New York-Presbyterian University Hospital of Columbia and Cornell
New York-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley-Komansky Children's Hospital
Who We Are
622 West 168 Street
New York, NY 10032
212 305-2500
525 East 68 Street
New York, NY 10065
212 746-5454
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital is one of the world’s largest and most comprehensive academic medical centers. Our world-class physicians diagnose and treat the full spectrum of medical conditions, including some of the most complex disorders affecting children and adults. The Hospital is committed to being a national leader in quality and safety and to putting patients and their families first by providing state of the art medical care in a safe and compassionate environment.
The nation’s only hospital affiliated with two Ivy League medical schools — Weill Cornell Medical College and Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons — NewYork-Presbyterian offers access to cutting-edge technologies and potentially life-saving therapies and clinical trials. Our physicians have contributed breakthrough treatments in areas from organ transplantation and heart surgery to neonatology and cancer care.
Advanced treatment options are available through the Hospital’s comprehensive array of nationally recognized research and clinical programs, including the country’s largest transplant program and burn center; state- and nationally designated centers for cancer, trauma, stroke, weight-loss surgery and HIV/AIDS; and leading programs for reproductive medicine, minimally invasive surgery, neurosurgery, psychiatry, pediatrics and cardiovascular medicine.
Based in New York City, NewYork-Presbyterian is one of the nation’s largest and oldest not-for-profit hospitals, with nearly 2 million inpatient and outpatient visits every year at five major medical centers: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center; NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, including the Komansky Center for Children’s Health; NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital; NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/The Allen Pavilion; and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Westchester Division.
A History of Innovation
Together with its affiliated medical schools — Weill Cornell Medical College and Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons — NewYork-Presbyterian has a long history of notable medical achievements. Innovations include the Apgar score, a standard measure of how well a newborn is adapting to life outside the uterus; the Pap test for uterine cancer; the first blood test for prostate cancer; the first medical use of a laser beam — used for an eye tumor; the first synthesis of penicillin; and the first successful heart transplant in a child.
More recently, the Hospital performed the world’s first gene therapy for Parkinson’s disease; one of the nation’s first incision-free surgeries to remove a gallbladder; and the world’s first pediatric organ surgery involving the removal and partial re-implantation of six organs. As part of its focus on patient-centered care, the Hospital launched myNYP.org in 2009. The site is an online personal health record for patients — one of the first of its kind to give patients the ability to select and store personal medical information generated during their doctor and hospital visits.
Research
NewYork-Presbyterian, in collaboration with its medical school affiliates — Weill Cornell Medical College and Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons — carries out hundreds of clinical research studies in every area of medicine. In 2008, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded $342.9 million in grant funding for Columbia research studies and $233.1 million for Weill Cornell research studies. Key areas of clinical research include cardiology, neurology, pediatrics, and women’s and men’s health.
NewYork-Presbyterian Healthcare System
NewYork-Presbyterian also serves as the academic and tertiary hub of the NewYork-Presbyterian Healthcare System, an extensive network of 27 affiliated and sponsored health care providers across the New York metropolitan area. Members of the System include acute-care and community hospitals, continuum-of-care facilities, home-health agencies, ambulatory sites, and specialty institutes committed to providing high-quality, cost-effective, and conveniently accessible care to the communities they serve.
Commitment to the Community
NewYork-Presbyterian is committed to serving its communities with a full roster of community programs and services, including wellness seminars, health screening events, education outreach, and cultural enrichment programs. The Hospital’s Ambulatory Care Network (ACN) — including 12 primary care practices, 65 specialty services and seven school-based health centers — provides primary care services at outpatient care sites and school-based health centers. The Hospital also operates six WIC centers (a federal and state program for low-income women, infants and children at risk of poor nutrition), representing the largest such nonprofit program in the United States.
Services and Special Capabilities
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Cancer
NewYork-Presbyterian, including its NCI-certified Comprehensive Cancer Center, provides highly effective cancer care in a compassionate setting. Advanced treatments such as robotic prostate surgery offer excellent outcomes with reduced side effects. -
Children’s Health
The Hospital offers innovative treatments for children—including neonatal and critical care, organ transplantation, and programs for cancer, neurological disorders, respiratory diseases and orthopedics—in a high-tech, family-focused setting. -
Emergency Medicine
Emergency medicine specialists provide care at the Hospital’s Level 1 trauma center and psychiatric center. Our burn center is the nation’s busiest and offers advanced treatments such as artificial skin. -
Gastrointestinal Disorders
Gastrointestinal specialists offer prevention, screening and the latest minimally invasive treatments for esophageal and colorectal conditions. The Hospital’s weight-loss surgery center offers innovative and incision-free treatment options. -
Heart & Heart Surgery
Heart specialists offer cutting-edge and minimally invasive treatments for heart disease, heart failure, arrhythmias and more. New treatments include the first gene therapy for heart failure and minimally invasive heart valve replacement. -
Neurology and Neurosurgery
One of the nation’s oldest providers of neurologic care, the Hospital has one of the largest stroke centers in world, and offers advanced treatments for Alzheimer’s disease, brain tumors, epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders. -
Orthopedics
Orthopedic specialists treat debilitating musculoskeletal disorders, such as arthritis, sports injuries and trauma. Advanced treatments include spinal stapling, which has been shown to reverse scoliosis in children. -
Psychiatry
Mental health specialists offer compassionate inpatient, outpatient, partial hospital, day treatment and residential services for adults and children with depression, anxiety, eating disorders, schizophrenia and other serious psychiatric disorders. -
Transplantation
The Hospital’s organ transplantation program is the most active in the nation, with among the best outcomes in heart, lung, liver, kidney and pancreas. Our transplant specialists have pioneered methods including molecular testing and kidney swaps. -
Women’s Health
Women’s health specialists provide state of the art prevention and treatment programs for gynecologic conditions, maternal-fetal health, breast cancer and more. Coordinated care through designated women’s health centers helps ensure optimal outcomes.
Awards and Recognition
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National Cancer Institute–Designated Cancer Center
The Hospital’s National Cancer Institute-certified Cancer Institute is dedicated to offering the latest and most effective treatments with reduced side effects. Clinical research studies continually advance new therapies and prevention strategies. -
Designated Stroke Center
A New York State-certified Stroke Center and one of the largest stroke programs in the nation, NewYork-Presbyterian is a leader in providing medical and surgical strategies to quickly and effectively treat stroke, and advancing new treatments. -
Designated Emergency Medicine Centers
The Hospital is officially designated as a 911 Receiving Hospital, Level 1 Trauma Center, Psychiatric Emergency Receiving Center, and has one of the only emergency medicine residency training programs affiliated with two academic medical centers. -
Chest Pain Center
NewYork-Presbyterian is designated as an Accredited Chest Pain Center by the Society of Chest Pain Centers for providing rapid assessment and treatment for victims of heart attack, and identifying risk for future heart attacks. -
Bariatric Surgery Center
Recognized by New York State and the American College of Surgeons as a Center of Excellence for bariatric and weight-loss surgery, the Hospital offers adolescents and adults a range of innovative weight-loss options. -
Burn Center
NewYork-Presbyterian has the largest and busiest dedicated burn center in the nation, and has cared for more than 18,000 patients since opening 30 years ago. The Burn Center has one of the nation’s only hospital skin banks. -
National Institutes of Health-Designated AIDS Centers
The Hospital’s Center for Special Studies and the AIDS Care Program provide comprehensive care for men, women and children with HIV/AIDS. Both sites are New York State- and National Institutes of Health-designated AIDS Centers. -
Reproductive Medicine and Infertility Centers
NewYork-Presbyterian provides comprehensive treatment of both male and female infertility, achieving success rates that are among the best in the world, and has helped advance treatments like pre-implantation genetic diagnosis. -
UCNS-Certified Neurology Critical Care Fellowship
The Hospital’s two-year fellowship in neurological intensive care is certified by the United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties (UCNS). The fellowship offers training in techniques, including the effective use of advanced neuro-imaging equipment. -
Minimal Access Surgery Center
The Hospital’s Minimal Access Surgery Center serves as a clinical research site for minimally invasive surgical approaches such as robotic and incision-free surgery that promise to improve patient care.