The Massry Family CHILDREN'S EMERGENCY CENTER - Albany Medical Center

A Proposal for Support of A Place o The Massry Family CHILDREN’S EMERGENCY CENTER at ALBANY MED heir Own fT Albany Med needs your support to give children and teens a “place of their own” for outstanding emergency medical treatment. The new Massry Family Children’s Emergency Center, the only pediatric emergency department in northeastern New York and western New England, is slated to open this summer. Your contribution will enable us to provide a safe and special environment where children and teenagers will be tended to by experts in pediatric emergency medicine. This bright, family-friendly facility will be located adjacent to, but totally separate from the existing Emergency Department. Parents will feel secure in knowing that 24 hours a day, seven days a week, the Pediatric Emergency Department will be available, just in case. Please take a moment to read about how your generosity will impact children and teenagers for generations to come.

A pediatric emergency department is the next logical step in the creation of the highest quality health system for the children of our community. 16,200 20% Annually, there are nearly pediatric visits to our Emergency Department. 80% 2013 2014 2015 2016 0 500 80% (more than 12,600) are treated and released. 20% (nearly 3,600) are admitted. The number of pediatric patients transferred to 1,875 our hospital is steadily increasing year 2,166 after year. 2,403 2,800 (projected) 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 The pediatric ED will be open 24/7, 365 days a year, serving children to age 18. The physicians at Albany Med’s Bernard & Millie Duker Children’s Hospital are specially trained in more than 40 pediatric fields, including pediatric pulmonary disease, pediatric surgery, Major Drivers of Pediatric ED Visits Fever and other flu-like symptoms Respiratory-related symptoms, like asthma Seizures and headaches Injuries pediatric gastroenterology, pediatric anesthesia and pediatric neurology. Albany Med houses the region’s only Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) and highest-level Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).

Architectural rendering of the new Pediatric Emergency Department, Myrtle Avenue A Place o heir Own fT Your contribution will help us provide the “missing piece” in comprehensive pediatric care. As the region’s only Level I Trauma Center and tertiary care facility, Albany Med’s Emergency Department (ED) is the region’s point of entry for the “sickest of the sick” and traumatically injured patients. While this makes Albany Med’s ED an extremely important resource for the region, the environment is not the best for children. As a result, parents are sometimes reluctant to bring their children to Albany Med’s ED unless they are “really sick.” This puts parents Features of the Massry Family Children’s Emergency Center at Albany Med: T riage area to immediately assess the severity of illness or injury. in the difficult position of trying to decide if F ast-track unit for children and teens with less serious conditions. their child is “sick enough” to go to Albany Observation unit for stays up to 23 hours. Med; making the wrong decision can have consequences that negatively affect the health of their child. With your help, soon all of the children and teens of our community and region P rivate rooms designed for the safety and comfort of children and parents. Negative pressure rooms for suspected contagious disease. O n-site X-ray and imaging with special precautions taken just for kids. will have a “place of their own” to receive Peaceful décor and atmosphere, child-size equipment. outstanding emergency treatment. G ames, toys and televisions to provide a distraction for children. Front Door of Care for Pediatric Patients Valet parking. At the Massry Family Children’s Emergency Center, parents will not have to worry about children feeling frightened by being in a large, busy adult emergency room, yet they will have access to all that Albany Med, as the region’s only academic medical center, has to offer. Your support will ensure that children brought to the Pediatric Emergency Department will have ready access to the physicians and resources available at the Bernard & Millie Duker Children’s Hospital at Albany Med, the region’s only children’s hospital. Easy access for ambulances. Nearby rooftop medical helicopter pads. Childhood emergencies require special expertise and comprehensive care, and your charitable donations will make that possible by providing the resources to: R ecruit and retain the best physicians who are specially trained in pediatric emergency medicine and nurses who specialize in pediatric emergency care. A cquire and maintain the best equipment and facilities to diagnose and treat children in emergent situations. S upport pediatric patients and families through our Child Life Program—which provides developmental, psychosocial and recreational support to children in order to prevent and reduce stress associated with hospitalization.

The Massry Family CHILDREN’S EMERGENCY CENTER at ALBANY MED Your generosity will make a lasting difference. Please respond to this proposal as Make your gift online today at: generously as you can. Every dollar will https://community.amc.edu/Ped-ED greatly impact thousands of young lives and will help Albany Med transform If you would like to learn more, please call the level of emergency health care us at (518) 262-3322, or send an email to available for our region’s children and development@amc.edu. grandchildren, both now and in the future. On behalf of the patients and families who we care for, thank you!

A Proposal for Support of A Place o The Massry Family CHILDREN’S EMERGENCY CENTER at ALBANY MED heir Own fT Albany Med needs your support to give children and teens a “place of their own” for outstanding emergency medical treatment. The new Massry Family Children’s Emergency Center, the only pediatric emergency department in northeastern New York and western New England, is slated to open this summer. Your contribution will enable us to provide a safe and special environment where children and teenagers will be tended to by experts in pediatric emergency medicine. This bright, family-friendly facility will be located adjacent to, but totally separate from the existing Emergency Department. Parents will feel secure in knowing that 24 hours a day, seven days a week, the Pediatric Emergency Department will be available, just in case. Please take a moment to read about how your generosity will impact children and teenagers for generations to come.

The physicians at Albany Med's Bernard & Millie Duker Children's Hospital are specially trained in more than 40 pediatric fields, including pediatric pulmonary disease, pediatric surgery, pediatric gastroenterology, pediatric anesthesia and pediatric neurology. Albany Med houses the region's only Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) and