By HFT Staff

The Critical Care Tower at Westchester Medical Center, a $220 million project, will span 162,000 square feet and rise five stories when complete. Adjacent to Westchester Medical Center’s main tower, the Critical Care Tower at Westchester Medical Center will house 128 private patient rooms—all equipped with the latest and most advanced medical technologies for intensive care.  

The Critical Care Tower at Westchester Medical Center will facilitate the conversion of Westchester Medical Center’s entire inpatient service to all-private rooms, enhancing patient privacy and comfort. 

The Critical Care Tower at Westchester Medical Center will house several notable services, including advanced cardiac, neuroscience, oncology, and surgical specialty care. Additionally, Westchester Medical Center serves as the region’s Level I trauma center, and all trauma intensive care services will relocate to the Critical Care Tower. 

Furthermore, the construction of the Critical Care Tower at Westchester Medical Center will allow other WMCHealth services to expand. For instance, pediatric emergency medicine at Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital and Westchester Medical Center’s women’s health services will benefit from this development. 

Anticipated to be completed in 2026, the Critical Care Tower is the second major structural and service addition to Westchester Medical Center in less than a decade. This follows the successful completion of the eight-story, $230 million Ambulatory Care Pavilion in 2019.  

The Westchester County Local Development Corporation estimated that Westchester County will receive more than $3.5 million in total economic benefits from the creation of the Critical Care Tower at Westchester Medical Center, and the project is also estimated to create more than 770 construction jobs and 127 new full-time jobs.