NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central Bronx | |
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Geography | |
Location | 3424 Kossuth Avenue, The Bronx, New York, United States |
Coordinates | 40°52′49.55″N 73°52′53.05″W / 40.8804306°N 73.8814028°W |
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 |
Beds | 215 permanent & 120 additional temporary beds [3] |
Speciality | Community |
Public transit access |
New York City Subway:
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Mosholu Parkway at Norwood–205th Street New York City Bus: Bx10, Bx16, Bx28, Bx30, Bx34, Bx38, BxM4 Metro-North Railroad: Harlem Line at Williams Bridge |
History | |
Former name(s) | North Central Bronx Hospital |
Opened | 1976 |
Links | |
Website |
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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]
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]
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]