NYU Langone Hospital – Brooklyn
| NYU Langone Hospital – Brooklyn | |
|---|---|
| NYU Langone Health | |
View of hospital from Second Avenue | |
| Geography | |
| Location | 150 55th Street, Brooklyn, New York, United States |
| Coordinates | 40°38′48″N 74°01′14″W / 40.646578°N 74.020658°W |
| Organization | |
| Care system | Private |
| Funding | Non-profit hospital |
| Type | Teaching |
| Affiliated university | NYU School of Medicine |
| Network | NYU Langone Medical Center |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Level I trauma center |
| Beds | 450 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1883 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in New York State |
| Other links | Hospitals in Brooklyn |
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NYU Langone Hospital – Brooklyn is a 450-bed academic teaching hospital in the Sunset Park neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City. Formerly named NYU Lutheran Medical Center, it functions as the hub of Lutheran Healthcare, a part of NYU Langone Health.
Many of this hospital's staff members are bilingual/bicultural, speaking languages such as Spanish, Chinese, Arabic, and Russian, reflecting the diversity of Sunset Park. NYU Langone Hospital – Brooklyn offers a range of clinical programs, including a New York State designated Stroke Center, Regional Trauma Center, interventional and therapeutic cardiac catheterization laboratory, orthopedics and a Bariatric Center of Excellence. It treated 75,808 patients in 2011, and has one of the busiest emergency departments in Brooklyn, treating approximately 80,000 patients a year.