The New York City metropolitan area has one of the highest concentrations of medical facilities in the world, ranging in size from small neighborhood hospitals to large teaching hospitals affiliated with leading medical schools. The area also boasts the most diverse patient population in the United States, all in a geographically dense area.
- Inpatient care hospitals: 96
- Total beds: 40,076
- Number of inpatient admissions: 2,388,432
- Patient Care Physicians: 46,253
A number of New York City’s medical facilities are recognized nationally for excellence in patient treatment across a wide range of medical specialties, as shown in U.S. News & World Report’s annual ranking of America’s Best Hospitals.
US News and World Report Hospital Rankings
Sources: Greater New York Hospital Associations,
Health Care Statistics 2005
- Bon Secours Charity Health System, 3 Hospitals
- Catholic Health Care System, 4 Hospitals
- Catholic Health Services of Long lsland, 5 Hospitals
- Continuum Health Partners, 4 Hospitals
- Health Quest Systems Inc., 3 Hospitals
- Medisys Health Network, 3 Hospitals
- Mount Sinai Health System, 2 Hospitals
- NYU Health System, 3 Hospitals
- New York Health and Hospitals Corporation, 12 Hospitals
- New
York-Presbyterian Healthcare System, 29 Hospitals
- North
Shore-Long Island Jewish Hospital System,
14 Hospitals
- Riverside Healthcare, 2 Hospitals
- Sound
Shore Health System, 2 Hospitals
- St.
Vincent’s Health Care System, 9 Hospitals
- Stellaris Health Network, 4 Hospitals
- Veterans
Administration (VA) New York Harbor Health Care System, 6
Hospitals
Independent Hospitals
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