The White Plains Hospital Emergency Department has received Geriatric Emergency Department accreditation (Level 2 – Silver) by the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), recognizing the hospital’s commitment to providing older adults with the highest quality of care. To earn this three-year accreditation, White Plains Hospital was evaluated on a set of requirements designed to specifically address the needs of older adults at all touchpoints, from the physical environment, equipment and supplies to clinician education in geriatric emergency medicine. The hospital also demonstrated improvements to patient outcomes following the implementation of 10 senior-specific care protocols by an interdisciplinary team.
White Plains Hospital’s Emergency Department is the busiest in Westchester County, seeing more than 80,000 patients annually, more than one in three of whom are over the age of 65.
This accreditation comes on the heels of two other awards the hospital has received for its care of older patients: It recently earned Exemplar status from NICHE (Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders), the premier program indicating a hospital’s commitment to excellence in the care of patients 65 years and older. This marks the 12th consecutive time that the hospital has been so recognized.
White Plains Hospital is a member of the Montefiore Health System, serving as its tertiary hub of advanced care in the Hudson Valley. It is a 292-bed not-for-profit health-care organization with the primary mission of providing exceptional acute and preventive medical care to all people who live in, work in or visit Westchester County and its surrounding areas.
