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Bayshore Unveils New Pediatric Care Center

The emergency department will open for patients on April 16 at 3 p.m.

 

Bayshore Community Hospital unveiled a new Pediatric Care Center Thursday night, which will serve as an emergency room and observation area for young patients.

The Pediatric Care Center is separate from the adult emergency department in order to create a less intimidating experience for children and their caregivers, explained president of Riverview Medical Center and Bayshore Community Hospital, Timothy Hogan.

"It's an anxious time. It's a confusing time. It's something that none of us look forward to but virtually all of us have to experience," said Hogan. "And many times emergency rooms, although they try, don't really cut it when it comes to providing comfort for children and their parents. It's really a hectic environment."

The care center contains three emergency bays and two observation areas. It will serve as a link to the Meridian Pediatric Network, giving pediatric patients direct access to K. Hovnanian Children's Hospital at Jersey Shore University Medical Center. In addition to being staffed with pediatric nurses and doctors, the center has a colorful beach theme. Starfish, dolphins, seahorses, boats, turtles and seagulls decorate the walls, floors, ceilings and cabinets.

The $160,000 project took about six weeks to complete. It is modeled after a similar one at Riverview Medical Center which has been very successful, Hogan said.

Bayshore plans to open the center for pediatric patients on Monday, April 16 at 3 p.m.

Related Topics: Bayshore Community Hospital and Pediatric Emergency Department

Anna Bauder

10:08 am on Saturday, April 14, 2012

I just want to remind people that when you go to Bayshore and you need to be transferred to another hospital you can request Robert Wood Johnson. It is just as far as Jersey shore it just isn't owned by the same company. With all due respect for Jersey shore when my son was brought to Bayshore because of an emergency and I was told he had to be transferred to Jersey Shore no one even told my RWJ was an option. Jersey shore was terrible. I won't go into details but needless to say the level of care they give there is pathetic. I found most of the doctors at JS had received their medical degrees in third world countries like Libya and the ones that were eductated in the US were DOs and not MDs. When my son was finally transferred to RWJ I found the doctors were much better educated and were much more professional. They also discovered several serious mistakes that were made at JS that could have become life threatening. I really think people in the community really need to know this and I hope sincerely that this comment is not deleted. Jersey Shore or Bayshore are fine if you broke your leg or have something else that is not life threatening but otherwise I would insist on being transferred to RWJ.

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jackson

10:21 am on Saturday, June 30, 2012

Yes, you can go to Robert Wood Johnshn, but your chances of actually seeing the physician that is billing you is slim to none. All you will get is Residents from UMDMJ. Don't buy the hype about Robert Wood Johnshon. Meridian is a fine health network. The only two things that I would demand transfer for is if I had a Heart Problem its NY Presbyterian and if it is something Orthopedic it is off to the Hospital for Special Surgery.

partygirl

9:21 am on Sunday, April 15, 2012

I hear alot of bad things about Bayshore and Merdian hospitals. My friends mother was dischraged from Bayshore hospital with 2 IV ports in her arm. She got a bad infection from it and died. My friend called the hospital and complained and all they got was oh were sorry.

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jackson

10:27 am on Saturday, June 30, 2012

Maybe she should have tried to clean the ports, taken the antibiotics as prescribed, or called immediately if the color of the wound changed. That's her negligence not the hospital.

CiCi May

4:31 pm on Monday, April 16, 2012

Wow, to make a blanket statement comparing level of care with where someone got their medical degree, is pretty racist.

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partyboys

6:35 pm on Monday, April 16, 2012

Anna is correct. I would never go to Bayshore or any Meridian Hospitals. Partygirl I am hearing alot of bad things about Bayshore hospital. They sent someone home with bed bugs. Yes Bed Bugs. That family is suing the hospital also because they used their own exteminator at home to make sure they didn't bring any home.

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