Long Island Jewish Medical Center

Not to be confused with Long Island Jewish Forest Hills or Long Island Jewish Valley Stream.

Long Island Jewish Medical Center
Northwell Health
Geography
Location	Glen Oaks, New York City, New York, United States
Coordinates	40°45′15″N73°42′32″W / 40.75417°N 73.70889°W / 40.75417; -73.70889
Organization
Type	Teaching
Affiliated university	Zucker School of Medicine
Services
Beds	583 - LIJ Medical Center 1,004 - the entire medical campus
History
Opened	1954
Links
Website	www.northwell.edu
Lists	Hospitals in New York State
Other links	Hospitals in Queens

The entrance to the western (Queens) complex of the hospital

Long Island Jewish Medical Center (also known as LIJ or LIJ Medical Center) is a clinical and academic hospital and medical campus within the Northwell Health system. It is a 1,004-bed, ^[1] non-profit tertiary care teaching hospital and medical campus serving the greater New York metropolitan area. The 48-acre (19 ha) campus is 15 miles (24 km) east of Manhattan, on the border of Queens and Nassau Counties, in Glen Oaks, Queens and Lake Success, New York, respectively.

LIJMC has three hospitals that encompass the medical campus: Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Cohen Children’s Medical Center, and The Zucker Hillside Hospital.

Long Island Jewish Medical Center (often simply called LIJ) is a 583-bed ^[2] tertiary, adult acute-care hospital with advanced diagnostic and treatment technology, and modern facilities for medical, surgical, dental and obstetrical care. LIJ is a Regional Perinatal Center and its maternity program is the busiest in New York State with just over 7,700 deliveries a year. ^[3]

As a primary teaching hospital (along with North Shore University Hospital) for the Zucker School of Medicine, the Hofstra Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies, LIJMC's graduate medical education program is one of the largest in New York State, and whose programs are headed by full-time faculty.

The Zucker Hillside Hospital, previously known as Hillside Hospital, is an in-patient and out-patient psychiatric hospital and clinic in the borough of Queens in New York City.

LIJ's full-time staff includes more than 500 physicians, who supervise care in all major specialties and participate in the medical center's teaching and research programs.

The medical center is located on the southeast side of North Shore Towers.

The center was founded in 1954 by a group of nine philanthropists, including Jacob H. Horwitz. ^[4]

In 2012 they opened Katz Women's Hospital a nine-story glass tower with private delivery rooms nursery and additional private rooms for cardiac patients.

Notable people

Notable births

• April 12, 1961: Willi Ninja; dancer and choreographer. ^[5]
• March 6, 1965: John Bernikow; NYC graphic designer
• November 16, 1986: Omar Mateen; terrorist and perpetrator of the Orlando nightclub shooting. ^[6]

Notable deaths

• September 14, 1992: Leon J. Davis; Polish-American labor leader who co-founded 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East. ^[7]
• February 11, 1994; Saul Weprin; attorney and politician who was Speaker of the New York State Assembly. ^[8]
• November 13, 1998; Red Holzman; basketball player and coach. ^[9]
• June 25, 1999: Fred Trump; real estate developer and father of the 45th & 47th President of the United States, Donald Trump. ^[10]

Notable employees

• Sean Kenniff; 4-year residency and chief resident ^[11]
• Harold S. Koplewicz; Chief of child and adolescent psychiatry ^[12]
• Dr. Sandra Lindsay DHSc, MS, MBA, RN, CCRN-K, NE-BC; First person in the U.S. to get the COVID-19 vaccine.

Transportation

The MTA's Q46 bus stops inside the hospital. In addition, the QM5 , QM6 , QM8 , QM35 and QM36 express buses to Manhattan all stop near LIJ.

References

1. "NYS Hospital Profile: Long Island Jewish Medical Center".
2. "About our hospital".
3. "NYS Health Profile: Long Island Jewish Medical Center".
4. Staff writer (October 14, 1992). "Obituary: Jacob H. Horwitz, 100, Innovator in Fashion and Hospital Founder". The New York Times. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
5. Ross, Andrew; Rose, Tricia (1994). Microphone Friends: Youth Music & Youth Culture. New York, NY: Routledge. pp. 163–175. ISBN   0-415-90907-4.
6. Detman, Gary (June 16, 2016). "Omar Mateen had behavioral issues in school, records show". WPEC . Retrieved November 22, 2020.
7. McFadden, Robert D. (September 15, 1992). "Leon Davis, 85, Head of Health-Care Union, Dies". The New York Times . Retrieved April 9, 2017.
8. Sack, Kevin (February 12, 1994). "Saul Weprin Is Dead at 66; Sought Assembly Harmony". The New York Times . p. 10; Column 1.
9. Berkow, Ira (November 15, 1998). "Red Holzman, Hall of Fame Coach, Dies at 78". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved August 7, 2020.
10. Mosconi, Angela (June 26, 1999). "Fred Trump, Dad of Donald, Dies at 93". New York Post . Retrieved January 29, 2017.
11. "Sean". Survivor: Borneo site at CBS.com. Archived from the original on January 3, 2014.
12. Tagliaferro, Linda (June 16, 1996). "Long Island Q & A: Dr. Harold S. Koplewicz;Helping to Combat Child and Adolescent Mental Disorders". The New York Times.