St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center

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St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center is a 1,076-bed, full-service community and tertiary care hospital serving New York City’s Midtown West, Upper West Side and parts of Harlem.

It is affiliated with NewYork-Presbyterian Healthcare System through the hospital's affiliation with Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and is an academic center with a wide range of residencies and fellowships.

The hospital center is the result of a 1979 merger of three hospitals: St. Luke's Hospital, founded in 1846, Woman's Hospital, established in 1855 for the "treatment of diseases peculiar to women" and Roosevelt Hospital, founded in 1871. Currently the Center has two separate facilities, each located at opposite ends of the Upper West Side.

St Luke’s Hospital and the adjacent Woman's Hospital are located on Amsterdam Avenue and 114th Street. Originally built in 1846, it has subsequently undergone multiple renovations and additions, now covering nearly 2 city blocks. It is across the street, to the east, from Columbia University’s campus and to the South it is flanked by the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine.

Roosevelt Hospital is located on 10th Avenue and 59th Street, two blocks west of Columbus Circle. The current facility is a relatively new building, erected in 1993. It was built adjacent to the old hospital site, which has since been replaced with condominium towers.