University Hospital of Brooklyn at Long Island College Hospital

University Hospital of Brooklyn at Long Island College Hospital
Long Island College Hospital, 2010
Map
Geography
LocationBrooklyn, Brooklyn Heights and Cobble Hill neighborhoods, New York, United States
Services
Beds508
History
Opened1858
ClosedAugust 30, 2014
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ListsHospitals in New York State

University Hospital of Brooklyn at Long Island College Hospital (or LICH) was a 506-bed teaching hospital located in the Brooklyn Heights and Cobble Hill neighborhoods of Brooklyn, New York. The hospital was founded in 1858 as Long Island College Hospital and following years-long attempts to save it through mergers and property development, it ceased operations on August 30, 2014.[1][2]

  1. ^ "LICH Updates," SUNY Downstate Medical University website. Accessed: February 4, 2015.
  2. ^ Frost, Mary (August 9, 2016). "LICH: Everything you want to know (almost) about the deal to close Long Island College Hospital". Retrieved December 11, 2021.