About Us

Why We Are the Right Choice for Your Care

Lenox Hill Hospital, a 652-bed acute care hospital located on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, is nationally renowned for outstanding patient care and innovative medical and surgical treatments. The hospital is particularly well known for excellence in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease, orthopedics, sports medicine, otolaryngology/head and neck surgery and maternal/child health.

Quick Facts About Lenox Hill Hospital

• Approximately 45% of Lenox Hill Hospital’s patients are from Manhattan. The remaining 55% come from Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens, Long Island, the Tri-State area and around the world.
• Lenox Hill Hospital is committed to providing the very best patient care to a socioeconomically and ethnically diverse patient population, with multilingual translation services available 24 hours a day.
• Lenox Hill Hospital, established in 1857, has proven to be an innovative leader in many fields. The hospital and its physicians:
• performed the first angiocardiogram in the U.S. in 1938
• performed the first coronary angioplasty in the U.S. in 1978
• established the first Lyme Disease Center in the City in 1989
• inserted one of first coronary stents in the region in 1991

Our Values

• provide exceptional care to patients and their families
• acknowledge the dignity and individuality of every patient and staff member
• respect patient privacy and confidentiality
• communicate openly and effectively with patients and staff
• maintain the highest standards of integrity and ethical conduct
• foster teamwork and accountability at all levels
• promote ongoing evaluation and performance improvement
• build upon efficient and prudent management practices to ensure financial well-being and responsibility