New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center

The NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital is a nonprofit academic medical center in New York City affiliated with two Ivy League medical schools, Cornell University and Columbia University. The hospital comprises seven distinct campuses located in the New York metropolitan area. It is ranked as the seventh best hospital in the United States and the second in the New York City metropolitan area by U.S. News & World Report. The hospital has more than 6,500 affiliated physicians, 20,000 employees and 2,600 beds in total.

It was founded in 1771 as New York Hospital by Edinburgh Medical School graduate Samuel Bard and merged with the Presbyterian Hospital in 1910. It has a rich history of philanthropic donations, including from Howard Hughes, William Randolph Hearst, Harry and Leona Helmsley, Maurice R. Greenberg, and the Baker, Whitney, Lasdon, and Payson families. The hospital has specialized service lines including a Payne Whitney Psychiatric Clinic, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Urology and more.

Address: 622 W 168th St, New York, NY 10032

Phone: (212) 305-2500

Hours:

  • Open 24 hours
  • Emergency room: Open 24 hours

Appointments: NY Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center