Nassau University Medical Center

Nassau University Medical Center
Nassau Healthcare Corporation
Nassau University Medical Center
Map
Geography
Location2201 Hempstead Turnpike, East Meadow, Nassau County, New York, United States
Coordinates40°43′33.9816″N 73°33′17.5788″W / 40.726106000°N 73.554883000°W / 40.726106000; -73.554883000
Organization
Care systemMedicare
TypeTeaching
Affiliated universityStony Brook University School of Medicine, American University of the Caribbean, New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine, New York College of Podiatric Medicine
Services
Emergency departmentLevel I trauma center
Beds631
HelipadYes
History
Opened1974
Links
Websitewww.numc.edu
ListsHospitals in New York State

Nassau University Medical Center (NUMC) is a public teaching hospital affiliated with the Health Sciences Center of Stony Brook University and with Northwell Health.[1] The 19-story, 631-bed Level I Trauma Center is located at 2201 Hempstead Turnpike in East Meadow, in Nassau County, on Long Island, New York.

The mission of Nassau University Medical Center is to provide comprehensive high-quality health care services to patients regardless of their ability to pay.[2] It is organized as a New York state public-benefit corporation under the name, Nassau Health Care Corporation.[3]

Organization

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The Nassau Health Care Corporation is guided by a 10-member board of directors.[4] The corporation's management team is led by Megan Ryan, Esq., Interim President and Interim Chief Executive Officer.[5] In 2016, it had operating expenses of $598 million, an outstanding debt of $256 million, and a staffing level of 4,180 people.[6]

History

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Meadowbrook Hospital in 1939.

Meadowbrook Hospital opened on July 15, 1935, in East Meadow as a 200-bed county owned general hospital. In the 1970s, the hospital's 19-story Dynamic Care Building, designed by Max O. Urbahn, was constructed, opening in 1974.[7]

The hospital's name was changed in 1970 to the Nassau County Medical Center.[8] This caused confusion with Nassau Hospital in Mineola, New York, which a decade later changed its name to Winthrop-University Hospital. The center's name changed again in December 2000, as part of its transition from county owned hospital to public-benefit corporation, to Nassau University Medical Center to emphasize its affiliation with Stony Brook University's Health Sciences Center.[9]

Dynamic Care Building

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NUMC's Dynamic Care Building, as viewed from the northwest.

Opening in 1974 and at 299 feet, it remains the tallest building in Nassau County, NY. The facility includes:

  • One and two bed patient rooms with private bathrooms.
  • A physical and rehabilitation center.
  • 12 operating room suites
  • 300-seat auditorium
  • Two-level Health Sciences Library
  • Helicopter landing pad
  • Interfaith chapel
  • The Nassau County Firefighters' Burn Center
  • The only multiplace hyperbaric chamber on Long Island, with a team on call 24/7 for diving, carbon monoxide poisoning, and all hyperbaric related emergencies

Patient care

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More than 80,000 people annually are treated in the emergency room and 178,000 in its more than 85 specialty clinics. It is accredited by the Commission on Cancer For Teaching Hospital Cancer Programs and is a designated AIDS Center. Its staff totals more than 3,500.

See also

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nassau University Medical Center.

References

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  1. ^ "Nassau University Medical Center | East Meadow, NY - NuHealth". Numc. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  2. ^ "Nassau University Medical Center - East Meadow, NY - NuHealth". Numc.
  3. ^ "List of New York State Public Benefit Corporations". November 11, 2018. Archived from the original on July 4, 2018. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
  4. ^ "numc.edu board page". Retrieved November 6, 2018.
  5. ^ "numc.edu executive staff page". Retrieved November 6, 2018.
  6. ^ "NYSABO 2018 Report" (PDF). pp. 16, 29, 44. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
  7. ^ "Hospital Gained, Dems Too". Newsday. October 3, 1970. pp. 7–8 – via ProQuest.
  8. ^ "Our History - NUMC". www.numc.edu. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
  9. ^ Durkin, Barbara J. (December 7, 2000). "New Name, New Attitude". Newsday. Retrieved March 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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