Lincoln Hospital (Bronx)

Lincoln Hospital
NYC Health + Hospitals
View of the hospital from East 149th Street
Geography
Location234 East 149th Street,
The Bronx, New York, United States
Coordinates40°49′N 73°55′W / 40.817°N 73.917°W / 40.817; -73.917
Organization
FundingPublic hospital
TypeTeaching
Affiliated universityWeill Cornell Medical College
New York College of Podiatric Medicine
NetworkNYC Health + Hospitals
Services
Emergency departmentLevel I trauma center
Beds362
Public transit access New York City Subway:
at 149th Street–Grand Concourse station
New York City Bus: Bx1, Bx2, Bx19, Bx32, BxM4
History
Former name(s)
  • The Home for the Colored Aged (1839)
  • The Colored Home and Hospital (1882)
  • Lincoln Hospital and Home (1902)
  • Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center
Opened
  • 1839
  • 1898 (first Bronx campus)
  • 1976 (second Bronx campus)
Links
Websitenychhc.org/lincoln
ListsHospitals in New York State
Other linksHospitals in The Bronx

Lincoln Hospital is a full service medical center and teaching hospital affiliated with Weill Cornell Medical College, in the Mott Haven neighborhood of the Bronx, New York City, New York. The medical center is municipally owned by NYC Health + Hospitals.

Lincoln is known for innovative programs addressing the specific needs of the community it serves, aggressively tackling such issues as asthma, obesity, cancer, diabetes and tuberculosis. Staffed by a team of more than 300 physicians, the hospital has an inpatient capacity of 347 beds, including 20 neonatal intensive care beds, 23 intensive care beds, 8 pediatric intensive care beds, 7 coronary care beds, and an 11-station renal dialysis unit. With over 144,000 emergency department visits annually, Lincoln has the busiest single-site emergency department in New York City and the third-busiest in the nation.