Long Island Jewish Medical Center

Long Island Jewish Medical Center
Long Island Jewish Medical Center
Northwell Health
	The Zuckerberg Pavilion at LIJMC
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	807
History
Opened	1954
Links
Website	www.northwell.edu
Lists	Hospitals in New York State
Other links	Hospitals in Queens

Long Island Jewish Medical Center(also known asLIJMCorLIJ) is a clinical andacademichospital within theNorthwell Healthsystem. It is a 807-bed, non-profittertiary care teaching hospitalserving 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.

LIJMC has three components: Long Island Jewish Hospital,Steven & Alexandra Cohen Children's Medical Center of New York,and TheZucker Hillside Hospital.Long Island Jewish Hospital is a 587-bed tertiary adult care hospital with advanced diagnostic and treatment technology, and modern facilities for medical, surgical, dental and obstetrical care. As a primary teaching hospital for theZucker School of Medicine(along withNorth Shore University Hospital) and the Hofstra Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies Island Campus for theAlbert Einstein College of Medicine,LIJMC's graduate medical education program is one of the largest in New York State, and programs are in divisions 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.^[1]

Notable people

Notable births

April 12, 1961:Willi Ninja;dancer andchoreographer.^[2]
March 6, 1965: John Bernikow; NYC graphic designer
November 16, 1986:Omar Mateen;terrorist and perpetrator of theOrlando nightclub shooting.^[3]

Notable deaths

September 14, 1992:Leon J. Davis;Polish-American labor leader who co-founded1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East.^[4]
February 11, 1994;Saul Weprin;attorney and politician who wasSpeaker of the New York State Assembly.^[5]
November 13, 1998;Red Holzman;basketball player and coach.^[6]
June 25, 1999:Fred Trump;real estate developer and father of the 45thPresident of the United States,Donald Trump.^[7]

Notable employees

Sean Kenniff;4-year residency and chief resident^[8]
Harold S. Koplewicz;Chief of child and adolescent psychiatry^[9]
Dr. Sandra LindsayDHSc, MS, MBA, RN, CCRN-K, NE-BC; First person in the U.S. to get theCOVID-19 vaccine.

Transportation

TheMTA's Q46bus stops inside the hospital. In addition, theQM5,QM6,QM8,QM35andQM36 express busestoManhattanall stop near LIJ.

References

^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.ISBN 0-415-90907-4.
^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.ISSN 0362-4331.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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[nyobit-1] Staff writer (October 14, 1992)."Obituary: Jacob H. Horwitz, 100, Innovator in Fashion and Hospital Founder".The New York Times.RetrievedJuly 5,2015.

[2] Ross, Andrew; Rose, Tricia (1994).Microphone Friends: Youth Music & Youth Culture.New York, NY: Routledge. pp. 163–175.ISBN 0-415-90907-4.

[3] Detman, Gary (June 16, 2016)."Omar Mateen had behavioral issues in school, records show".WPEC.RetrievedNovember 22,2020.

[NYTobit-4] McFadden, Robert D. (September 15, 1992)."Leon Davis, 85, Head of Health-Care Union, Dies".The New York Times.RetrievedApril 9,2017.

[5] Sack, Kevin (February 12, 1994)."Saul Weprin Is Dead at 66; Sought Assembly Harmony".The New York Times.p. 10; Column 1.

[NYT-6] Berkow, Ira(November 15, 1998)."Red Holzman, Hall of Fame Coach, Dies at 78".The New York Times.ISSN 0362-4331.RetrievedAugust 7,2020.

[NYP-7] Mosconi, Angela (June 26, 1999)."Fred Trump, Dad of Donald, Dies at 93".New York Post.RetrievedJanuary 29,2017.

[cbsbio-8] "Sean".Survivor: Borneosite atCBS.Archivedfrom the original on January 3, 2014.

[9] 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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