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Investing in a Healthier Future for Our Patients, Our Care Teams, and Our Community
Lenox Hill Hospital is part of the Northwell Health network, the largest private employer in New York State and the New York metropolitan area, providing world-class health care to over two million people annually. Northwell Health plans to revitalize Lenox Hill Hospital into a hospital ready to care for current and future generations. The hospital’s mission is to deliver care with compassion and respect, to promote wellness in our communities and to advance the field of medicine through education and research. The vision for a renewed Lenox Hill Hospital is deeply informed by its expert staff as well as modern medical standards and community feedback and will ensure the hospital remains at the forefront of clinical care for years to come.
As Northwell’s flagship Manhattan hospital, Lenox Hill Hospital is an essential piece of New York City’s healthcare system and has a national reputation for outstanding patient care and innovative medical and surgical treatments. Today, more than 144,000 patients visit Lenox Hill Hospital every year, with over 37,000 emergency room visits and over 4,000 baby deliveries.
We will continue to engage the community, elected officials, physicians and our employees as we renew Lenox Hill Hospital, updating the patient experience with single-patient rooms and modernized departments while offering the world-class, patient-centered care it has always delivered.
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For over 160 years, it has been an anchor institution in Manhattan’s Upper East Side, building relationships with and caring for generations of families. To continue providing our patients with the best care, we must modernize Lenox Hill Hospital to serve our patients' health care needs in the years to come. The hospital’s buildings, stitched together over the past 100+ years, are not designed to accommodate best practices for the next generation of care.
At a moment when hospitals are closing across New York City, this investment in Lenox Hill Hospital is essential to the community and New York City.
Health care needs across Manhattan are becoming increasingly complex – population growth, the aging population, and rising demand for specialized services require a hospital that can offer more advanced and efficient care.
Dr. Daniel Baker, Lenox Hill Hospital President
The lack of investment in a fully state-of-the-art hospital can have a cascading effect that compromises the health of our patients and the broader New York health care community. This is not simply about renovating a building — it's about securing the future of health care for generations of New Yorkers.
Despite everything that was going on, I've never felt so loved and cared for as a family by the NICU staff... These are the people who ensured we felt seen, heard and informed during a difficult time.
Marissa V., Patient
Investing in Lenox Hill Hospital will improve patient care, create jobs, and accommodate emerging medical technology and procedures to ensure the hospital can care for future generations of New Yorkers.
50,000+
emergency room visits every year
4,000+
babies delivered every year
14,000+
surgeries per year
60%
of patients are on Medicare and Medicaid
