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Maria Fareri Childrens Hospital Earns Prestigious National Pediatric Cancer Accreditation Only One of Three Hospitals in the US to Achieve This Elite Status
The hospital has been awarded Pediatric Specialty Accreditation by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Commission on Cancer (CoC)
VALHALLA, N.Y. (July 15, 2025) — No parent ever wants to hear the words “childhood cancer.” But if they do, Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital (MFCH), a member of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), delivers
nationally recognized, leading-edge pediatric oncology
treatment as recognized by the American College of
Surgeons Commission on Cancer. Maria Fareri
Children’s Hospital has been awarded Pediatric
Specialty Accreditation by the American College of
Surgeons (ACS) Commission on Cancer (CoC),
reflecting the hospital’s commitment to providing the
best pediatric cancer care in the region. This recognition
places Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital among an elite
group of pediatric cancer programs across the nation.
MFCH is only the third program in the United States to
receive this prestigious designation, which affirms the highest standards of care in pediatric oncology – all while delivering compassionate, child-centered care with unwavering dedication to our youngest patients and supportive care to their parents and caregivers.
The ACS Commission on Cancer’s Pediatric Specialty Accreditation is granted to programs that demonstrate exceptional performance in multidisciplinary treatment planning, access to clinical trials, supportive care services, and a strong commitment to continuous quality improvement — all of which are hallmarks of the care provided at Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital.
“The Pediatric Specialty Accreditation is well deserved, thanks to the hard work and dedication of everyone involved in the pediatric cancer program at Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital,” said Mitchell S. Cairo, MD, Chief, Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, and Stem Cell Transplantation;
Director, Children and Adolescent Cancer and Blood Diseases Center; Director, Westchester Medical Center Cancer Center; and Vice Chairman, Department of Pediatrics. “Our experts diagnose and treat babies, children, and adolescents with innovative and compassionate cancer care. We are proud of the outstanding program that we’ve developed, and we remain committed to making it the best it can possibly be now and in the future.”
Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital’s pediatric hematologists and oncologists diagnose and treat babies, children, and teens with cancers including leukemia, lymphoma, brain tumors, and blood disorders with innovative and compassionate care. MFCH offers the latest in cancer treatment and offers patients the opportunity to participate in numerous clinical trials to advance cancer diagnostics and treatment. The Childhood and Adolescent Cancer and Blood Diseases Center at Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital is an internationally recognized, multidisciplinary diagnostic treatment and research center leading breakthrough research in cancer and blood diseases.
About Westchester Medical Center Health Network
The Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) is a 1,700-bed healthcare system headquartered in Valhalla, New York, with nine hospitals on seven campuses spanning 6,200 square miles of the Hudson Valley. WMCHealth employs more than 12,000 people and has nearly 3,000 attending physicians. The Network has Level I (adult and pediatric), Level II and Level III trauma centers, the region’s only acute care children’s hospital, an academic medical center, several community hospitals, dozens of specialized institutes and centers, Comprehensive and Primary Stroke Centers, skilled nursing facilities, and one of the largest mental health systems in New York State. Today, WMCHealth is the pre-eminent provider of integrated health care in the Hudson Valley. For more information about WMCHealth, visit WMCHealth.org or follow WMCHealth on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, and X.