NYC Health Hospitals Metropolitan

Name :

NYC Health Hospitals Metropolitan

Address  :

1901 First Avenue

Town  :

New York

State  :

New York

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

10029

Phone  :

212 423 6262

Web URL  :

NYC Health  Hospitals Metropolitan
Specialization
  • Cancer Surgery
  • Cardiology
  • Colon & Rectal Surgeon
  • Daibetes, Endocrinology
  • Dentistry
  • Dermatology
  • Endocrinology
  • Family Practice
  • Gastro-enterology
  • General Surgeon
  • Gynaecology
  • Hematologist
  • Internal Medicine
  • Neuro Surgeon
  • Neurologist
  • Obestetrician/Gynecologist
  • Oncologist
  • Ophthalmology
  • Orthopedics
  • Otolaryngologist
  • Paediatrics
  • Pain Management
  • Pathology Lab
  • Pediatrics
  • Physiotherapy
  • Plastic Surgery
  • Podiatry
  • Urology
  • Vascular Surgeon
Facilities

Total Number Of Beds : 338

Speciality Type :

Multi Speciality :

  • Surgical General
  • Gynaecology
  • Dental
  • Orthopedic

Description

Since its founding in 1875 Metropolitan Hospital Center has been affiliated with New York Medical College representing the oldest American partnership between a hospital and a private medical school in the United States Because attending physicians teach and lead research they keep uptodate on scientific developments important to their patients Close physician supervision helps ensure that patients receive the best most effective care possible

Today Metropolitan Hospital is a fullservice acute care hospital emphasizing primary care medicine and utilizing the latest advances in medical science In March 2006 Metropolitan Hospital Center was the first hospital in East Harlem to be designated by the New York State Department of Health NYSDOH as an official Stroke Center Community residents can now be assured that stroke victims can receive the timely diagnosis and treatment they need to prevent possible disability or death

Metropolitan prides itself on delivering culturallysensitive medical care to the diverse neighborhoods of northern Manhattan From New Yorkers in neighborhoods suffering from asthma or diabetes to women seeking early detection and treatment for breast cancer Metropolitan provides compassionate appropriate and affordable care

Many areas within Metropolitan have been recently renovated Delivering healthy babies in the beautifully remodeled maternity floor is just one of the advantages patients enjoy in Metropolitans Womens Health Services Womens Health also includes an endocrinology infertility clinic and a neonatal intensive care unit

Metropolitan Hospital Center along with other HHC hospitals received high quality ratings from the NYSDOH comparing key quality measures and treatments for specific conditions in hospitals statewide The hospital scored 97 percent for appropriate care in heart failure cases 96 percent for heart attack care and 94 percent for surgical infection prevention an HHC corporate initiative
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