Northwell Health is a nonprofit integrated healthcare network that is New York State's largest healthcare provider and private employer, with more than 81,000 employees.
The flagship hospitals of Northwell are
North Shore University Hospital
North Shore University Hospital (formerly known as Manhasset Hospital) is a part of Northwell Health, New York State's largest healthcare provider and private employer. It is a primary teaching hospital for the Donald & Barbara Zucker School of ...
and
Long Island Jewish Medical Center
Long Island Jewish Medical Center (LIJMC or LIJ) is a clinical and academic hospital within the Northwell Health system. It is a 807-bed, non-profit tertiary care teaching hospital serving the greater New York metropolitan area. The campus is ...
(LIJ Medical Center).
History
Prior to 2015, the network was called North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System (North Shore-LIJ).
In 2019, Northwell had 23 hospitals and more than 700 outpatient facilities, as well as the
Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, the
Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research
The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research in Manhasset, Nassau County, New York, United States, on Long Island, constitute the research arm of Northwell Health. Feinstein is home to 50 research labs, 2,500 clinical research studies, and 5,00 ...
, urgent care centers, kidney dialysis centers, acute inpatient rehabilitation, sub-acute rehabilitation and skilled-nursing facilities, a home care network, a hospice network, and other services.
More recently, the company signed a deal with software technology company Playback Health, to launch platforms for patient medical information to retain their healthcare data.
In April 2022, Northwell Health announced it will be providing telemedicine support of around of medical supplies to the front-line regions of Ukraine to aid in the humanitarian crisis.
Hospitals
The following hospitals and medical facilities are part of Northwell Health. All locations are in New York.
Northwell Nurse Choir
In 2020, during the ongoing
COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identi ...
, a choir was formed consisting of 18 nurses from the organization who had worked on the frontline to aid those affected by the virus. All members who took part conducted virtual performances, with the choir created to support the nonprofit Nurse Heroes group. The group came to prominence in 2021 when they auditioned on the
16th season of ''
America's Got Talent
''America's Got Talent'' (often abbreviated as ''AGT'') is a televised American talent show competition, and is part of the global ''Got Talent'' franchise created by Simon Cowell. The program is produced by Fremantle (as well as distribu ...
''.
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Companies based in Nassau County, New York
Hospital networks in the United States
Medical and health organizations based in New York (state)
Town of North Hempstead, New York
1997 establishments in New York (state)
Companies established in 1997