Cohen Children’s Medical Center unveiled a new facility and security system this week, including a $7 million high-risk pregnancy and fetal health center and state-of-the-art screening technology.
The Center for High Risky Pregnancy and Fetal Health, located at 1111 Marcus Ave. in New Hyde Park, features 14 ultrasound rooms and offers comprehensive maternal-fetal medicine care services, among other things.
The center is a combined effort of Northwell Health and Cohen, which was cited in July by U.S. News & World as Long Island’s top-ranked children’s hospital.
Northwell President and CEO Michael Dowling said at the opening the center symbolizes the chance to dream and look forward.
“Northwell has set the stage for innovation by creating a special program with doctors, nurses and teams of health care professionals dedicated to women, safe deliveries and healthy babies,” Dowling said in a statement. “ It took us several years to get here, but this Center teaches us to dream what is possible and to think ahead.”
Michael Nimaroff, senior vice president and director of obstetrics and gynecology, said the facility will be focused on providing patients with top-of-the-line care.
“This unique center devoted to caring for pregnant moms and their unborn children from throughout the community is focused on collaboration and providing our patients with access to an outstanding team of maternal medicine specialists, adult medical specialists, geneticists and pediatric subspecialists all within one beautiful facility,” Nimaroff said in a statement. “Our teams at the center ensure that our moms and their pregnancies receive the highest level of care possible.”
In August, Cohen opened up a $110 million, 24,000-square-foot Pediatric Surgical Operating Complex.
Burton Rochelson will oversee the new facility whose location stands on the original site of the United Nations.
“Here we are – a team of doctors and nurses and sonographers and genetic counselors and diabetic educators and patient navigators and administrators and front staff,” Rochelson said. “Nearly 130 people all working towards one goal—a healthy mother and baby – with the absolute best care for women and their babies, no matter how complex, under one roof, at one time.”
The new detection systems at Cohen will be able to screen for weapons and contraband.
The walk-through system is also installed at South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore and Lenox Health Greenwich Village in Manhattan as part of an overall effort to bring the technology to each hospital in Northwell.
“The safety, security and well-being of our patients, visitors and team members are our top priorities,” Dowling said. “To help ensure a safe environment for all who enter our facilities – and as part of Northwell’s broader safety and security efforts – we’re trying this next generation of screening devices.”
Scott Strauss, vice president of security and support systems at Northwell, said the health system already hosts hundreds of trainings that include active-shooter drills and seminars on conflict de-escalation, among other things.
“Northwell is known for its world-class health care and it’s our mission to keep patients safe with world-class security measures,” said Strauss. “The installation of this new detection system is just the latest addition to a wide range of security protocols the health system has in place to protect those in our hospitals, minimize the risk of violence and maintain a safe working environment for our team members. This technology adds just another layer of safety – and improves confidence for everyone who enters these healing spaces.”
The system, named Evolv Express, is manufactured by Massachusetts-based Evolv Technology. It creates a touchless experience for visitors and will be monitored by a Northwell employee at all locations.