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Boston Children’s Hospital adds
Children’s & Women’s Physicians of Westchester
to its Community of Care
Growing the leading pediatric care network in the northeast
Boston, MA, May 21, 2015 – Boston Children’s Hospital today announced that Children’s & Women’s Physicians of
Westchester (CWPW), a group of more than 276 physicians across 57 locations serving families throughout New York’s
Metropolitan Area, the Hudson Valley, Connecticut and New Jersey, will become the newest member of its integrated
network of pediatric care locations and partnerships. Upon completion of the transaction, CWPW will become a
corporate affiliate and continue providing care to their patients and families.
“While Boston Children’s has long served patients and families from the tri-state area, the affiliation with CWPW will
enable us to better serve pediatric patients, who require highly complex care through improved integration,” said
Sandra L. Fenwick, President and CEO of Boston Children’s Hospital. “We look forward to building relationships with the
clinicians from CWPW as we work together to build the leading pediatric network in the northeast for children and
families across the region.
Boston Children’s Community of Care is guided by the vision of providing a network of pediatric care locations and
partnerships. Boston Children’s delivers the highest-quality care in local communities and makes investments to ensure
accessibility, affordability and enhancement in pediatric health.
“Joining Boston Children’s is an opportunity to collaborate with additional specialists and take advantage of enhanced
expertise both on guidelines and protocols. Patients and families will have the security of knowing that their physician is
connected with a world-class team,” said Dr. Leonard Newman, President of Children’s & Women’s Physicians of
Westchester.
CWPW physicians led the effort to establish the Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital at Westchester Medical Center and now
serve as the majority of its physicians. CWPW physicians will remain faculty of New York Medical College, continue to
staff 10 area NICUs and maintain their current affiliations across the region.
“The quality of the clinical practices and CWPW’s well-established leadership in pediatric care across the tri-state area is
aligned with Boston Children’s vision of working collaboratively to provide the best care possible for children and
families,” said Kevin Churchwell, MD, Executive Vice President of Health Affairs and Chief Operating Officer. “As part of
this vision, we look forward to the continued CWPW collaboration with Westchester Medical Center and NY Medical
College.”
The transaction has been approved by the governing bodies of Boston Children’s and CWPW. The deal is expected to
close later this summer.
Contact:
Rob Graham
Boston Children’s Hospital
617-919-3111
rob.graham@childrens.harvard.edu
About Boston Children’s Hospital
Founded in 1869 as a 20-bed hospital for children, Boston Children’s Hospital has been ranked as one of the nation’s
best pediatric hospitals by U.S. News & World Report for the past 21 years. Boston Children’s is the primary pediatric
teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School and the largest provider of health care to Massachusetts children. In
addition to 395 pediatric and adolescent inpatient beds and 228 outpatient programs, Boston Children’s houses the
world’s largest research enterprise based at a pediatric medical center, where its discoveries benefit both children and
adults. More than 1,100 scientists, including nine members of the National Academy of Sciences, 11 members of the
Institute of Medicine and nine members of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute comprise Boston Children’s research
community. For more information about the hospital, visit www.childrenshospital.org/newsroom.
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