Long Island Jewish Medical Ctr

Details

Name :

Long Island Jewish Medical Ctr

Address  :

270-05 76th Avenue

Town  :

New Hyde Park

State  :

New York

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

11040

Phone  :

718 470 7000

Web URL  :

Specialization
  • Anaesthesiology
  • Colon & Rectal Surgeon
  • Dentistry
  • General Surgeon
  • Neurologist
  • Ophthalmology
  • Orthopedics
  • Otolaryngologist
  • Pathology Lab
  • Plastic Surgery
  • Urology
  • Vascular Surgeon
Facilities

Total Number Of Beds : 524


Description

Long Island Jewish Medical Center shares the title of clinical and academic hub of the North ShoreLong Island Jewish Health System It is an 888bed voluntary nonprofit tertiary care teaching hospital serving the greater metropolitan New York area Our 48acre campus is 15 miles east of Manhattan on the border of Queens and Nassau Counties

LIJ Medical Center is comprised of three components Long Island Jewish Hospital Steven and Alexandra Cohen Childrens Medical Center of New York and The Zucker Hillside Hospital Long Island Jewish Hospital is a 488bed tertiary adult care hospital with advanced diagnostic and treatment technology and modern facilities for medical surgical dental and obstetrical care As the Long Island Campus for the Albert Einstein College of Medicine LIJMCs graduate medical education program is one of the largest in New York State and programs are in divisions headed by fulltime faculty

LIJs fulltime staff includes more than 500 physicians who supervise care in all major specialties and participate in the medical centers extensive teaching and research programs
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