[4] NYU Langone Health has been ranked the #1 comprehensive academic medical center for quality care in the United States for three years in a row by Vizient, Inc., the nation's largest healthcare performance improvement organization.

[8][9] NYU Langone Health's four hospitals have all earned the Magnet designation for excellence in nursing and quality patient care from the American Nurses Credentialing Center, an honor achieved by only 9.8% of hospitals in the U.S.[10][11] In 2024, NYU Langone Health’s revenue was $14.2 billion, including more than $5 billion in philanthropy since 2007.

[13] In 1963, a newly-acquired site in midtown Manhattan—bounded by First Avenue and the Franklin D. Roosevelt East River Drive, between 30th and 34th Streets—became the home of University Hospital's new 18-story building, which housed expanded research labs.

[citation needed] When NYU Grossman School of Medicine was founded in 1841, its precursor, the Medical College of New York University, had an inaugural class of 239 students.

[37] Medical students, residents, and fellows at NYU Grossman School of Medicine receive much of their clinical training at NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue.

[45][46] Zaki Masoud was removed from his resident position at NYU Langone Health after expressing support for the Palestinian struggle against Israel in October 2023.

"[48][49] A spokesperson for NYU Langone Health confirmed that Jabr was fired for her speech after having been warned "not to bring her views on this divisive and charged issue into the workplace.

"[48][49] Jabr stated that she planned to take legal action against NYU Langone Health and to file a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

[70] Opened in 2018, the 16-story building accommodates up to 800 researchers, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and support staff,[70] uniting teams from neuroscience systems genetics, computational medicine, cardiology, rheumatology, and endocrinology.

[72][73] Opened in 2006, the 13-story building houses more than 40 multidisciplinary research teams in cancer, cardiovascular biology, dermatology, genetics, and infectious diseases.

[75] The designation signifies a commitment to research, clinical trials, education and training, community outreach, and the development of effective approaches to cancer prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.

[82] He drew on his experience treating wounded World War II veterans to develop a philosophy of caring for the patient as whole person.

[83] In 2020, the institute, which offers programs in the basic medical sciences leading to a Ph.D. and M.D./Ph.D., was named in honor of Jan T. Vilcek, MD, PhD, a professor emeritus of microbiology and trustee of NYU Langone Health.

[84] Vilcek codeveloped the monoclonal antibody that is the basis for Remicade, a drug widely used to treat certain chronic inflammatory disorders.

[85][84] The institute performs heart, lung, adult and pediatric kidney, heart-lung, kidney-pancreas, liver, and pancreas transplants.

[88] Two alumni of NYU Grossman School of Medicine, Jonas Salk, M.D., and Albert Sabin, M.D., developed vaccines for polio, approved in the U.S.

[89] Saul Krugman, M.D., chair of the Department of Pediatrics at NYU Grossman School of Medicine from 1960 to 1974, conducted research that led to vaccines for measles, rubella, and hepatitis B.

[94] In 2015, surgeons led by Eduardo D. Rodriguez, M.D., D.D.S., the Helen L. Kimmel Professor of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery and chair of NYU Langone Health's Hansjörg Wyss Department of Plastic Surgery, performed the most extensive face transplant to date, followed in 2020 by the world's first successful face and double hand transplant.

[96] In separate investigational procedures performed in June and July 2022, surgeons led by Robert Montgomery successfully transplanted hearts from genetically altered pigs into brain-dead patients, marking the latest advance toward addressing the nationwide organ shortage and developing a clinical protocol that would provide an alternative supply of organs for people with life-threatening heart disease.

[97] On October 29, 2012, Hurricane Sandy, the worst storm to strike New York City in two centuries, flooded NYU Langone Health's midtown Manhattan campus with more than 15 million gallons of water overflowing from the East River.

Senator Charles Schumer helped secure more than $150 million of federal aid to repair and replace damaged facilities.

[101] Nurse Menchu de Luna Sanchez, who devised a plan to safely evacuate 20 at-risk infants from Tisch Hospital's neonatal intensive care unit, was one of the honored guests at President Obama's State of the Union Address on February 12, 2013.

[104] RECOVER will study adults, children, and electronic health records to examine how many people are affected by COVID in the long term, which treatments contribute to recovery, and why some patients are vulnerable to lingering symptoms while others are not.

[104] NYU Langone Health has earned a five-star rating for safety, quality, and patient experience from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

[99] NYU Langone Health is ranked the #1 comprehensive academic medical center and the #1 ambulatory care system for quality and safety in the U.S. by Vizient, Inc., the nation’s largest healthcare performance improvement organization.

In the Fall of 2023 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, all of NYU Langone’s inpatient locations earned an “A” rating for the seventh consecutive time.

[9] NYU Langone Health has been awarded full accreditation and the Gold Seal of Approval by The Joint Commission, the country's leading accreditor of healthcare organizations, in recognition of its commitment to quality and safety.

[107] The Joint Commission has also recognized NYU Langone for excellence in perinatal, palliative, and ventricular assist device care.

[111] In 2022 NYU Langone transplanted 335 kidneys - the most of any center in New York State - and was the only high-volume program in the US to achieve top-tier measures in both one-year organ survival and time-to-transplantation.