Metropolitan Hospital Center
| Metropolitan Hospital Center | |
|---|---|
| NYC Health + Hospitals | |
| Geography | |
| Location | 1901 First Avenue New York, New York, United States |
| Coordinates | 40°47′5.74″N 73°56′40.94″W / 40.7849278°N 73.9447056°W |
| Organization | |
| Care system | Public |
| Funding | Public hospital |
| Type | Community |
| Affiliated university | New York Medical College New York College of Podiatric Medicine |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Beds | 330 (approximately) |
| History | |
| Former name(s) | Homeopathic Hospital Ward's Island Homeopathic Hospital |
| Opened | 1875 as the Homeopathic Hospital |
| Links | |
| Website | nyc |
| Lists | Hospitals in New York State |
| Other links | Hospitals in Manhattan |
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The Metropolitan Hospital Center (MHC, also referred to as Metropolitan Hospital) is a hospital in the East Harlem neighborhood of New York City.
It has been affiliated with New York Medical College since it was founded in 1875, representing the oldest partnership between a hospital and a private medical school in the United States.
MHC is part of the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC), the largest municipal hospital and healthcare system in the country.