Nassau University Medical Center
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Nassau University Medical Center (NUMC) is a teaching hospital
affiliated with the Health Sciences Center of the State University of New York at Stony Brook. The 19 story, 631 bed Level I Trauma Center is located at 2201 Hempstead Turnpike, East Meadow, NY.
The mission of Nassau University Medical Center is to provide comprehensive high quality health care services to Nassau County residents regardless of their ability to pay.
Dynamic Care Building. Ironically, that caused confusion with Nassau Hospital in Mineola, New York
, which a decade later changed its name to the current Winthrop-University Hospital
. Again in December 2000, the Center’s name changed to Nassau University Medical Center to emphasize its affiliation with Stony Brook University's Health Sciences Center.
Center. Its staff totals more than 3,500.
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...
affiliated with the Health Sciences Center of the State University of New York at Stony Brook. The 19 story, 631 bed Level I Trauma Center is located at 2201 Hempstead Turnpike, East Meadow, NY.
The mission of Nassau University Medical Center is to provide comprehensive high quality health care services to Nassau County residents regardless of their ability to pay.
History
Meadowbrook Hospital opened on July 15, 1935 in East Meadow, NY as a 200-bed general hospital. In 1974, its name was changed to the Nassau County Medical Center when it opened the 19-storyDynamic Care Building. Ironically, that caused confusion with Nassau Hospital in Mineola, New York
Mineola, New York
Mineola is a village in Nassau County, New York, USA. The population was 18,799 at the 2010 census. The name is derived from a Native American word meaning a "pleasant place"....
, which a decade later changed its name to the current Winthrop-University Hospital
Winthrop-University Hospital
Winthrop-University Hospital was founded in 1896 under the name Nassau Hospital as Long Island, New York's first voluntary hospital. The location was originally constructed in 1900. It was renamed Winthrop-University Hospital in the 1980s to avoid confusion with Nassau County Medical Center, now...
. Again in December 2000, the Center’s name changed to Nassau University Medical Center to emphasize its affiliation with Stony Brook University's Health Sciences Center.
Dynamic Care Building
Since 1974 at 299ft it remains as the tallest building in Nassau County, NY. The facility includes:- One and two bed patient rooms with private bathrooms.
- 12 operating room suites
- 300-seat auditorium
- Two-level Health Sciences Library
- Helicopter landing pad
- Interfaith chapel
- The Nassau County Firefighters' Burn Center
Patient care
More than 80,000 people annually are treated in the emergency room and 178,000 in its more than 85 specialty clinics. It is accredited by the Commission on Cancer For Teaching Hospital Cancer Programs and is a designated AIDSAIDS
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus...
Center. Its staff totals more than 3,500.