NYU Langone Hospital – Brooklyn

Hospital in New York, United States

NYU Langone Hospital – Brooklyn

NYU Langone Health

View of hospital from Second Avenue

Location within New York City

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 / 40.646578; -74.020658
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 (1883)
Links
Website| www.nyulangone.org/locations/nyu-langone-hospital-brooklyn
Lists| Hospitals in New York State
Other links| Hospitals in Brooklyn

NYU Langone Hospital – Brooklyn[1] 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.[2][3] 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.[4] It treated 75,808 patients in 2011,[4] and has one of the busiest emergency departments in Brooklyn, treating approximately 80,000 patients a year.[5]

## History

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### Norwegian Lutheran Deaconess Hospital

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Lutheran Medical Center was founded in 1883 by Sister Elisabeth Fedde, a Norwegian Lutheran deaconess nurse.[5] By 1890 it had moved from its original William Street (in Red Hook) to 4520 Fourth Avenue.[6] Incremental expansion, beginning in the 1950s,[7] increased the number of beds from under 200 in 1967 to over 400 in 2017.[6] In 1974 the hospital moved to 150 55th Street in Sunset Park in a former factory building.

#### Sister Elizabeth Maternity Hospital

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Sister Elizabeth Memorial Hospital was a hospital in the Sunset Park neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. It was located at 362 51st Street, between Third Avenue and Fourth Avenue (40°38′46″N 74°00′58″W﻿ / ﻿40.6460°N 74.0160°W﻿ / 40.6460; -74.0160) and was absorbed by the Lutheran Medical Center during the 1980s.[8]

### Expansion

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In 2004 the newly added Chinese Unit's 16-bed wing on the fourth floor was described by The New York Daily News as "the only one of its kind in Brooklyn catering specifically to the burgeoning Chinese immigrant population in Sunset Park." Translators are available 24/7, and the hospital provides Halal or kosher meals to those that request them.[3]

A $2.5 million cardiac catheterization laboratory opened in 2005. The new lab allows technicians to produce cardiac angiograms, which are high-quality images of the heart and coronary arteries allowing clots, blockages, and other problems to be diagnosed.[9]

In 2010, the Emergency Department (ED) went through a major expansion, which increased its space and services by 45 percent. The ED expansion included the increase of treatment bays from 30 to 46 and additional exam space for a five-room Quick Care area for a triage, treat, and release program for less urgent conditions. The expansion also included discrete child-friendly pediatric treatment bays, and an upgraded radiology suite located on site brought state-of-the-art technology into the treatment area to improve turnaround time for patients and their families.[5]

Lutheran Medical Center affiliated with NYU Langone in 2015 and was renamed NYU Lutheran Medical Center.[10] In 2017 it was renamed again and thereafter known as NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn.[11]

## In popular culture

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ABC News' documentary series NY Med featured NYU Lutheran in several episodes. Lutheran is also featured on NY ER, which airs on the Oprah Winfrey Network. Lutheran's busy Emergency Department and Trauma Center are what attracted producers to the southwest Brooklyn hospital.[12][13] Two Lutheran surgeons - Drs. Charles Guidry and Tara Margarella - were featured on the show.[14][15]

## Certifications

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### New York State Department of Health Designations

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* American College of Surgeons Level 1 Trauma Center
* Level 1 Adult Trauma Center[16]
* Level 2 Perinatal Center[16]
* Stroke Center[16]
* AIDS Center[16]

### Other Designations/Certifications

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* Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) - Comprehensive Stroke Center

## See also

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* List of hospitals in New York City

## References

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1. ^ "A Hospital Grows in Brooklyn: NYU Langone Plans $650 million Expansion". Wall Street Journal. February 28, 2020.
2. ^ "Language & Disability Services". nyulangone.org. Retrieved September 23, 2017.
3. ^ a b Palmer, Gianna (August 17, 2009). "Hospital homeland comforts: Chinese staff serves immigrant patients at Lutheran Medical". Daily News. New York.
4. ^ a b "Lutheran Medical Center | Lutheran Family Health Centers | Lutheran Health Care" (PDF). www.lutheranmedicalcenter.com. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
5. ^ a b c "Emergency Medicine". Archived from the original on November 25, 2010. Retrieved November 27, 2010.
6. ^ a b "The Fights for Bay Ridge's First Hospitals". Hey Ridge. March 27, 2017.
7. ^ Johnston, Laurie (January 23, 1950). "Once tiny hospital expands steadily; Norwegian Hospital in Brooklyn To Open Drive for Funds". The New York Times.
8. ^ Hospitals that have closed in New York City
9. ^ Shelby, Joyce (June 21, 2004). "Lutheran Will Open Heart Lab". Daily News. New York.
10. ^ NYU Langone and Lutheran Medical Center Receive Final Approval to Affiliate, Expanding Access to High Quality Healthcare, nyulangone.org, 2015-04-01
11. ^ "NYU Lutheran Medical Center gets $25 million from Bezos Family Foundation, rebrands as NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn".
12. ^ "Detail". Archived from the original on August 28, 2012. Retrieved July 12, 2012.
13. ^ Gray, Ellen (July 9, 2012). "The doctor will see you now on 'NY Med'". Philadelphia Daily News. Archived from the original on February 1, 2013.
14. ^ "Charles Guidry, DO". nymedshow.com. Archived from the original on July 23, 2012. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
15. ^ "Tara Margarella, DO". nymedshow.com. Archived from the original on July 23, 2012. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
16. ^ a b c d "NYS Health Profile: NYU Lutheran Medical Center". profiles.health.ny.gov. Retrieved September 23, 2017.

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