[2] In May 1963, the Queens District Attorney opened an investigation into the finances of the institution after a former employee reported that the administration of the hospital was involved in a Blue Cross billing scheme.

[5] In 2016, Northwell Health announced that that state of New York had approved a request to merge the hospital with Long Island Jewish Valley Stream and run both facilities as divisions of the larger Long Island Jewish Medical Center in Glen Oaks.

[7] The hospital currently manages 312 beds and offers general inpatient medical, surgical, intensive care, obstetrics and gynecological services.

[8][9] The Emergency Department at LIJ Forest Hills is both a certified heart station and New York State designated stroke center.

In 2017, the hospital reported 16,500 inpatient discharges, over 2,000 baby deliveries, and over 50,000 Emergency Department visits.