Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center
Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center was a 303-bed full-service community teaching hospital with an estimated 2,100 full-time employees, located in the neighborhood of East Flatbush in Brooklyn, New York. The hospital was made up of a complex of eight conjoined buildings which are dispersed over a 366,000 square foot city block.
| Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center | |
|---|---|
| Kingsbrook Healthcare System | |
KJMC | |
Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center | |
| Geography | |
| Location | 585 Schenectady Avenue 11203, East Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York, United States |
| Coordinates | 40.658777°N 73.933197°W |
| Organization | |
| Care system | Voluntary non-profit – Private |
| Funding | Not-for-profit, Government |
| Type | Teaching hospital, Community |
| Affiliated university | SUNY Downstate Medical Center, St. George's University, American University of Antigua, Saba University School of Medicine, Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, Medical University of Lublin, Medical University of Silesia |
| Network | Kingsbrook Healthcare System |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Beds | 303 (Nursing Home 466) |
| Helipad | No |
| History | |
| Opened | 1925 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in New York State |
| Other links | Hospitals in Brooklyn |
It is currently under the network of Kingsbrook Healthcare System Corporation which, in addition to the hospital, comprises Rutland Nursing Home, containing 466 short and long term-care beds, Rutland Adult Day Healthcare Center, and its ancillary outpatient clinics. The hospital serves a diverse population from a wide range of ethnic backgrounds. Kingsbrook is accredited by the Joint Commission and is a non-for-profit member of both the Greater New York Hospital Association and the Healthcare Association of New York State.
Kingsbrook provides ambulatory surgery, cardiology, critical care medicine, emergency/urgent care, gastroenterology, pulmonary, a ventilator dependent unit, wound care including hyperbaric chambers, diagnostic imaging including MRI and CT scanning, and an outpatient center.
The hospital is part of an ongoing merger of Brooklyn hospitals under the banner of One Brooklyn Health System including Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center and Interfaith Medical Center with which New York State has invested nearly $700 million.