New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation

The New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC) operates the public hospitals and clinics in New York City. It was created in 1969 by the New York State Legislature as a public benefit corporation (Chapter 1016 of the Laws 1969). It is similar to a municipal agency, but has a Board of Directors. It operates 11 hospitals, 4 nursing homes, 6 diagnostic and treatment centers, and more than 80 community-based primary care sites, serving primarily the poor and working class. HHC serves about 1.3 million New Yorkers annually, including more than 400,000 uninsured city residents. Its facilities provide 225,000 admissions, one million emergency room visits and five million clinic visits to New Yorkers each year.

The most well-known hospital in the HHC system is Bellevue Hospital, which has a world-famous emergency and trauma service, and is the designated hospital for treatment of the President of the United States and other world leaders if they become sick or injured while in New York City. The president of NYCHHC is Alan Aviles, an attorney and health care administrator.

In recent years, HHC has become known for its advanced clinical information system which includes a comprehensive electronic medical record. Its public hospitals have won the prestigious Nicholas E. Davies award for excellence in clinical information technology twice, once in 2001 and again in 2006.

List of hospital facilities

 * Bellevue Hospital Center
 * Coler-Goldwater Specialty Hospital
 * Coney Island Hospital
 * Elmhurst Hospital Center
 * Harlem Hospital Center
 * Jacobi Medical Center
 * Kings County Hospital Center
 * Lincoln Medical Center
 * Metropolitan Medical and Mental Health Center
 * North Central Bronx Hospital
 * Queens Hospital Center
 * Woodhull Medical and Mental Health Center