The Valley Hospital is now open at 4 Valley Health Plaza in Paramus. (You may need to use 650 Winters Avenue for GPS.) All emergency care is now being provided at this location. Emergency care is no longer available at our Ridgewood campus.
Valley’s Ambulatory Infusion Center helps patients who require infusions of chemotherapy, antibiotics, blood products or other therapies on an outpatient basis.
The Center is open 5 days a week:
Patients who need daily infusions will be seen at the hospital on weekends and holidays.
We are located at Valley's Luckow Pavilion on the 2nd floor.
There is plenty of parking available at The Luckow Pavilion. In addition to our regular parking, there is free valet parking available for patients from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
The registration desk is on the main concourse of the 2nd floor. You must stop here to register before coming back to the infusion area. Please arrive 15 minutes early to register. Also, please make sure to make all of your appointments at the registration desk.
If you just need to change the time of your appointment, please call one of our business associates at 201-634-5584 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. If you need to change the date of your appointment, please check with your doctor first.
You need to bring:
Yes, family and friends are welcome, although it is not an appropriate setting for small children. Out of respect for our other patients, please limit the number of visitors who come with you.
Yes, eat your regular breakfast prior to arriving. There is a café on the first floor that is open from 7:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. There are also complimentary beverages and snacks available in our lounge. Vending machines are also available on the first floor in our building after 2:30 p.m.
The Infusion Center has snacks available. If you have special dietary needs, please feel free to bring your own food. There is a refrigerator and a microwave available. Also, the café on the first floor is open until 2:30 p.m. for your family or if you would like additional food.
Treatment times vary according to what medication you will be receiving as ordered by your doctor. Please ask your doctor how long your treatment will take.
Although most patients will be able to drive themselves home, it is a good idea to have someone bring you on your first visit. Some medications cause drowsiness.
Please wear comfortable clothing with easy access to start your intravenous therapy. Also, it is sometimes cool in the Center, so wear clothes that will keep you warm. We also have warm blankets available.
There is an experienced team of chemotherapy-certified RNs, all of whom are qualified to answer your questions. There is a clinical oncology pharmacist available to answer your questions as well. We will refer you to your physician for questions he/she needs to respond to.
Because we are an outpatient facility, we are unable to provide one-on-one assistance. If a patient requires a high level of assistance, we will ask a family member or aide to accompany the patient. However, if you just need assistance with walking and getting out of a chair, we would be pleased to assist you.
Yes, and there is wireless internet access available to our patients. When you arrive, your nurse can give you a username and password to access the network.
The Center at Luckow is only open Monday through Friday. For patients needing daily treatments, such as IV antibiotics, we will make arrangements for our patients to be seen at the hospital on the weekend. We will provide the information to you on Friday as to the location and time for those weekend treatments.
