Summit Park Hospital Opens New Acute Renal Dialysis Center

Posted by Jason Greis on December 9, 2009 under Industry News | Be the First to Comment |  Print

On December 8, 2009, Rockland County Executive, C. Scott Vanderhoef ,and Hospitals Commissioner, Richard Maloney, announced the official opening of Summit Park Hospital’s new Acute Renal Dialysis Unit.  Summit Park Hospital is a 100-bed acute care hospital with 57 physical medicine/rehabilitation beds and 43 inpatient psychiatric beds and is one of four LTACHs in New York State.  Representatives from several regional hospitals, including Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern and the Westchester County Medical Center, attended the ribbon cutting ceremony held on the fourth floor dialysis unit.

The three-station dialysis unit will be able to treat up to six patients per week.  Dr. Jonathan Wolf and the staff of Rockland Acute Services will operate the Unit.  Using state of the art hemodialysis equipment, the unit will operate Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.  Summit Park Hospital’s objective in requesting certification of an Acute Renal Dialysis Unit was based on the needs of LTACH patients who also require renal dialysis.

With an on-site dialysis unit, Summit Park patients will no longer need to be transported to community-based dialysis centers, Vanderhoef said.  “This is a very important day in Summit Park’s history,” Vanderhoef said.  “We will now be able to treat patients who need dialysis here in our hospital instead of having them take arduous trips to other facilities for treatment. We’re gratified to expand and improve our medical services in order to provide better care for our patients.”  “This is a wonderful quality of care initiative,” said Dr. Paul Mercurio, Summit Park Hospital’s Medical Director.  ”Our patients can receive their dialysis treatments in the convenience and comfort of our hospital setting, without needing to be transported several miles away.  We are so pleased to be able to offer this service.”