Vassar Brothers Medical Center General Information

Patient Pavilion - This extraordinary 752,000-square-foot addition to our campus allows us to dramatically enhance how healthcare is experienced here. With its distinctive shape that follows the aesthetic of the Hudson River, the Patient Pavilion adds an eight-level addition with private rooms to our medical center. This addition features amenities that provide the caliber of healthcare and the environment expected by sophisticated, modern-day patients and their families.

Acute care floors

Intensive care

Surgical Services

Emergency Department/Level II Trauma Center - When you or a loved one arrives to the Trauma Center, you'll be assessed and treated in a designated room. These are fully equipped with the diagnostic technology and tools needed to rapidly assess your concerns. If necessary, we can quickly move severely injured patients to one of our operating suites, where a multidisciplinary surgical team can intervene.

 

This service requires multiple specialties to work together. Trauma surgeons collaborate with specialists in emergency medicine, orthopedic surgery, neuro-interventional surgery, radiology, anesthesia, critical care, neurosurgery, neurology, cardiology, general surgery and more.

 

Features include:

• Specially designed trauma rooms
• A team of dedicated, fellowship-trained trauma and critical care surgeons
• Advanced neuro-interventional surgery expertise available 24/7
• The Mid-Hudson Valley's first and only cardiothoracic surgery center
• Trauma prevention and continuing education programs
• Commitment to and collaboration with the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) community

Legacy hospital

Outpatient services

Maternal Child Health

Radiology

Procedural Lab

Imaging and Radiology at Poughkeepsie

The Heart Center

Dyson Center for Cancer Care - Everything you need for cancer care in the Hudson Valley is available here. We offer patients and families access to treatment and supportive services in one comfortable, convenient outpatient location. You’ll have access to leading-edge cancer treatment. Our broad range of therapies include chemotherapy, clinical trials, advanced radiation therapy and surgery, which can be used alone or in combination with other treatments .

The center includes:

• Radiation therapy suite with image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT), stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) and intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT)
• Infusion center
• Space to meet with medical and surgical oncologists
• Access to support services 

Center for Ambulatory Services

Dyson Breast Center - The Dyson Breast Center provides comprehensive breast health services in a calm, welcoming environment. You’ll find advanced technology needed for accurate screening and diagnosis of breast disease, plus an experienced team of surgeons, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, radiologists and nurses. We offer complete supportive care services during and after treatment, including counseling and nutrition. The Dyson Breast Center imaging suite features an advanced 3D mammography/tomosynthesis unit, which produces high-quality images that decrease the need for additional screenings and increase accuracy in cancer detection. We use 3D mammography to screen women with dense breast tissue. We also offer bone-density screening and prone-stereotactic biopsy. All patients regardless of their clinical history, are screened using 3D mammography.

You have access to indoor and outdoor dining at the 300-seat Panichi Family Café on the first floor of the Patient Pavilion (Building A).
Our chefs produce high-quality nutritious meals. They partner with a team of registered dietitians to make sure meals satisfy a variety of needs and taste great for patients, staff and visitors.
Hours:

Monday through Friday: 6:30 am – 8 pm

Weekends and holidays: 6:30 am – 6:30 pm

Located next to the café, the market offers sandwiches, beverages and snacks 24/7.

Access valet parking at the lobbies of VBMC Buildings A and B and the Dyson Center for Cancer Care (Building D). Our valets also help you manage wheelchairs and other equipment and will perform minor services such as jump-starting dead batteries. Rely on them to provide directions to hospital destinations plus an umbrella service during inclement weather.

Hours:

Patient Pavilion (Building A): 5 am – 8 pm

Legacy hospital (Building B): 6 am – 8 pm