Care system Medicare Emergency department Level I trauma center Height 91 m Phone +1 516-572-0123 Founded 1974 | Website www.numc.edu Opened 15 July 1935 Number of beds 530 | |
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Affiliated university SUNY Stony Brook School of Medicine, American University of the Caribbean, New York College of Osteopathic Medicine Similar Long Island Jewish M, Franklin Hospital, Plainview Hospital, Southside Hospital, Flushing Hospital Medical Profiles | ||
Nassau University Medical Center (NUMC) is a public teaching hospital affiliated with the Health Sciences Center of Stony Brook University and with the North Shore-LIJ Health System. The 19 story, 631 bed Level I Trauma Center is located at 2201 Hempstead Turnpike, East Meadow, NY.
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The mission of Nassau University Medical Center is to provide comprehensive high quality health care services to Nassau County residents regardless of their ability to pay.
Nassau university medical center
History
Meadowbrook Hospital opened on July 15, 1935 in East Meadow, NY as a 200-bed county owned general hospital. In 1974, its name was changed to the Nassau County Medical Center when it opened the 19-story Dynamic Care Building. This caused confusion with Nassau Hospital in Mineola, New York, which a decade later changed its name to the current Winthrop-University Hospital. Again in December 2000, as part of its transition from county owned hospital to public-benefit corporation, the Center’s name changed to Nassau University Medical Center to emphasize its affiliation with Stony Brook University's Health Sciences Center.
Dynamic Care Building
Opening in 1974 and at 299 feet, it remains the tallest building in Nassau County, NY. The facility includes:
Patient care
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.