The Robert Stone Day Hospital at Blythedale Children’s Hospital offers a specialized program for children who are able to live at home, but still require a level of medical and/or rehabilitative care that cannot be met by their school or a community outpatient program.

Children admitted to the program receive daily medical supervision and nursing care, comprehensive rehabilitation services (physical, occupational, speech and/or feeding therapy), and education through the Mt. Pleasant Blythedale Union Free School District (USFD). Blythedale is the only Hospital in the country with its own on-site public school district, specifically chartered to meet the needs of children with medical complexities. This highly unique medical and educational program is unmatched in size and scope anywhere in the country.

More than 150 children, from preschool through 12th grade, attend Blythedale’s Day Hospital program, which provides a smooth transition back to the community and their home school district.

This year, the Hospital and School are proud to celebrate the 50^th anniversary of the Day Hospital program, named last year in loving memory of its founder, former Blythedale president Robert Stone.

Your special generosity through Mission Moment will help this keystone program renew its resources and set a strong foundation of therapeutic services, creative programming, and critical educational support to help our patients face a challenging world.

At Blythedale, children and their families are at the heart of everything we do. And with 130 years of experience, we are a nationally recognized leader in developing innovative, multidisciplinary inpatient programs to help children with complex medical needs reach their maximum potential and return to their homes and families as soon as possible.

As New York State’s only independent, specialty children’s hospital and one of only 14 pediatric specialty hospitals in the United States, Blythedale has the combined staff, expertise and resources – including the largest pediatric therapy department in New York State – to provide exceptional comprehensive care for medically complex children and support for their families.

Children are admitted for a variety of medical conditions, including respiratory, traumatic brain injuries, pulmonary hypertension, high tech feeding, complicated trauma, cancer rehabilitation, spinal cord disorders and genetic/neuromuscular disorders. The Hospital is comprised of an 86-bed inpatient unit, a 24-bed long-term care pavilion, and a Day Hospital program. We are the only Hospital in New York State with its own, on-site public school district.