NYU Langone Health is an academic medical center located in

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. The health system consists of

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and NYU Long Island School of Medicine, both part of

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(NYU), and more than 300 locations throughout the New York metropolitan area, including six

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facilities: Tisch Hospital, Kimmel Pavilion, NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital,

Hassenfeld Children's Hospital Hassenfeld Children's Hospital (HCH) at NYU Langone (formerly Children's Health at NYU Hospitals Center) is a pediatric acute-care children's hospital located on the NYU Langone Health campus in Manhattan, New York. Hassenfeld Children's Hospital ...

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and NYU Langone Hospital – Long Island. It is also home to Rusk Rehabilitation Institute. NYU Langone Health is ranked number 3 in the nation and number 1 in New York State on '' U.S. News & World Report’s'' 2022–23 “Best Hospitals Honor Roll”. NYU Grossman School of Medicine is ranked number 2 in the nation on ''U.S. News & World Report’s'' 2022–23 list of “Best Graduate Schools for Research”, rising from number 34 in 2010. Rusk Rehabilitation is consistently ranked one of the top 10 rehabilitation programs in the country by ''U.S. News & World Report.'' Vizient, Inc. and

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, two independent healthcare performance improvement organizations, have named NYU Langone Health among the top health systems nationwide for quality and safety, and the

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has awarded the institution a five-star rating. NYU Langone Health’s four hospitals have all earned the Magnet designation for excellence in nursing and quality patient care from the

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, an honor achieved by only 9.4% of hospitals in the U.S. NYU Langone Health is one of the largest healthcare systems in the Northeast, with more than 46,000 employees.

History

The hospital was originally named NYU Medical Center and was changed to NYU Langone Medical Center in 2008 after a $200 million gift from Kenneth and Elaine Langone.

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is the chairman of the board of trustees. In November 2008, a $150 million donation was given for the construction of the Helen L. and Martin S. Kimmel Pavilion in honor of the late real estate developer and philanthropist

Martin Kimmel Martin S. Kimmel (April 9, 1916 – April 15, 2008) was an American real estate developer and philanthropist who co-founded Kimco Realty Corporation, the largest builder of strip malls in the United States. Early life and education Kimmel was born ...

. The hospital officially changed its name to NYU Langone Health in 2017. With a tradition of responding to urgent

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s, the faculty and alumni of NYU Grossman School of Medicine have contributed to the control of

tuberculosis Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease usually caused by '' Mycobacterium tuberculosis'' (MTB) bacteria. Tuberculosis generally affects the lungs, but it can also affect other parts of the body. Most infections show no symptoms, ...

diphtheria Diphtheria is an infection caused by the bacterium '' Corynebacterium diphtheriae''. Most infections are asymptomatic or have a mild clinical course, but in some outbreaks more than 10% of those diagnosed with the disease may die. Signs and s ...

yellow fever Yellow fever is a viral disease of typically short duration. In most cases, symptoms include fever, chills, loss of appetite, nausea, muscle pains – particularly in the back – and headaches. Symptoms typically improve within five days. ...

, and

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, the development of

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for

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, and

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, advances in the treatment and prevention of

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and

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, the introduction of minimally invasive surgical techniques, and others. In the early 1980s, clinicians and researchers at

, including dermatologists, infectious disease specialists, immunologists, oncologists, and epidemiologists, were among the first to identify an alarming increase in Kaposi's sarcoma, opportunistic infections, and immune system failure among young gay men, and alert health authorities to an imminent health catastrophe, soon to be known as

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Facilities

NYU Grossman School of Medicine

Founded in 1841,

includes the Joan and

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Research Center, devoted to

translational medicine Translational medicine (often called translational science, of which it is a form) is defined by the European Society for Translational Medicine as "an interdisciplinary branch of the biomedical field supported by three main pillars: benchside, bed ...

; the Vilcek Institute of Graduate Biomedical Sciences, which offers interdisciplinary training programs in the basic medical sciences, leading to a PhD; and the NYU Post-Graduate Medical School, offering continuing medical education courses to physicians and other biomedical health professionals. Nyu-langone-medical-center-building

NYU Grossman School of Medicine maintains affiliations with several leading area hospitals, including

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, the nation's oldest public hospital, which serves as its primary teaching affiliate, the VAbr>New York Harbor Healthcare System's
��Manhattan campus, NYC Health + Hospitals Gouverneur in Manhattan, and NYC Health + Hospitals/Woodhull in Brooklyn.

Tisch Hospital

Tisch Hospital is a 300-bed inpatient hospital that has 66 operating rooms, a clinical care unit and a

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. Tisch Hospital is also home to the

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-accredited Comprehensive Stroke Center and the

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Center for Emergency Services. The present facility opened in 1963 as University Hospital and was renamed Tisch Hospital in 1989 after the families of Laurence Tisch and

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gave a $30 million donation to New York University and its medical center.

Kimmel Pavilion

The Helen L. and Martin S. Kimmel Pavilion is a 374-bed hospital composed of single rooms. It also contains 30 operating rooms and image-guided labs, and 4 procedural rooms. It opened in June 2018.

Hassenfeld Children's Hospital

Hassenfeld Children's Hospital (HCH) at NYU Langone (formerly Children's Health at NYU Hospitals Center) is a pediatric

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children's hospital A children's hospital is a hospital that offers its services exclusively to infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. In certain special cases, they may also treat adults. The number of children's hospitals proliferated in the 20th ...

located on the NYU Langone campus in

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. Hassenfeld Children's Hospital has 102 pediatric beds and is located in the Helen L. and Martin S. Kimmel Pavilion. It is directly affiliated with the pediatrics department of the

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. The hospital treats infants, children, teens, and young adults aged 0–21, with some programs treating up until age 25. While not a trauma center, Hassenfeld Children's Hospital contains the KiDS Emergency Department to treat children with injuries.

NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital

NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital, formerly known as Hospital for Joint Diseases, provides medical and surgical care for the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of orthopedic, musculoskeletal, rheumatic, and neurological conditions, as well as other related diseases and injuries.

NYU Langone Hospital – Brooklyn

NYU Langone Hospital – Brooklyn is a full-service, 450-bed academic teaching hospital in the Sunset Park neighborhood of

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, New York City. Formerly named NYU Lutheran Medical Center, it functions as the hub of Lutheran Healthcare, which itself is part of the larger NYU Langone Health.

NYU Langone Hospital – Long Island

NYU Langone Hospital — Long Island is a hospital in

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that is the

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hospital base of NYU Langone Health System. It was previously known as Nassau Hospital and later Winthrop-University Hospital.

Achievements

In 2010, NYU Langone received a Gold Seal of Approval from the Joint Commission, reflecting a commitment to high-quality care, and in 2009, the Rusk Institute and Hospital for Joint Diseases received accreditation from the

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. On July 28, 2011, ''

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'' listed the Hospital for Joint Diseases at NYU Langone Health under 60 Hospitals With Great Orthopedic Programs. NYU Langone Health has earned a 5-star rating for safety, quality, and patient experience from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service. Langone Medical Columbus NYU jeh

U.S. News & World Report

NYU Langone was ranked No. 3 on the ''U.S. News & World Report'' "Best Hospitals" 2022-2023 Honor Roll. In addition, NYU Langone rose to No. 1 in New York state and No.1 in the New York metro area.

References

External links

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