Long Island College Hospital
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Long Island College Hospital (LICH) is a teaching hospital
situated at Hicks and Amity Streets in Cobble Hill
section of Brooklyn, New York.
Founded in 1858, the hospital has 506 beds. In 1860 it introduced the practice of bedside teaching and it later became the first U.S. hospital to use stethoscope
s and anesthesia
. In 1873 it introduced the first emergency ambulance service in Brooklyn. Its collegiate division would later form the Downstate Medical Center, an academic unit of the State University of New York
in 1948. The Polhemus Memorial Clinic
, an eight-story 1897 tower that was part LICH until July 2008, is considered to be the first example of skyscraper
hospital, anywhere in the world.
Today it remains an academic affiliate of the SUNY Downstate Medical Center and serves as a clinical campus for medical students in the Downstate College of Medicine. The hospital was affiliated with the Continuum Health Partners
. As of May 27 2011, Long Island College Hospital is now part of SUNY Downstate's University Hospital of Brooklyn and is called University Hospital of Brooklyn at Long Island College Hospital
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...
situated at Hicks and Amity Streets in Cobble Hill
Cobble Hill, Brooklyn
Cobble Hill is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, USA. Bordered by Atlantic Avenue on the north, Hicks Street to the west, Smith Street on the east and Degraw Street to the south, Cobble Hill sits adjacent to Boerum Hill and Brooklyn Heights with Carroll Gardens to the south...
section of Brooklyn, New York.
Founded in 1858, the hospital has 506 beds. In 1860 it introduced the practice of bedside teaching and it later became the first U.S. hospital to use stethoscope
Stethoscope
The stethoscope is an acoustic medical device for auscultation, or listening to the internal sounds of an animal body. It is often used to listen to lung and heart sounds. It is also used to listen to intestines and blood flow in arteries and veins...
s and anesthesia
Anesthesia
Anesthesia, or anaesthesia , traditionally meant the condition of having sensation blocked or temporarily taken away...
. In 1873 it introduced the first emergency ambulance service in Brooklyn. Its collegiate division would later form the Downstate Medical Center, an academic unit of the State University of New York
State University of New York
The State University of New York, abbreviated SUNY , is a system of public institutions of higher education in New York, United States. It is the largest comprehensive system of universities, colleges, and community colleges in the United States, with a total enrollment of 465,000 students, plus...
in 1948. The Polhemus Memorial Clinic
Polhemus Memorial Clinic
The Polhemus Memorial Clinic in Brooklyn, New York was built in 1897 as an extension of a hospital for the poor on the corner of Henry and Amity streets. It was officially inaugurated January 5, 1898. Throughout most of its lifetime, 1897 to July 2008, it was part of the Long Island College Hospital...
, an eight-story 1897 tower that was part LICH until July 2008, is considered to be the first example of skyscraper
Skyscraper
A skyscraper is a tall, continuously habitable building of many stories, often designed for office and commercial use. There is no official definition or height above which a building may be classified as a skyscraper...
hospital, anywhere in the world.
Today it remains an academic affiliate of the SUNY Downstate Medical Center and serves as a clinical campus for medical students in the Downstate College of Medicine. The hospital was affiliated with the Continuum Health Partners
Continuum Health Partners
Continuum Health Partners is a hospital network in New York City.It consists of:*Beth Israel Medical Center*St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center*New York Eye and Ear InfirmaryIt was formed initially in 1997 by Beth Israel and St. Luke's-Roosevelt...
. As of May 27 2011, Long Island College Hospital is now part of SUNY Downstate's University Hospital of Brooklyn and is called University Hospital of Brooklyn at Long Island College Hospital