Northwell Health
| Industry | Health care |
|---|---|
| Founded |
Great Neck, New York, United States 1997 |
| Founder | Merger of North Shore Health System and LIJ Medical Center |
| Headquarters | Great Neck, New York, United States |
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Area served
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New York metropolitan area |
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Key people
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Michael J. Dowling, president and chief executive officer (since January 2002) |
| Services | Hospital network |
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Number of employees
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More than 61,000 |
| Divisions | See prose |
| Website | northwell |
Northwell Health, previously known as the North Shore-LIJ Health System, was founded in 1997 with the merger of the North Shore Health System and LIJ Medical Center, creating a healthcare network that now includes 21 hospitals, a medical school - Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine, The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, rehabilitation and skilled nursing facilities, a home care network, a hospice network and progressive care centers offering a range of outpatient services.
Headquartered in Great Neck, New York, Northwell Health is the largest integrated health system in New York State, based on patient revenue, and the 14th largest healthcare system in the United States. Its service area encompasses more than eight million people throughout the New York metropolitan area. With more than 61,000 employees, Northwell is the largest private employer in New York State. It was rebranded as Northwell Health in January 2016.
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Northwell has more than 2,750 employed physicians and one of the nation's largest medical groups—Northwell Physician Partners.
Michael J. Dowling has been the president and chief executive officer of Northwell since January 2002. Prior to that, Dowling served as Northwell's executive vice president and chief operating officer since October 1997, overseeing development, planning and operations following the merger that created the health system.
Executive Vice President Lawrence G. Smith, MD, MACP, is Northwell's physician-in-chief, the health system's senior physician on all clinical issues.
Senior Vice President David Battinelli, MD, is Northwell's chief medical officer, responsible for the overall professional management of clinical, education, research and operational issues related to all medical and clinical affairs throughout the health system.
Northwell received The Joint Commission and the National Quality Forum's John M. Eisenberg Award for Innovation in Patient Safety and Quality for reducing sepsis mortality by 50%.
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