Always Ready for Children Pediatric Recognition Program

Always Ready for Children Pediatric Recognition Program and Emergency Department Pediatric Emergency Care Coordinator

The Always Ready for Children (ARC) Pediatric Recognition Program is a collaborative project as a state and region- wide recognition system for emergency departments committed to improving their pediatric care. The program was created, managed, and maintained by the region's EMS for Children State Partnership Programs (EMSC), with support from the Health Resources and Services Administration and the EMSC Innovation and Improvement Center.

Per the 2006 Institute of Medicine "Emergency Care for Children: Growing Pains" report, different geographic regions show varying levels of pediatric emergency care. Data collected by the National Pediatric Readiness Project showed that hospitals recognized as being "pediatric ready" by a recognition program scored higher on the National Pediatric Readiness Assessment (NPRA), and the establishment of such recognition programs demonstrated a decrease in pediatric mortality rates.

Your hospital will benefit from recognition in your community, the State of New York, and across the Northeastern United States as one committed to the improvement of pediatric care and readiness to care for patients of all ages. The EMS for Children Program will also offer support and resources for your ongoing assessments, improvement efforts, and offer additional resources as they become available.

Your facility will be enrolled in the ARC program upon submission and review of completed materials.

Always Ready for Children Levels of Recognition

How to participate in the New York "Always Ready for Children" Program:

1. Ensure that your facility has an active Pediatric Emergency Care Coordinator (PECC) and has completed the National Pediatric Readiness Assessment (NPRA) or self-assessed via the National Pediatric Readiness Project (NPRP) Assessment. If you're unsure of your facility's PECC or NPRA status, please reach out to New York EMS for Children program manager Amy Eisenhauer at Amy.Eisenhauer@health.ny.gov or Pediatric Data Specialist Jacob DeMay at Jacob.DeMay@health.ny.gov
2. Submit to the EMSC Program via the ED Always Ready for Children form, completed
   1. ARC Commitment Letter (PDF)
   2. NPRP/ NPRA Gap Report
3. Start improving your pediatric care!

"Always Ready for Children" Hospitals

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Hospital Name	Hospital Address	Hospital City	Hospital County	Recognition Level	Physician PECC	Nurse PECC
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University Hospital SUNY Health Science Center (0635)	750 E. Adams St	Syracuse	Onondaga	Pediatric Innovator	Tyler Greenfield, DO, FAAP Division Chief and Medical Director of Pediatric Emergency Medicine	Christine Dongilli RN, CCRN, SANE-P, SANE-A Nurse Manager, Pediatric Emergency Department
John R. Oishei Children's Hospital (0208)	818 Ellicott Street	Buffalo	Erie	Pediatric Innovator	Kunal Chadha ED Physican Trauma Liaison	Kelly Whitsell Nurse Educator
Strong Memorial Hospital (0413)	601 Elmwood Avenue	Rochester	Monroe	Pediatric Innovator	Elisabeth Losito Pediatric Emergency Department Medical Director	Kimberly Maguda RN, disaster coordinator
Bertrand Chaffee Hospital (0280)	224 E. Main St.	Springville	Erie	Pediatric Ready	Katie Pawlak Bertrand Chaffee Hospital	Katie Pawlak Bertrand Chaffee Hospital
Albany Medical Center Hospital (0001)	43 New Scotland Ave.	Albany	Albany	Pediatric Innovator	Christopher Woll Associated Professor	Catherine Castle Registered Nurse, Nurse clinician
Long Island Jewish Medical Center (1630)	269-01 76th Ave	Queens	Queens	Pediatric Innovator	Dana Libov Attending Physician, Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Emergency Medicine	Ryan Hardardt Manager, Patient Care Services; Pediatric Emergency Department, Pediatric and Neonatal Critical Care Transport Team
URMC Strong West (9531)	156 West Ave	Brockport	Monroe	Pediatric Ready	Radha Ramachandran Emergency Department Medical Director	Elise Muoio Nurse Educator
Stony Brook Southampton Hospital (0889)	240 Meeting House Lane	Southampton	Suffolk	Pediatric Ready	Michael Ameres Emergency Department PECC Physician	Samantha Pulliam Specialty Accreditation Director
Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital (0393)	111 Clara Barton st	Dansville	Livingston	Pediatric Ready	Dr. Thijs Wolf ED physician	Pauline Shaw Director of Emergency Services
Arnot Ogden Medical Center (0116)	600 Roe Ave	Elmira	Elmira	Pediatric Innovator	James Bohan Emergency Department Medical Director	Carrie Locke Systems Nursing Director Emergency Services
Bellevue Hospital Center (1438)	462 First Avenue	New York	New York	Pediatric Innovator	Dennis Heon Clinical Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics Attending physician, Bellevue Hospital Center, Pediatric Emergency Medicine	Anna Corenthal Head Nurse-Emergency Services, Pediatrics
North Shore University Hospital (0541)	300 Community Drive	Manhasset	Suffolk	Pediatric Innovator	Isabel A Barata, MD Pediatric Emergency Medicine Quality Director	Courtney Abbatiello, RN Nurse
Phelps Hospital	701 N Broadway	Sleepy Hollow	Westchester	Pediatric Innovator	Jessica Cooper Foltin MD Chief, Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Hospital Based Pediatrics	Donisha Sledge, RN Nurse Manager Emergency Department
South Shore University Hospital	301 E Main Street	Bay Shore	Suffolk	Pediatric Innovator	Gregory Garra Vice Chair, Emergency Medicine, South Shore University Hospital	Donna Rivera Manager, Patient Care Services, Emergency Department, South Shore University Hospital
Plainview Hospital	888 Old Country Rd	Plainview	Nassau	Pediatric Innovator	Matthew Projansky ED Associate Chair	Ann Dell'Accio RN
Northern Westchester Hospital	400 E. Main Street	Mount Kisco	Westchester	Pediatric Innovator	Lisa Geller Interim Medical Director	Meghan Walter Registered Nurse
St. James Hospital	7329 Seneca Rd N	Hornell	Stuben	Pediatric Ready	Dr. Howard Lin Emergency Department Medical Director	Kaleigh E. Porcaro Director of Nursing
Peconic Bay Medical Center	1300 Roanoke Avenue	Riverhead	Suffolk	Pediatric Ready	Nicholas Palamidessi Associate Medical Chair	Ellen Edwards Northwell Peconioc Bay Medical Center
Lenox Health Greenwich Village	30 7th Ave	New York	New York	Pediatric Ready	Steven Hormozdi MD	Kyle Mitchell Assistant Nurse Manager
Huntington Hospital	270 Park Ave	Huntington	Suffolk	Pediatric Ready	David Reens Associate Chair	Rebecca Dunphy RN
Glen Cove Hospital	101 St. Andrews Lane	Glen Cove	Nassau	Pediatric Innovator	David Tran Vice Chairman	Aisling Stafford Staff Nurse
Lenox Hill Hospital	100 East 77th Street	New York	New York	Pediatric Innovator	Brandon Godbout MD Vice Chairperson Emergency	Yangchen D Gyatotsang RN Manager, Patient Care NRSG Emergency Room
Long Island Jewish Valley Stream	900 Franklin Avenue	Valley Stream	Nassau	Pediatric Ready	Salvatore Pardo MD	Arlene Ramirez RN
Syosset Hospital	221 Jericho Turnpike	Syosset	Nassau	Pediatric Ready	Matthew Projansky Associate Chair, Emergency Medicine	Mary Johnson Assistant Manager, Patient Care - Emergency Department
John T Mather Memorial Hospital	75 N Country Rd	Port Jefferson	Nassau	Pediatric Ready	Eddie J Kim MD Associate Chairperson Emergency Department	Shannon Mcqueeney RN
Staten Island University Hosp-North	475 Seaview Avenue	Staten Island	Richmond	Pediatric Innovator	Yvonne Giunta Director, Pediatric Emergency Medicine	Carolyn Dixon Nurse Educator
Staten Island University Hospital Prince's Bay	375 Seguine Ave	Staten Island	Richmond	Pediatric Ready	James Kenny Associate Chair, Emergency Medicine	Jusitn Rinon Assistant Nurse Manager
Long Island Jewish Forest Hills	102-01 66th Rd	Forest Hills	Kings	Pediatric Ready	Mark Tang, DO ED Nocturnist	Brian Hamel, RN Assistant Manager, Patient Care
Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca	101 Date Dr	Ithaca	Tompkins	Pediatric Ready	Caelyn Bellerose Assistant Medical Director of Emergency Services	Lori Bethke Director of Emergency Services
Schuyler Hospital	220 Steuben St	Montour Falls	Schuyler	Pediatric Engaged	Caelyn Bellerose MD FACEP Assistant Medical Director of Emergency Services	Jessica Coon Director of Nursing
Jacobi Medical Center	1400 Pelham Parkway S	Bronx	Bronx	Pediatric Innovator	Stephen Blumberg Director, Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine	Josephine Delvillar Assistant Director of Nursing-Emergency Services
Kings County Hospital Center	451 Clarkson Ave.	Brooklyn	Kings	Pediatric Innovator	Anastasios Drenis Director - Pediatric Emergency Medicine	Desiree Codougan Assistant Head Nurse - Emergency Room Service Pediatrics
Maimonides Medical Center	4802 10th ave	Brooklyn	Kings	Pediatric Innovator	Alexander Arroyo Director Pediatric Emergency Medicine	Lorraine Stewart Nurse manager Emergency Dept
Flushing Hospital Medical Center	4500 Parsons Blvd	Flushing	Queens	Pediatric Ready	Gagan Gulati, MD Director of Pediatric Emergency Medicine	Christopher Hernandez, RN Emergency Room Supervisor
NewYork-Presbyterian/Queens	56-45 Main Street	Flushing	Queens	Pediatric Engaged	Ameer Hassoun Medical director of Pediatric Emergency Medicine	Paola Gomez Clinical Nurse Manager
Memorial Hosp of Wm F & Gertrude F Jones	191 north main street	Wellsville	Allegany	Pediatric Ready	Timothy Lum ED Medical Director	Jason Hunt ED clinical supervisor
Jamaica Hospital Medical Center	8900 Van Wyck Expy	Richmond Hill	Queens	Pediatric Innovator	Anthony Almeida DO Assistant Director of Emergency Medicine	Ayodeji Atanda Emergency Department Clinical Manager
Harlem Hospital Center	506 Lenox Avenue	New York	New York	Pediatric Innovator	David Mortel Pediatric Emergency Department Director	Coretta Cockfield Pediatric Emergency Department Head Nurse
Garnet Health Medical Center	707 East Main Street	Middletown	Orange	Pediatric Ready	Dr Christian Spano Associate Medical Director- Emergency Services	Susan Cannock, RN, BSN, CEN ED Nurse Manager
Montefiore Medical Center-Wakefield Hospital	600 East 233rd Street	Bronx	Bronx	Pediatric Innovator	Babak Baghizadeh-Toosi ED Medical Director	Juliette Fisher Montefiore Wakefield
Montefiore Medical Center - Montefiore Westchester Square	2475 Saint Raymonds Ave	Bronx	Bronx	Pediatric Ready	Dr. Kyle Shibuya Medical Director	Eisha Griffiths Unit Based Educator
Montefiore Med Center - Jack D Weiler Hosp of A Einstein College Div	1825 Eastchester Road	Bronx	Bronx	Pediatric Innovator	KYLE SHIBUYA, MD MEDICAL DOCTOR	SHINA FRENCHY, RN NURSE EDUCATOR
Montefiore Medical Center - Henry & Lucy Moses Div	111 E 210th St	Bronx	Bronx	Pediatric Innovator	Dr. Daniel Fein Interim Chief, Pediatric Emergency Medicine	Monika Czarny Associate Clinical Director of Nursing - Pediatric Emergency Services
Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital	12 N 7th Ave	Mt Vernon	Westchester	Pediatric Ready	Babak Baghizadeh-Toosi ED Medical Director	Monika Czarny Associate Clinical Director of Nursing
Erie County Medical Center	462 Grider Street	Buffalo	Erie	Pediatric Ready	Ryan Hartman Emergency Medicine Attending Physician	Crystal Miller General Duty Nurse
United Health Services Hospitals Inc. - Wilson Medical Center	33-57 Harisson St	Johnson City	Broome	Pediatric Innovator	Teresa Sacco Emergency Department Medical Director	Taylor A Morgan Performance Improvement Coordinator
Canton-Potsdam Hospital	50 Leroy Street	Potsdam	St. Lawrence	Pediatric Ready	Ryan Coates Chair, Emergency Medicine	Meade Lent Lead Advanced Practice Provider, NP
Westchester Medical Center	100 Woods Rd	Vallhalla	Westchester	Pediatric Innovator	Dr. John Park Pediatric Section Chief, Emergency Services	Judy Ann Ciacci Director of Nursing
Maimonides Midwood Community Hospital	2525 Kings Highway	Brooklyn	Kings	Pediatric Ready	Gary Maida Director Pediatric Readiness	Anthony Clovis Nursing Director
Bassett Medical Center	1 Atwell Rd	Cooperstown	Otsego	Pediatric Innovator	Matthew Kleinmaier Service Line Chief, BMG - Emergency Services	Kelly Logan Trauma Program Manager
Glens Falls Hospital	100 Park Street	Glens Falls	Warren	Pediatric Ready	Robert McHugh DO Emergency Department Medical Director	Erin McAvey RN Emergency Department Nurse
DeGraff Medical Park	445 Tremont Street	N Tonawanda	Niagara	Pediatric Engaged	Joshua Lynch ED Medical Director	Annette Andrews ED Nurse Manager
Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital	1540 Maple Rd	Williamsville	Erie	Pediatric Ready	John McNamara ED Medical Director	Kayla Thorn ED Nurse Manager