Mark Swenson

Review of Westchester Medical Center, a ...

We were sent here for a severe allergic reaction t...

We were sent here for a severe allergic reaction that our son had from Amoxicillin. Our local hospital did all they could and our pediatrician said the Maria Fareri Children's Hospital was were he had to be taken. We were quickly brought into the ER were reviewed for severity. Couple hours later they seem to have the reaction under control. They were unsure on diagnosis and severity so they kept him for 2 days under observation to make sure nothing worsened. We were very nervous. I have to compliment the staff in the ER (extremely busy and professional) and thank the RN's on the floor. Thank you Rudy, Brittany, and Ashley for making our son as comfortable as possible. Brittany even went so far as to get him an Iron Man and Black Panther toy, as well as a set of legos to keep his mind at ease.

At our local hospital the priority was money, co-payments, insurance information etcetera. He was treated there for about 10 hours and released, obviously with the problems far from under control. This was not a concern as we have the means but we were more concerned about the health of our Son. At Maria Fareri we were never asked for any money and were told they worry about the patients well being first. I know a bill is coming but to not have it brought up right away before even entering the ER was such a comfort. It seemed like they really cared about our Son. Thank you again.