New York Health and Hospitals Corporation
The New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC), the largest municipal hospital and health care system in the country, is a $5.4 billion public benefit corporation that serves 1.3 million New Yorkers and nearly 450,000 who are uninsured. HHC provides medical, mental health and substance abuse services through its 11 acute care hospitals, four skilled nursing facilities, six large diagnostic and treatment centers and more than 80 community based clinics. HHC has its own managed care health plan (MetroPlus), and it runs a home care agency that provides health services at home for New Yorkers.
New York City Health and Hospitals At-A-Glance
| Employees: |
|
32,632 |
| Licensed Beds: |
|
4,501 |
| Discharges: |
|
211,977 |
| Outpatient Visits: |
|
1,074,436 |
| Emergency Visits: |
|
1,074,436 |
| Births: |
|
22,856 |
This data is from the 2009 NAPH Hospital Characteristics Survey.
For more information, visit
nyc.gov.
Harlem Hospital Center, part of the New York City Health and Hospitals
Corporation, has been a bedrock of the Harlem community since 1887.