A Tower to Heal
Building the Future of Critical Care for the Hudson Valley
A new five-story, 162,000-square-foot Critical Care Tower is now rising on our Valhalla campus, slated to open in 2026. The $220 million state-of-the-art inpatient facility will feature 128 private patient rooms, all Intensive Care Unit capable, and designed to support the technology and level of care necessary for the most critically ill and injured individuals. As science and technology advance, this new tower will have the ability to address the future needs of the region.
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First and foremost, as an extension of the main hospital at Westchester Medical Center (WMC), The Critical Care Tower will provide thousands of Hudson Valley residents with more immediate and expanded access to the most advanced care and technology much closer to their home communities. In recent years, there has been a significant increase in the number of critically ill patients transferred to WMC from other hospitals throughout the region - today about 12,000 annually or more than one patient per hour, 365 days a year. This project is a direct response to this increase and will expand WMC's critical care bed capacity and services to effectively manage the incoming transfer pressure and better serve the region. The Critical Care Tower project will also allow WMC to respond to a major crisis similar to the recent pandemic, or other large-scale disasters.
Service Lines Located in the Critical Care:
-The Advanced Neurosciences Unit with Neuro Intensive Care
-The Advanced Cardiac Unit with Cardiac Intensive Care
-The Advanced Surgical Specialty Care Unit with Surgical Intensive Care
-The Trauma Intensive Care Unit
Westchester Medical Center Additional Expansions Impacted by the Critical Care Tower:
-Expanded Women's Health Service Unit (including Maternity and Labor & Delivery)
-Expanded Medical Intensive Care Unit
-Maria Fareri Children's Hospital Expansion
-Expanded Oncology Services
-Expanded Pediatric Emergency Department