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{{Infobox hospital
| Name       = Nassau University Medical Center
| Org/Group  = Nassau Healthcare Corporation
| Image      = Nassau_University_Medical_Center.jpg
| Caption    = Nassau University Medical Center
| Logo       = <!-- optional -->
| Location   = 2201 Hempstead Turnpike, [[East Meadow, New York|East Meadow]]
| Region     = [[Nassau County, New York|Nassau County]]
| State      = New York
| Country    = US
| HealthCare = Medicare
| Type       = Teaching
| Speciality = 
| Standards  = <!-- optional if no national standards -->
| Emergency  = I
| Affiliation= [[Stony Brook University|Stony Brook University School of Medicine]], [[American University of the Caribbean]], [[New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine]], [[New York College of Podiatric Medicine]]
| Beds       = 631
| Founded    = 1974
| Closed     = <!-- optional -->
| Website    = [http://www.numc.edu www.numc.edu]
| Coordinates = {{coord|40|43|33.9816|N|73|33|17.5788|W|display=inline,title}}
| Wiki-Links = <!-- optional -->
|}}

'''Nassau University Medical Center''' (NUMC) is a public [[teaching hospital]] affiliated with the Health Sciences Center of [[Stony Brook University]] and with  [[Northwell Health]]. The 19-story, 631-bed [[Level I Trauma Center]] is located at 2201 [[Hempstead Turnpike]], [[East Meadow, New York|East Meadow]], [[New York (state)|New York]], in [[Nassau County, New York|Nassau County]] on [[Long Island]].

The mission of Nassau University Medical Center is to provide comprehensive high-quality health care services to patients regardless of their ability to pay.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.numc.edu/index.php?id=26|title=Nassau University Medical Center - East Meadow, NY - NuHealth|website=Numc}}</ref> It is organized as a [[New York state public-benefit corporations|New York state public-benefit corporation]] under the name, Nassau Health Care Corporation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.Bosc.state.ny.us/pubauth/data/index.htm|title=List of New York State Public Benefit Corporations|date=November 11, 2018|access-date=November 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180704103915/http://www.osc.state.ny.us/pubauth/data/index.htm|archive-date=July 4, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Organization==
The Nassau Health Care Corporation is guided by a 10-member board of directors.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.numc.edu/about/board-of-directors/|title=numc.edu board page|access-date=November 6, 2018}}</ref> The corporation's management team is led by Anthony Boutin M.D., Chief Medical Officer and Interim President and Interim Chief Executive Officer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.numc.edu/about/executive-staff/|title=numc.edu executive staff page|access-date=November 6, 2018}}</ref> In 2016, it had operating expenses of $598 million, an outstanding debt of $256 million, and a staffing level of 4,180 people.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abo.ny.gov/reports/annualreports/ABO2018AnnualReport.pdf|title=NYSABO 2018 Report|pages=16, 29, 44|access-date=November 6, 2018}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:New York - Far Rockaway Beach through Eastons Point Light - NARA - 68145427.jpg|thumb|left|Meadowbrook Hospital in 1939.]]
Meadowbrook Hospital opened on July 15, 1935, in East Meadow as a 200-bed county owned general hospital. In 1974, its name was changed to the Nassau County Medical Center when it opened the 19-story Dynamic Care Building. This caused confusion with Nassau Hospital in [[Mineola, New York]], which a decade later changed its name to [[Winthrop-University Hospital]]. The center's name changed again in December 2000, as part of its transition from county owned hospital to [[New York state public-benefit corporations|public-benefit corporation]], to Nassau University Medical Center to emphasize its affiliation with [[Stony Brook University]]'s Health Sciences Center.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newsday.com/|title=Newsday - Long Island's & NYC's News Source|website=Newsday}}</ref>

==Dynamic Care Building==

[[File:Nassau University Medical Center NW 2018.jpg|thumb|NUMC's Dynamic Care Building, as viewed from the northwest.]]
Opening in 1974 and at 299 feet, it remains the tallest building in Nassau County, NY. The facility includes:
* One and two bed patient rooms with private bathrooms.
* A physical and rehabilitation center. 
* 12 [[operating room]] suites
* 300-seat auditorium 
* Two-level Health Sciences Library 
* Helicopter landing pad 
* Interfaith chapel
* The Nassau County Firefighters' Burn Center
* The only multiplace hyperbaric chamber on Long Island, with a team on call 24/7 for diving, carbon monoxide poisoning, and all hyperbaric related emergencies

==Patient care==

More than 80,000 people annually are treated in the [[emergency room]] and 178,000 in its more than 85 specialty clinics. It is accredited by the Commission on Cancer For Teaching Hospital Cancer Programs and is a designated [[AIDS]] Center. Its staff totals more than 3,500.

==See also==
* [[Erie County Medical Center]]
* [[Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center]]
* [[Westchester Medical Center University Hospital]]
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==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.numc.edu/}}
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