Montefiore Medical Center

Montefiore Medical Center, in the Bronx, New York, is the University Hospital for the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. The hospital, named for Moses Montefiore, is one of the 50 largest employers in New York State [1].

History

Located in Norwood, Montefiore Medical Center was founded in 1884 "by leaders of New York’s Jewish community" as the Home for Chronic Invalids, housing mainly tuberculosis patients. Montefiore established the United States' first hospital departments of social medicine and home health care. In 2001, it established a new pediatric hospital, the Children's Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM). This hospital made international headlines when a series of surgeries successfully separated the conjoined twins Carl and Clarence Aguirre of the Philippines. Montefiore Headache Center, oldest headache center in the world, is ranked number one among New York Best Hospitals in 2006 by New York Magazine. The hospital provides more than 85,000 inpatient stays per year, including more than 7,000 births. In 2007, it was among over 530 New York City arts and social service institutions to receive part of a $20 million grant from the Carnegie Corporation, which was made possible through a donation by New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg.[2]

Divisions and Centers

The 726-bed Moses Division is located in the Norwood section and includes the 106-bed Children's Hospital at Montefiore. Located nearby is the Greene Medical Arts Pavilion, an outpatient care and diagnostic testing facility. The 396-bed Jack D. Weiler Hospital is also operated by Montefiore and is located adjacent to the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Morris Park section of the Bronx. Nearby is Montefiore Medical Park, an ambulatory care facility that contains offices for outpatient visits, full-time clinical practices and administrative offices for clinical departments. In 2008, Montefiore acquired Our Lady of Mercy Medical Center, a 369-bed Roman Catholic hospital in the north Bronx, which is now the North Division of Montefiore Medical Center. In addition, there are more than 350 physicians practicing medicine in 23 community-based locations throughout the Bronx and Westchester that comprise the Montefiore Medical Group.

Along with the Children's Hospital, Montefiore is home to the renowned Montefiore-Einstein Center for Cancer Care [3] and the Montefiore-Einstein Heart Center. [4]

Leadership

Steven M. Safyer, M.D.,[5] is President and Chief Executive Officer of Montefiore Medical Center. An accomplished physician leader and highly respected healthcare executive, Dr. Safyer has been at Montefiore for 25 years, most recently as Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer. In January 2008, Dr. Safyer assumed the helm as President and CEO of Montefiore. http://www.montefiore.org/whoweare/stories/safyer-new-president-and-ceo-of-montefiore/]

Departments offering services

• Radiology [6]
• Surgery [7]
• Nuclear Medicine [8]
• Orthopedics [9]
• Ophthalmology [10]
• Rehabilitation Medicine [11]
• Neurosurgery [12]
• Otolarynology [13]
• Emergency Medicine [14]
• Radiation Oncology [15]
• Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences [16]
• Dentistry [17]
• Urology [18]
• Neurology [19]
• Obstetrics and Gynecology [20]
• Cardiothoracic Surgery [21]
• Pediatrics [22]
• Oncology [23]
• Pathology [24]
• Epidemiology and Population Health [25]
• Anethesiology [26]
• Medicine [27]
• Family Medicine [28]
• Plastic Surgery [29]
• Geriatrics [30]

External links

• Montefiore Medical Center
• Children's Hospital at Montefiore