Jacobi Medical Center

Jacobi Medical Center
NYC Health + Hospitals
Aerial view of the hospital
Geography
Location	1400 Pelham Parkway South, Bronx, New York, United States
Coordinates	40°51′22″N 73°50′47″W / 40.8560°N 73.8463°W / 40.8560; -73.8463
Organization
Funding	Public hospital
Type	Teaching
Affiliated university	Albert Einstein College of Medicine[1]
Network	NYC Health + Hospitals[1]
Services
Emergency department	Level I trauma center
Beds	457[3]
Helipad	1[2]
History
Former name(s)	Bronx Municipal Hospital Center Jacobi Hospital Van Etten Hospital
Opened	1955[4]
Links
Website	www.nychealthandhospitals.org/jacobi
Lists	Hospitals in New York State
Other links	Hospitals in The Bronx

Jacobi Medical Center (NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi) is a municipal hospital operated by NYC Health + Hospitals in affiliation with the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. The facility is located in the Morris Park neighborhood of the Bronx, New York City. It is named in honor of German physician Abraham Jacobi, who is regarded as the father of American pediatrics.^[5]

Founded in 1955 as Bronx Municipal Hospital Center, the hospital opened concurrent with the opening of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. This was the first time a medical school and municipal hospital entered into a formal affiliation agreement at the same time they were both built—and their relationship continues to this day. Jacobi is a primary clerkship site for 3rd- and 4th-year medical students from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Jacobi offers residency training programs in Internal Medicine, Pediatrics and Radiology. It also offers many joint residency programs with Montefiore Medical Center.^[6]

Jacobi provides health care for some 1.2 million Bronx and New York City area residents. It is one of the 11 acute care hospitals of NYC Health + Hospitals and a partner in the North Bronx Healthcare Network with the North Central Bronx Hospital. As one of the largest medical facilities of NYC, Jacobi houses the Bronx's only burn unit and Level I trauma center.^[1] The hospital also houses a Level III neonatal intensive care unit and FDNY EMS Station 20 (formerly NYC*EMS Station 23). Jacobi had over 320,000 clinical visits and over 100,000 emergency department visits in 2016.^[3][1] Jacobi also houses one of only two Snakebite Treatment Centers in the tri-state area.^[1]