BronxCare Health System | |
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BronxCare Health System | |
Geography | |
Location | 1650 Grand Concourse, The Bronx, New York, United States |
Coordinates | 40°50′37″N 73°54′39″W / 40.8435°N 73.9108°W |
Organization | |
Care system | Private |
Type | Teaching |
Affiliated university | Mount Sinai School of Medicine |
Services | |
Standards | Joint Commission[1] |
Emergency department | Yes |
Beds | 859[2] |
Public transit access | New York City Subway: at Mount Eden Avenue at 174th-175th street New York City Bus: Bx1, Bx2, Bx32, BxM4 |
History | |
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Links | |
Website | www |
Lists | Hospitals in New York State |
Other links | Hospitals in The Bronx |
The BronxCare Health System, previously known as "Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center," is a hospital in the Bronx, New York City. It was founded as the Lebanon Hospital by Jonas Weil in 1890. In 1962, Lebanon Hospital merged with Bronx Hospital, and since 2016, the combined center has served as a teaching hospital for Mount Sinai School of Medicine.[3]