[3] In addition, the M15, M15 SBS, M96, M98, M101, M102 and M103 of New York City Bus and the 96th Street of the subway's 6 and <6>​ trains serve the nearby neighborhood.

[9][10][11] The hospital moved into two newly constructed buildings at its present location in East Harlem in 1955.

[15] NYC Mayor Ed Koch reached a $45 million, three-year agreement with the Department of Health and Human Services to develop a new project to demonstrate innovative ways of delivering health care to East Harlem's poor.

[18] The hospital has been designated as a Sexual Assault Forensic Examination (SAFE) Center of Excellence by the New York State Department of Health.

A Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) is also on location, composed of specially trained Sexual Assault Forensic Examiners, medical personnel, patient advocates, social workers, law enforcement officers (Special Victims Unit) and representatives of the New York County District Attorney's Office Sex Crimes Unit.