Vassar Brothers Medical Center

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Vassar Brothers Medical Center (locally known as Vassar Hospital or VBMC) is a premier medical facility located in the city of Poughkeepsie, New York which is a member of the Health Quest network, a non-profit hospital hospital and wellness center in the Hudson Valley area. VBMC is one of two major medical centers located in Dutchess County, New York, the other being the Mid-Hudson Regional Hospital of Westchester Medical Center. The hospital was first established in 1882 under the name Vassar Brothers Hospital, following contributions made by John Guy Vassar after the death of his brother. The hospital opened its doors in 1887, and originally had 40 beds divided into four wards, each containing ten beds. At the time of the opening of the hospital there were also labor and delivery wards, children's wards, nursery, three private rooms, and two isolation rooms. Some major renovations occurred in 1983, 1991, and 2001; adding critical care areas, new operating and delivery wings, and cancer treatment centers, respectively. In 2002 Vassar Brothers Hospital officially became Vassar Brothers Medical Center. In September 2016, VBMC announced a new $ 500 million expansion that would almost double the number of available rooms. Construction on expansion is expected to be completed by 2019.

VBMC also operates a satellite health center called Vassar Brother Medical Mall in the town of Fishkill, New York. Located at Westage Medical Mall, VBMC and its construction partners, Westage Companies, each have about half of the Medical Mall buildings. Services offered at the Mall include radiation oncology, surgery on the same day, his speech pathology, and female imaging.

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Main Campus

Vassar Brothers Medical Center consists of several buildings on their central campus. The main structure, located adjacent to Route 9 at Reade Place, the main hospital houses, the emergency room, the NICU, the maternity center, the gift shop, and the cafeteria, as well as the Dyson Center for Cancer Care. The Westage Medical Building, which houses The Heart Center, as well as a visitor's parking garage, is located across the street. Other buildings containing the Ambulance Service Center, VBMC Foundation, and patient parking for the Vassar Ambulatory Surgery Center are located near Lincoln Avenue. The second floor of the Vassar Ambulatory Surgery Center has a Dyson Breast Center, a center for breast disease, breast health, and breast cancer that opened in August 2015. Employee parking is located adjacent to the Ambulatory Surgery Center on Livingston Avenue.

Dyson Center for Cancer Care

The Dyson Center for Cancer Care is a complete cancer care and care support center, the only one of its kind in the Mid-Hudson Valley. The Dyson Center at VBMC is affiliated with the National Breast and Bowel Surgery Project and conducts clinical research with assistance from the National Cancer Institute and Community Clinical Oncology Program (CCOP). The on-site radiotherapy suite offers three types of radiation therapy: imaging radiation therapy (IGRT), stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT), and intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT).

Dyson Breast Center

Dyson Breast Center is a fully equipped breast care center, opened first on 3 August 2015. The 11,746 square foot facility is located on the second floor of the Vassar Ambulatory Surgery Center. The Dyson Foundation, the main contributor center, provides $ 1 million for construction in 2014. Additional donations are made from Friends of Vassar Brothers Medical Center. The total cost for development is $ 4.2 million. Dyson Breast Center has two units of 3D mammography for use in the Breast Center, separate from the Cancer Treatment Center. Dr Angela Keleher, director of the Dyson Breast Center, said the new 3D unit "[decreases] the need to call patients back for additional checks and [increases] cancer detection rates." The project is designed to provide women with one place for all breast care needs, and features exam room, procedure room, office for staff, and waiting area.

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Awards

Vassar Brothers Medical Center has received numerous awards over the years in several categories, ranging from hospital/clinical quality, patient safety, women's health, and more. The list of awards and acknowledgments given to VBMC, organized by category, is listed below: