Bellevue Hospital
Bellevue Hospital (officially NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue and formerly known as Bellevue Hospital Center) is a hospital in New York City and the oldest public hospital in the United States. One of the largest hospitals in the United States by number of beds, it is located at 462 First Avenue in the Kips Bay neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. Bellevue is also home to FDNY EMS Station 08, formerly NYC EMS Station 13.
| Bellevue Hospital | |
|---|---|
| NYC Health + Hospitals | |
| Geography | |
| Location | 462 First Avenue, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States |
| Coordinates | 40°44′21″N 73°58′31″W |
| Organization | |
| Funding | Public hospital |
| Type | Teaching |
| Affiliated university | New York University School of Medicine |
| Network | NYC Health + Hospitals NYU Langone Health System |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Level I trauma center |
| Beds | 844 (2015) |
| Helipad | East 34th Street Heliport (IATA: TSS) |
| History | |
| Opened | March 31, 1736 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in New York State |
| Other links | Hospitals in Manhattan |
Historically, Bellevue was so frequently associated with its treatment of mentally ill patients that "Bellevue" became a local pejorative slang term for a psychiatric hospital. The hospital has since developed into a comprehensive major medical center including outpatient, specialty, and skilled nursing care, as well as emergency and inpatient services. The hospital contains a 25-story patient care facility and has an attending physician staff of 1,200 and an in-house staff of about 5,500.
Bellevue is a safety net hospital, providing healthcare for individuals regardless of their insurance status or ability to pay. It handles over half a million patient visits each year.