Harlem Hospital Center

Harlem Hospital Center
NYC Health + Hospitals
The hospital's Lenox Avenue facade
Geography
Location	506 Lenox Avenue, New York, New York, United States
Coordinates	40°48′51″N 73°56′25″W / 40.814232°N 73.940189°W / 40.814232; -73.940189
Organization
Care system	Private
Funding	Public hospital
Type	Teaching
Affiliated university	Columbia Medical Center College of Physicians and Surgeons[1] New York College of Podiatric Medicine
Network	NYC Health + Hospitals
Services
Emergency department	Level I trauma center
Beds	272[2]
Speciality	Asthma, Burns, Reconstructive surgery, Tuberculosis
History
Opened	April 18, 1897; 127 years ago (1897-04-18)[2]
Links
Website	nychhc.org/harlem
Lists	Hospitals in New York State
Other links	Hospitals in Manhattan

Harlem Hospital Center, branded as NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem, is a 272-bed, public teaching hospital affiliated with Columbia University.^[1] It is located at 506 Lenox Avenue in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City and was founded on April 18, 1887.^[2]

The hospital was established to provide healthcare to the citizens of the neighborhood. Initially, the hospital served as a holding area for patients to be transferred to Randalls and Wards Islands and Bellevue Hospital. With the wave of the African Americans who moved to New York after World War I, the hospital soon outgrew its initial building. After acquiring land, a new building opened on April 13, 1907. The hospital developed a teaching program that is affiliated with Columbia University, and has continued to serve the Harlem neighborhood since its inception.