"Located at 4802 10th Ave. on the first floor of the original Maimonides Medical Center building, the pediatric emergency department (PED) is four times larger than the space it shared with the adult emergency department, making it the largest and the only standalone PED in Brooklyn. The bright, kid-friendly space reflects the growing need for pediatric care in Brooklyn and can serve more than 30,000 children annually."
"The $50 million project broke ground in 2020 and will officially open on Oct. 23. The expansion is part of Maimonides' ongoing effort to improve access to high-quality care across the borough. Ken Gibbs, president and CEO of Maimonides Health, said relocating the PED freed up space to expand adult emergency services from 25,000 to 75,000 square feet. Over the next 12 to 18 months, we will be working on basically doubling the space available for adult emergency services, so that our citizens and our team"
Maimonides Health opened a newly expanded Children's Emergency Department at 4802 10th Ave. in Borough Park on the first floor of the original medical center building. The pediatric emergency department is four times larger than the previous shared space and is the largest and only standalone PED in Brooklyn. The facility can serve more than 30,000 children annually and contains 32 treatment areas, including four resuscitation areas and isolation rooms. On-site diagnostic imaging includes X-ray, ultrasound, and CT for rapid emergency diagnosis. The PED is the only pediatric trauma center in Brooklyn and one of 13 in New York State. The $50 million expansion began in 2020 and will officially open on Oct. 23, and relocating the PED freed space to expand adult emergency services from 25,000 to 75,000 square feet with plans to further increase capacity.
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