What is a Regional Perinatal Center?
–The Regional Perinatal Center has been designated to serve as the regional perinatal center for 21 counties in Central New York by the State of New York, Department of Health. There are eight other regional perinatal centers throughout New York State. The Regional Perinatal Center provides care for women experiencing high risk pregnancies. In addition to offering comprehensive outpatient services, we offer consultative support for community physicians and transfer/transport of patients to Crouse Hospital, a Level 3 facility, is arranged by a patient’s obstetrical provider when medically indicated.
A Regional Perinatal Center is designated by the NY State Department of Health as a level 4 hospital that serves a specific geographic region and provides all aspects of obstetrics and neonatal services, including those for high-risk mothers and babies. The New York- Presbyterian Hospital’s RPC’s provide or coordinate maternal-fetal and newborn transfers of high-risk patients from their affiliate hospitals to the RPC through the NYPSTAT Transfer Center. The RPC’s are also responsible for support, education, consultation and improvements in the quality of care in the affiliate hospitals within their region, to ultimately improve maternal and infant outcomes.
