Inpatient Care

St. Mary's Healthcare System for Children provides complex medical and intensive rehabilitative care for children with special needs in two inpatient facilities located in Bayside, Queens, and Ossining, Westchester. St. Mary's inpatient programs and services are designed to provide the most sophisticated treatment modalities that address all aspects of the healing process complete with bilingual support. Multidisciplinary teams of pediatric specialists in medicine, nursing, rehabilitation, psychology, social work, and child development coordinate each child's individualized care plan to ensure optimal outcomes.

Populations We Serve
Our inpatient facilities treat children from birth to 18 years of age who require post-acute medical care and/or rehabilitative therapy, combined with psychological and developmental interventions when necessary.

The children we serve have a range of medical needs that include, but are not limited to:

		asthma			nutritional disorders
		complications of prematurity			post-acute burn treatment
		congenital heart disorders			post-surgical rehabilitation
		feeding disorders			pre-transplant and post-transplant care
		genetic disorders			shaken baby syndrome
		HIV/AIDS			short-bowel syndrome
		medical complications of morbid obesity			sickle cell disease
		neurological, respiratory, orthopedic disorders			spina bifida
		newly diagnosed or noncompliant diabetic care			traumatic brain injury and coma recovery

Programs and Services We Offer
The programs and services at St. Mary's offer a continuum of care in our two inpatient settings including the following:

		comprehensive pediatric/adolescent medical care			social work
					early intervention and early education
		physical therapy			on-site education
		occupational therapy			parent/family training programs
		speech/language therapy			therapeutic recreation pastoral care
		specialized skilled nursing
		nutritional/feeding therapy			palliative care
		psychological services			respite care complementary care/integrative medicine
		neuropsychology
		audiological evaluation			wound care
		infant stimulation

For more information about our inpatient care
or to make a referral, please contact:

Telephone: (718) 281-8750
Fax: (718) 631-7874
info@stmaryskids.org