The Nassau University Medical Center opened on July 15, 1935, as a small 200-bed, general hospital surrounded by vast acres of farmland in the rural community of East Meadow, NY. It served a very localized population and during its first year of operation, fewer than 150 people a day were treated as inpatients, 560 persons were seen in the emergency room and 813 visited the ambulatory patient clinics. The hospital staff numbered only 330.

There is quite a difference in the Nassau University Medical Center of today. Operated by the newly created Nassau Health Care Corporation and governed by a Board of Directors, today's medical center is a 1,200-bed health care system which includes a 530-bed tertiary care, teaching hospital, an 585-bed skilled nursing facility, a number of community health centers and a 40-bed correctional center infirmary. It is affiliated with the Health Sciences Center of the State University of New York at Stony Brook.

Today, more than 80,000 people annually are treated in the emergency room and 178,000 in its more than 85 specialty clinics. Its staff totals more than 4,000.

Nassau University Medical Center is a major affiliate of the Health Sciences Center of the State University of New York at Stony Brook. The affiliation of these two outstanding institutions forms a partnership that provides excellence in health care education, comprehensive clinical investigation and research, and the highest quality care to patients in Nassau County and the region.

The Health Sciences Center of the State University of New York at Stony Brook serves as a regional resource for advanced education, patient care and research. It is the mission of the School of Medicine to educate medical students, train residents and provide continuing education for physicians.

Graduate medical education at the Nassau University Medical Center plays an important role in its mission. Scholarly activity, research productivity and high standards of patient care at both institutions are all fostered by our affiliation and students, residents, faculty and the public at large are the beneficiaries. Highly qualified faculty, modern well-equipped facilities and strong graduate medical education programs offer the prospective house officer teaching hospital responsibilities and experience with a broad patient population.

The Office of Academic Affairs coordinates all medical information and resident-related activities. For information relating to resident applications or for general information, please contact the Office of Academic Affairs, Nassau University Medical Center, 2201 Hempstead Turnpike, East Meadow, New York 11554. Telephone (516) 572-5881.

The mission of Nassau University Medical Center is to provide comprehensive high quality health care services to Nassau County residents regardless of their ability to pay.

This mission reflects its role as a major public multi-facility system committed to excellence in health care delivery, medical education and research. The values that are the driving force of this mission - caring, integrity, pride, and a commitment to excellence - guide the day to day operation of the hospital. The Nassau University Medical Center endeavors to provide its services in an environment that reflects a continuing concern for the welfare and well-being of its patients, employees and visitors.

For more than 60 years, the Medical Center has maintained a strong commitment to medical education and has offered a proud tradition of service and caring to the people of the Long Island region.