In NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island’s Family Care Suite, there are 10 patient rooms, all of them private, and a dedicated elevator to connect to the labor and delivery floor, procedure room, and nursery.
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In an ongoing effort to provide patients optimal space to rest, recover, and bond with new babies, NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island has opened a newly renovated Family Care Suite. The 8,500-square-foot unit features 10 private patient rooms, a dedicated elevator connecting directly to the labor and delivery floor, a procedure room, and a nursery.
“Our hospital delivers more than 5,000 babies every year, and providing this state-of-the-art space allows us to enhance the patient and caregiver experience,” said Joseph J. Greco, MD, executive vice president and chief of hospital operations at NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island.
The Mineola hospital is the only hospital on Long Island currently designated an Advanced Perinatal Center of Excellence by The Joint Commission, which recognizes excellence in caring for mothers and babies before and after birth. The world-class care team includes obstetricians, maternal–fetal medicine specialists, pediatricians, obstetric anesthesiologists, certified nurse–midwives, and registered nurses and nurse practitioners with advanced training in mother–baby care. Newborns requiring specialized medical treatment can receive care in the Level 3 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) here, staffed by board-certified neonatologists available 24 hours a day. The obstetrical and neontologic care at the hospital continues to meet and exceed national patient care quality standards.
A room in the Family Care Suite
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“The opening of this space reflects our commitment to providing comprehensive, patient-centered care for new parents and their newborns,” said Erika Banks, MD, professor and chair of obstetrics and gynecology at NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island. “By creating a warm and supportive environment, we are ensuring that every patient receives the highest level of care and compassion as they build their family.”
A leader in obstetrics and gynecology, NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island was the first hospital on Long Island to receive the Baby-Friendly designation from Baby-Friendly USA, and it maintains this accreditation today. This distinction reflects the hospital’s ongoing commitment to providing optimal care supporting breastfeeding and strengthening of mother–baby bonding. Its nursing program has earned and maintains a Magnet designation.
The maternal–fetal medicine specialists at NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island are nationally recognized leaders in caring for mothers with high-risk and complicated pregnancies. As part of the only fetal surgery program on Long Island, pediatric surgeons can perform necessary procedures before birth to help ensure healthy outcomes for both mothers and babies.
After delivery there is space for mother–baby bonding, with nursery services available on request for rest and healing, certified lactation specialists, and new-baby classes for parents.
About NYU Langone Health
NYU Langone Health is a fully integrated health system that consistently achieves the best patient outcomes through a rigorous focus on quality that has resulted in some of the lowest mortality rates in the nation. Vizient Inc. has ranked NYU Langone No. 1 out of 118 comprehensive academic medical centers across the nation for four years in a row, and U.S. News & World Report recently ranked four of its clinical specialties No. 1 in the nation. NYU Langone offers a comprehensive range of medical services with one high standard of care across seven inpatient locations, its Perlmutter Cancer Center, and more than 320 outpatient locations in the New York area and Florida. With $15.5 billion in revenue this year, the system also includes two tuition-free medical schools, in Manhattan and on Long Island, and a vast research enterprise.
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