Long Island Jewish Medical Center(also known asLIJorLIJ Medical Center) is a clinical andacademichospital and medical campus within theNorthwell Healthsystem. It is a 1,004-bed,[1]non-profittertiary careteaching hospitaland medical campus serving the greaterNew York metropolitan area.The 48-acre (19 ha) campus is 15 miles (24 km) east ofManhattan,on the border ofQueensand Nassau Counties, inGlen Oaks, QueensandLake Success, New York,respectively.
| Long Island Jewish Medical Center | |
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| Northwell Health | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Glen Oaks,New York City,New York, United States |
| Coordinates | 40°45′15″N73°42′32″W/ 40.75417°N 73.70889°W |
| Organization | |
| Type | Teaching |
| Affiliated university | Zucker School of Medicine |
| Services | |
| Beds | 1,004 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1954 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in New York State |
| Other links | Hospitals in Queens |
LIJMC has three hospitals that encompass the medical campus: Long Island Jewish Medical Center,Cohen Children’s Medical Center,and TheZucker Hillside Hospital.
Long Island Jewish Medical Center (often simply calledLIJ) is a 583-bed[2]tertiary, adult acute-care hospital with advanced diagnostic and treatment technology, and modern facilities for medical, surgical, dental and obstetrical care. LIJ is aRegional Perinatal Centerand its maternity program is the busiest in New York State with just over 7,700 deliveries a year.[3]
As a primary teaching hospital (along withNorth Shore University Hospital) for theZucker School of Medicine,the Hofstra Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies, LIJMC's graduate medical education program is one of the largest in New York State, and whose programs are headed by full-time faculty.
LIJ's full-time staff includes more than 500 physicians, who supervise care in all major specialties and participate in the medical center's teaching and research programs.
The medical center is located on the southeast side ofNorth Shore Towers.
The center was founded in 1954 by a group of nine philanthropists, includingJacob H. Horwitz.[4]
In 2012 they opened Katz Women's Hospital a nine-story glass tower with private delivery rooms nursery and additional private rooms for cardiac patients.
Notable people
editNotable births
edit- April 12, 1961:Willi Ninja;dancer andchoreographer.[5]
- March 6, 1965: John Bernikow; NYC graphic designer
- November 16, 1986:Omar Mateen;terrorist and perpetrator of theOrlando nightclub shooting.[6]
Notable deaths
edit- September 14, 1992:Leon J. Davis;Polish-American labor leader who co-founded1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East.[7]
- February 11, 1994;Saul Weprin;attorney and politician who wasSpeaker of the New York State Assembly.[8]
- November 13, 1998;Red Holzman;basketball player and coach.[9]
- June 25, 1999:Fred Trump;real estate developer and father of the 45th & 47thPresident of the United States,Donald Trump.[10]
Notable employees
edit- Sean Kenniff;4-year residency and chief resident[11]
- Harold S. Koplewicz;Chief of child and adolescent psychiatry[12]
- Dr. Sandra LindsayDHSc, MS, MBA, RN, CCRN-K, NE-BC; First person in the U.S. to get theCOVID-19 vaccine.
Transportation
editTheMTA'sQ46bus stops inside the hospital. In addition, theQM5,QM6,QM8,QM35andQM36express busestoManhattanall stop near LIJ.
References
edit- ^"NYS Hospital Profile: Long Island Jewish Medical Center".
- ^"About our hospital".
- ^"NYS Health Profile: Long Island Jewish Medical Center".
- ^Staff writer (October 14, 1992)."Obituary: Jacob H. Horwitz, 100, Innovator in Fashion and Hospital Founder".The New York Times.RetrievedJuly 5,2015.
- ^Ross, Andrew; Rose, Tricia (1994).Microphone Friends: Youth Music & Youth Culture.New York, NY: Routledge. pp.163–175.ISBN0-415-90907-4.
- ^Detman, Gary (June 16, 2016)."Omar Mateen had behavioral issues in school, records show".WPEC.RetrievedNovember 22,2020.
- ^McFadden, Robert D. (September 15, 1992)."Leon Davis, 85, Head of Health-Care Union, Dies".The New York Times.RetrievedApril 9,2017.
- ^Sack, Kevin (February 12, 1994)."Saul Weprin Is Dead at 66; Sought Assembly Harmony".The New York Times.p. 10; Column 1.
- ^Berkow, Ira(November 15, 1998)."Red Holzman, Hall of Fame Coach, Dies at 78".The New York Times.ISSN0362-4331.RetrievedAugust 7,2020.
- ^Mosconi, Angela (June 26, 1999)."Fred Trump, Dad of Donald, Dies at 93".New York Post.RetrievedJanuary 29,2017.
- ^"Sean".Survivor: Borneosite atCBS.Archivedfrom the original on January 3, 2014.
- ^Tagliaferro, Linda (June 16, 1996)."Long Island Q & A: Dr. Harold S. Koplewicz;Helping to Combat Child and Adolescent Mental Disorders".The New York Times.
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