North Central Bronx Hospital
| NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central Bronx | |
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| NYC Health + Hospitals | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | 3424 Kossuth Avenue, The Bronx, New York, United States |
| Coordinates | 40°52′49.55″N 73°52′53.05″W / 40.8804306°N 73.8814028°W |
| Organization | |
| Funding | Public hospital |
| Type | Community |
| Affiliated university | James J. Peters VA Medical Center[2] |
| Network | North Bronx Health Network |
| Services | |
| Standards | Joint Commission[1] |
| Emergency department | Level II trauma center |
| Beds | 232 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1976 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in New York State |
| Other links | Hospitals in The Bronx |
NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central Bronx, better known as North Central Bronx Hospital is a 17 story[3] municipal hospital founded in 1976[4] and operated by NYC Health + Hospitals. The hospital is located next to the Montefiore Medical Center in the Norwood neighborhood of The Bronx in New York City.[5]
North Central Bronx Hospital is one of the 11 acute care hospitals of the NYC Health + Hospitals corporation. The hospital is a partner in the North Bronx Healthcare Network along with the Jacobi Medical Center.
The hospital has an educational affiliation with James J. Peters VA Medical Center.[2]
History
The $100 million facility opened on October 25, 1976.[6][7] A $12.5 million a year contract with nearby Montefiore Medical Center to provide some medical services was in place at the time.[8][7][9]
In 1977 the hospital began a birth center program that includes midwives.[10] [11] The birth center was renovated in 2013 and re-opened in 2014.[12]
See also
References
- ^ "Search QualityCheck.org". www.qualitycheck.org. Joint Commission. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ a b "NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central Bronx". pagny.org. Physician Affiliate Group of New York.
- ^ "North Central Bronx Hospital, New York City | 113888 | EMPORIS". www.emporis.com. Emporis GmbH. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ "About North Central Bronx". nychealthandhospitals.org. North Central Bronx Hospital. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ^ Lisa W. Foderaro (April 25, 2005). "Forget Close Competition. This Is Next-Door Rivalry". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ^ Williams, Lena (15 September 1976). "Board of Doctors Demands Opening Of Bronx Hospital". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ^ a b Bird, David (26 October 1976). "New North Central Bronx Hospital Finally Gets to Admit First Patient". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ^ "Pact Set for Montefiore and New Bronx Hospital". The New York Times. 15 October 1976. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ^ Williams, Lena (8 October 1976). "Montefiore Selected to Provide Medical Staff for Bronx Hospital". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ^ Norwood, Christopher (August 23, 1982). Delivering babies the old fashioned way (New York Magazine ed.). New York Media, LLC. pp. 66–68. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ^ Haire, Doris B.; Elsberry, Charlotte Cram (1991). "Maternity Care and Outcomes in a High-Risk Service: The North Central Bronx Hospital Experience". Birth. 18 (1): 33–37. doi:10.1111/j.1523-536X.1991.tb00051.x. ISSN 1523-536X. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ^ Hu, Winnie (12 October 2014). "Bronx Hospital Is Set to Reopen Its Birthing Center After a Renovation". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 March 2019.