The New York State Department of Health’s Bureau of Women’s Health has designated
New York Presbyterian Hospital’s Columbia University Medical Center &
New York Weill Cornell Medical Center as Regional Perinatal Centers (RPC).
Each hospital functions as a referral center for obstetric and neonatal complications.
New York Presbyterian Hospital’s Columbia University Medical Center &
New York Weill Cornell Medical Center as Regional Perinatal Centers (RPC).
Each hospital functions as a referral center for obstetric and neonatal complications.
What is a Regional Perinatal Center?
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.
