency = New York State Area Trauma Center
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Beds = 476
Founded = 1892
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Website = http://www.ssmc.org
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Sound Shore Medical Center (SSMC) is a not-for-profit health care facility in New Rochelle, New York.

It was first established in 1892 as New Rochelle Hospital, with only eight beds and four nurses. It is now the largest private teaching hospital in Westchester County, with residencies in Medicine, Surgery, Anesthesiology, and Pediatrics, and fellowship programs in Laparoscopic Surgery, Endocrinology, and Gastroenterology. [http://www.ssmc.org/bodyss.cfm?id=37 Sound Shore Medical Center of Westchester website] ] The physical facility offers 50 rehabilitation, 326 acute and 100 extended care beds. There are 550 affiliated physicians, 637 allied health professionals and nurses, and a support staff of 783. The hospital is the only designated New York State Area Trauma Center in Southern Westchester County.

It provides primary, acute, emergency and long-term health care to the residents of southern Westchester and southwestern Connecticut. From premature newborns in its New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) designated Level 3 neonatal intensive care unit to fragile seniors in the Schaffer Extended Care Center, the Medical Center serves the needs of all members of the community. It treats over 85,000 patients annually. The Emergency Services Department serves over 36,000 people each year.

Among Sound Shore’s centers of excellence are leading programs in cancer care, bariatric weight loss, renal dialysis, cardiac catheterization, laparoscopic surgery, orthopaedics, gerontology and sleep medicine. As a major provider of inpatient cardiology services in lower Westchester, Sound Shore addresses a full array of cardiovascular conditions and concerns including prevention, diagnostic services, and tertiary care services. The Harriet and Bernard Miller Adult Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory is directly linked to Westchester Medical Center’s full service cardiac surgery program. SSMC’s newly renovated state-of-the-art Ambulatory Center is the hub for vital outpatient services that include the Endoscopy Suite, Bariatric Surgical Weight Loss Program, Sleep Studies Diagnostic Center, Diabetes Education Center, and the Orthopaedic and Neurological Spine Center.

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