Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
| Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | |
|---|---|
Main entrance on York Avenue | |
| Geography | |
| Location | 1275 York Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 40°45′51″N 73°57′25″W / 40.764096°N 73.956842°W |
| Organisation | |
| Funding | Non-profit hospital |
| Type | Specialist |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Urgent care center |
| Beds | 498 (as of 2018) |
| Speciality | Oncology |
| History | |
| Former name(s) | New York Cancer Hospital |
| Opened | 1884 (as New York Cancer Hospital) |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in U.S. |
| Other links | Hospitals in Manhattan |
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK or MSKCC) is a cancer treatment and research institution in Manhattan in New York City. MSKCC is one of 72 National Cancer Institute–designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers. Its main campus is located at 1275 York Avenue between 67th and 68th Streets in Manhattan.
It was formed in 1980 from the merger of the Memorial Hospital for the Treatment of Cancer and Allied Diseases, founded in 1884, and the adjacent Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research, founded in 1945. The two medical entities had formally coordinated their operations since 1960.