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NYU Downtown Hospital

170 William Street
Manhattan, NY 10038

America’s first licensed female physician, Elizabeth Blackwell, figured prominently in the creation of NYU Downtown Hospital. In 1853, Dr. Blackwell founded the New York Infirmary; the infirmary merged in 1979 with the Beekman Downtown Hospital, established in 1905.

NYU Downtown Hospital—the only hospital serving Lower Manhattan—is an acute-care, 300-bed teaching hospital. Inpatient and outpatient services are offered by the more than 500 attending physicians.

Clinical services

• Ambulatory surgery
• Bariatric surgery
• Bloodless and minimally invasive surgery
• Cardiac rehabilitation
• Diagnostic radiology
• Emergency services
• Geriatric services
• Methadone treatment program
• Obstetrics and gynecology
• Ophthalmology
• Pediatric cardiology, neurology, and allergy clinic
• Plastic surgery

Outreach programs

• Chinese-language health-information hotline
• Educational workshops
• Support groups
• Speakers’ bureau

NYU Downtown is a partner in the Mount Sinai NYU Health System.