Albany Medical Center | |
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Geography | |
Location | 43 New Scotland Avenue, Albany, New York, United States |
Organization | |
Funding | Non-profit hospital |
Type | Teaching |
Affiliated university | Albany Medical College |
Services | |
Emergency department | Level I trauma center |
Beds | 766 |
Helipad | IATA: NK64 |
History | |
Opened | 1849 |
Links | |
Website | www |
Lists | Hospitals in New York State |
Albany Medical Center is the only academic medical center serving northeastern New York and western New England. It is the anchor of the Albany Med Health System, a regionally governed, not-for-profit health system consisting of Albany Medical Center, Albany Medical College, Columbia Memorial Health, Glens Falls Hospital, Saratoga Hospital, and the Visiting Nurses. Albany Medical Center awards the Albany Medical Center Prize, the second-highest value prize in medicine and biomedical research in the United States, annually.[1] Within Albany Medical Center is the Bernard & Millie Duker Children's Hospital that treats infants, children, teens, and young adults throughout the region.[2]