Harlem Hospital Center | |
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NYC Health + Hospitals | |
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![]() The hospital's Lenox Avenue facade | |
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Geography | |
Location | 506 Lenox Avenue, New York, New York, United States |
Coordinates | 40°48′51″N 73°56′25″W / 40.814232°N 73.940189°W |
Organization | |
Care system | Private |
Funding | Public hospital |
Type | Teaching |
Affiliated university | |
Network | NYC Health + Hospitals |
Services | |
Emergency department | Level I trauma center |
Beds | 272[2] |
Speciality | Asthma, Burns, Reconstructive surgery, Tuberculosis |
History | |
Opened | April 18, 1897[2] |
Links | |
Website | nychhc |
Lists | Hospitals in New York State |
Other links | Hospitals in Manhattan |
Harlem Hospital Center, branded as NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem, is a 272-bed, public teaching hospital affiliated with Columbia University.[1] It is located at 506 Lenox Avenue in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City and was founded on April 18, 1887.[2]
The hospital was established to provide healthcare to the citizens of the neighborhood. Initially, the hospital served as a holding area for patients to be transferred to Randalls and Wards Islands and Bellevue Hospital. With the wave of the African Americans who moved to New York after World War I, the hospital soon outgrew its initial building. After acquiring land, a new building opened on April 13, 1907. The hospital developed a teaching program that is affiliated with Columbia University, and has continued to serve the Harlem neighborhood since its inception.