It is a 1,004-bed,[1] non-profit tertiary care teaching hospital and medical campus serving the greater New York metropolitan area.
Long Island Jewish Medical Center (often simply called LIJ) is a 583-bed[2] tertiary, adult acute-care hospital with advanced diagnostic and treatment technology, and modern facilities for medical, surgical, dental and obstetrical care.
LIJ is a Regional Perinatal Center and its maternity program is the busiest in New York State with just over 7,700 deliveries a year.
[3] As a primary teaching hospital (along with North Shore University Hospital) for the Zucker School of Medicine, the Hofstra Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies, LIJMC's graduate medical education program is one of the largest in New York State, and whose programs are headed by full-time faculty.
LIJ's full-time staff includes more than 500 physicians, who supervise care in all major specialties and participate in the medical center's teaching and research programs.