The Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital (MFCH) is a world-class, all-specialty pediatric hospital. Serving 25,000 area children each year, MFCH has the region’s only Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, a Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, a Pediatric Trauma Center and Pediatric Organ Transplant Center. Every day, nearly 120 seriously ill and injured children who are fighting complex diseases, premature birth or facing life-threatening diseases or injuries are being treated at the facility. Their pediatric emergency team provides 24-hour a day triage support to the area’s other emergency rooms and is always prepared to handle the most severely injured and ill children from around the regions. MFCH is family-centered offering such services as an on-site Ronald McDonald House and Family Resource Center.
MFCH is part of the Westchester Medical Center located in Valhalla, NY.
2019 - Trauma PreventionCDF funded the purchase of 1,000 additional helmets to be distributed at health fairs as part of MFCH's Trauma Brain Injury Prevention Program.
2024 - EquipmentCDF's grant funded equipment for their Pediatric Rehabilitation Gym for children and adolescents with physical, developmental or cognitive challenges.
2019 - EVA SANE SystemCDF donated a EVA SANE System to their Emergency Room to assist in collecting evidence in sexual assault cases.
2016 - Trauma PreventionCDF funded the purchase of 1,200 additional helmets to be distributed at health fairs as part of MFCH's Trauma Brain Injury Prevention Program.
2015 - Trauma PreventionCDF's grant paid for Traumatic Brain Injury, car seat and bike safety education at community health fairs. As part of the grant, 1,440 helmets were distributed to income-appropriate families.
2011 - VeinlitesCDF donated a two veinlites - a hand-held device that allows emergency workers to quickly and efficiently locate veins.
CDF donated the children's waiting area in the Maria Fareri's Emergency Department.
CDF provided funds for five pediatric treatment rooms in Maria Fareri's Emergency Department.