Jacobi Medical Center

NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi
NYC Health + Hospitals
Ariel view showing the hospital's former logo
Geography
Location	1400 Pelham Parkway South, Bronx, NY, United States
Organization
Funding	Public hospital
Hospital type	Teaching
Affiliated university	Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Network	NYC Health + Hospitals
Services
Emergency department	Level I trauma center
Beds	457
History
Founded	1955
Links
Website	nychhc.org/jacobi
Lists	Hospitals in the United States
Other links	Hospitals in New York

NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi, formerly Jacobi Medical Center, is a municipal hospital operated by NYC Health + Hospitals in affiliation with the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. The facility is located in the Morris Park neighborhood of The Bronx in New York City and is named in honor of Dr. Abraham Jacobi, who is regarded as the father of American pediatrics.

Founded in 1955 as Bronx Municipal Hospital Center, the hospital opened concurrent with the opening of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of the Yeshiva University. This was the first time a medical school and municipal hospital center entered into a formal affiliation agreement at the same time that they were both being built and created--and the relationship still stands. Jacobi also offers joint residency programs with the Montefiore Medical Center.

Jacobi provides health care for some 1.2 million Bronx and New York City area residents. It is one of the 11 acute care hospitals of the NYC Health + Hospitals group and a partner in the North Bronx Healthcare Network with the North Central Bronx Hospital. As one of the largest and most advanced medical facilities of the Bronx, Jacobi houses the borough's only burn unit and Level I pediatric trauma center. The hospital also houses a Level III neonatal intensive care unit and FDNY EMS Station 20 (formerly NYC*EMS Station 23). Jacobi had over 320,000 clinical visits and over 100,000 emergency room visits in 2016. Jacobi also houses the tri-state area's only Snakebite Treatment Center, treating 5-10 patients each year.

At the turn of the century, the area where Jacobi Medical Center would ultimately be established was known for the Morris Park Racecourse built by millionaire John A. Morris in 1889.