Metropolitan Hospital Center | |
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NYC Health + Hospitals | |
Geography | |
Location | 1901 First Avenue New York, New York, United States |
Coordinates | 40°47′5.74″N 73°56′40.94″W / 40.7849278°N 73.9447056°W |
Organization | |
Type | Community |
Affiliated university | New York Medical College New York College of Podiatric Medicine |
Services | |
Emergency department | Yes |
History | |
Opened | 1875 |
Links | |
Website | http://nyc.gov/mhc |
Lists | Hospitals in New York State |
Other links | Hospitals in Manhattan |
Metropolitan Hospital Center (MHC, also referred to as Metropolitan Hospital) is a hospital in East Harlem, New York City. It has been affiliated with New York Medical College since it was founded in 1875,[1] representing the oldest partnership between a hospital and a private medical school in the United States.[2]
MHC is part of the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC), the largest municipal hospital and healthcare system in the country.