North Central Bronx Hospital

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NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central Bronx
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North Central Bronx Hospital
Geography
Location3424 Kossuth Avenue, The Bronx, New York, United States
Coordinates 40°52′49.55″N73°52′53.05″W / 40.8804306°N 73.8814028°W / 40.8804306; -73.8814028
Organization
Funding Public hospital
Type Teaching
Affiliated university James J. Peters VA Medical Center [1]
Network North Bronx Health Network
Services
Standards Joint Commission [2]
Emergency department Yes
Beds213 permanent & 120 additional temporary beds [3]
SpecialityCommunity
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History
Former name(s)North Central Bronx Hospital
Opened1976;48 years ago (1976)
Links
Website www.nychealthandhospitals.org/northcentralbronx/
Lists Hospitals in New York State
Other links Hospitals in The Bronx

NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central Bronx, better known as North Central Bronx Hospital, is a municipal hospital founded in 1976 [4] and operated by NYC Health + Hospitals. The 17 story Brutalist style building is located next to the Montefiore Medical Center in the Norwood neighborhood of The Bronx in New York City. [5] [6]

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North Central Bronx Hospital is one of the 11 acute care hospitals of the NYC Health + Hospitals corporation. The hospital is a partner in the North Bronx Healthcare Network along with the Jacobi Medical Center.

The hospital has an educational affiliation with James J. Peters VA Medical Center. [1]

History

The $100 million Brutalist architecture facility opened on October 25, 1976. [7] [8] A $12.5 million a year contract with nearby Montefiore Medical Center to provide some medical services was in place at the time. [9] [8] [10]

In 1977 the hospital began a birth center program that includes midwives. [11] [12] The birth center was renovated in 2013 and re-opened in 2014. [13]

In 2020, the 215 bed hospital began a rapid expansion of 120 additional intensive care unit (ICU) beds to assist the hospital's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. [3] The first 20 of the additional beds were opened as a COVID-19 specific ICU on May 5, 2020. [14]

In 2024, North Central Bronx added an employee wellness room to promote emotional health for their staff. [15] [16]

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North Central Bronx Hospital

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