New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation
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The New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC) operates the public hospitals and clinics in New York City. It was created in 1970 by the New York State Legislature as a public benefit corporation. It is similar to a municipal agency, but has a Board of Directors. It operates 11 hospitals, 4 nursing homes, 6 diagnostic and treatment centers, and more than 80 community-based primary care sies, serving primarily the poor and working class. These facilities provide 225,000 admissions, one million emergency room visits and five million clinic visits to New Yorkers each year. The most well-known hospital in the HHC system is Bellevue Hospital, which has a world-famous emergency and trauma service, is the designated hospital for treatment of the President of the United States and other world leaders if they become sick or injured while in New York City. The president of NYCHHC is Alan Aviles, an attorney and health care administrator.
List of hospital facilities
- Bellevue Hospital Center
- Coler-Goldwater Specialty Hospital
- Coney Island Hospital
- Elmhurst Hospital Center
- Harlem Hospital Center
- Jacobi Medical Center
- Kings County Hospital Center
- Lincoln Medical Center
- Metropolitan Medical and Mental Health Center
- North Central Bronx Hospital
- Queens Hospital Center
- Woodhull Medical and Mental Health Center
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