Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York
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The Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center (BUHMC) is a non-profit teaching hospital
located at Linden Boulevard
and Rockaway Parkway
in eastern Brooklyn
, New York City
, New York
.
BUHMC is one of Brooklyn's largest voluntary nonprofit teaching hospitals and a regional tertiary care center
. Brookdale provides general and specialized inpatient care to thousands of people every year. In addition Brookdale provides 24-hour emergency services, numerous outpatient programs and long-term specialty care.
Teaching hospital
A teaching hospital is a hospital that provides clinical education and training to future and current doctors, nurses, and other health professionals, in addition to delivering medical care to patients...
located at Linden Boulevard
Linden Boulevard
Linden Boulevard is a boulevard in New York City. It starts off at Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn and stretches through both Brooklyn and Queens. This boulevard, especially the area of Cambria Heights between Springfield Boulevard and the Nassau County line represents a smaller version of shopping...
and Rockaway Parkway
Rockaway Parkway
Rockaway Parkway is a major commercial street in the Canarsie neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York.Canarsie High School, as well as a firehouse and several homes and businesses are on Rockaway Parkway. The Rockaway Parkway station is the southern terminus of the BMT Canarsie Line...
in eastern Brooklyn
Brooklyn
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, New York City
New York City
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, New York
New York
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BUHMC is one of Brooklyn's largest voluntary nonprofit teaching hospitals and a regional tertiary care center
Tertiary referral hospital
A tertiary hospital, tertiary referral center or tertiary care center is a term without a formal definition which in the United States generally refers to:...
. Brookdale provides general and specialized inpatient care to thousands of people every year. In addition Brookdale provides 24-hour emergency services, numerous outpatient programs and long-term specialty care.