Weill Cornell Medical Center

Weill Cornell Medical Center
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
Weill Cornell Medical Center campus in 2021
Geography
Location	525 East 68th Street, New York City, NY, U.S.
Coordinates	40°45′53″N 73°57′14″W / 40.764690°N 73.953960°W / 40.764690; -73.953960
Organisation
Care system	Non-profit
Type	Teaching
Affiliated university	Weill Cornell Medicine
Services
Emergency department	Level I Trauma Center[1] Level II Pediatric Trauma Center
Beds	862 in current Upper East Side location[2]
History
Opened	1771
Links
Website	weill.cornell.edu
Lists	Hospitals in U.S.

Weill Cornell Medical Center (/waɪl/), previously known as New York Hospital^[3] or Old New York Hospital or City Hospital, is a research hospital in New York City. It is part of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and the teaching hospital for Cornell University.

The hospital was founded in 1771 with a charter from George III. It is the second oldest hospital in New York City and third oldest hospital in the United States. Since 1912, it has been the main teaching hospital for Weill Cornell Medicine, the biomedical research unit and medical school of Cornell University.^[4]

Weill Cornell is located on East 68th Street in New York City's Upper East Side. Prior to moving to its Upper East Side location in 1932, it was located on Broadway between Duane Street and Anthony Street (now Worth Street).^[5][6][7] In 1998, The New York Hospital merged with Presbyterian Hospital to form New York-Presbyterian Hospital.