New York Eye and Ear Infirmary

Mount Sinai Health System
New York Eye and Ear Infirmary North Building, opened in 1968
Map
Geography
Location310 East 14th Street, New York City, New York, United States
Organization
FundingNon-profit hospital
TypeTeaching
Affiliated universityIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
NetworkMount Sinai Health System
History
OpenedAugust 14, 1820
Links
Websitewww.nyee.edu
ListsHospitals in New York State
Other linksHospitals in Manhattan

40°43′58″N 73°59′03″W / 40.732758°N 73.984283°W / 40.732758; -73.984283

The original 13th Street building was erected in 1856, rebuilt in 1893, and now includes the Schermerhorn Pavilion, designed by Robert Williams Gibson, and opened in 1903.

New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai (NYEE) is located at East 14th Street and Second Avenue in lower Manhattan, New York City. Founded on August 14, 1820, NYEE is America's first specialty hospital and one of the most prominent in the fields of ophthalmology and otolaryngology in the world,[1][2] providing primary inpatient and outpatient care in those specialties. Previously affiliated with New York Medical College, as of 2013 it is affiliated with the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai as a part of the membership in the Mount Sinai Health System.

  1. ^ "USNews Hospital Rankings". USNews. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
  2. ^ "New York Eye and Ear Infirmary - AFB Directory Profile - VisionAware". www.visionaware.org. Retrieved 2019-12-07.