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A 651-bed voluntary, acute care institution, New York Methodist is affiliated with the Weill Cornell Medical College and is a member of the New York-Presbyterian Healthcare System. New York Methodist is a major teaching hospital, with graduate medical education programs for resident physicians as well as a Center for Allied Health Education that houses several schools that train allied health professionals.

NYM provides services to over 34,000 inpatients each year. An additional 350,000 outpatient visits and services are logged annually. And the medical staff includes over 1100 physicians.

The Hospital offers a full range of the most sophisticated and advanced medical programs and services to the Brooklyn community.

It has one of only three cardiac surgery programs in the borough the New York Methodist-Cornell Heart Center is staffed by the top-rated surgical team from the Weill Cornell Medical Center.
The heart surgery program is backed by a full range of cardiology services, including an extensive interventional cardiology program, electrophysiology program and diagnostic capabilities that include cardiac MRI.
NYMs Department of Neurosciences is structured around an innovative model that includes specialists in all areas of neurology, rehabilitation medicine, psychiatry and psychology.
The Advanced Womens Prenatal and Diagnostic Testing Center offers a full range of high-tech diagnostic examinations for women at every stage of life.
A brand new bright and cheerful inpatient pediatric unit has private rooms designed to allow parents to stay overnight with their children and a schoolroom and teacher affiliated with the New York City Department of Education.
The Hospitals Institute for Cancer Care offers an unusually spacious and comfortable infusion center located near to the main Hospital campus.
The Emergency Department, which sees about 70,000 patients annually, was recently expanded. The new facility includes a separate pediatric emergency room and a private area for women with obstetric or gynecological conditions.
The NYM Birthing Center includes large home-like birthing rooms, fully equipped to let families and their doctors make choices from a range of childbirth options. The Hospital has a 60-neonatal nursery and a 24-bed State-designated Level III nursery for babies who are premature or ill.
A Diabetes Education and Resource Center, a Sleep Disorders Center, a Fertility Institute, a Multiple Sclerosis Center, Parkinsons Program and Spine & Arthritis Center are just a few of the many special programs the Hospital offers to meet the healthcare needs of its community.