New York-Presbyterian Breaks Ground on New Ambulatory Care

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New York-Presbyterian Breaks Ground on New Ambulatory Care Center
The David H. Koch Center will offer state-of-the-art outpatient care on Manhattan’s Upper East S i d e
NEW YORK (September 18, 2014)—New York-Presbyterian Hospital today broke ground on
The David H. Koch Center at the hospital’s Upper East Side location on York Avenue between
68th and 69th Streets. Supported by a record $100 million lead gift from Hospital trustee and
longtime supporter David H. Koch, the new outpatient center will offer cutting-edge ambulatory
care to patients when it opens in 2018.
The David H. Koch Center is designed to provide
patients with the best personalized and integrated
outpatient care, from diagnosis to treatment to
aftercare, in a single, technologically sophisticated,
patient-friendly environment. The facility, with its
light-filled and airy spaces, will house a range of
services, including multidisciplinary care for digestive
diseases, cancer, eye diseases and other conditions, as
well as outpatient surgery, interventional radiology,
diagnostic imaging, preadmission testing and a
wellness center. Additionally, the center is specially
designed to accommodate the most advanced
technologies, making it possible to offer complex
procedures on an outpatient basis.
Julia (left) and David (center) Koch with Dr. Steven J.
Corwin, CEO, New York-Presbyterian Hospital at the
groundbreaking for the new ambulatory care center.
“Today’s groundbreaking is an exciting milestone for New York-Presbyterian and for our
patients not only from New York, but from across the nation and all over the world, who turn to
us for the most comprehensive, state-of-the-art, personalized and compassionate care.” said Dr.
Steven J. Corwin, CEO, New York-Presbyterian Hospital. “The David H. Koch Center will be
key to making this a reality—it will transform the outpatient experience and will be an ideal
place for our physicians to provide innovative patient-centered care while advancing medicine.”
Frank A Bennack, Jr., chairman of the Board of Trustees of New York-Presbyterian Hospital,
said, “The David H. Koch Center will set a new standard in health care delivery by integrating
state-of-the-art technology and innovative clinical approaches. We are immensely grateful to
David Koch for his leadership and generosity, which will help New York-Presbyterian
Hospital continue to be one of the preeminent institutions in the country.”
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"During the nearly three decades that I have served on the Board of Trustees, I have watched
New York-Presbyterian Hospital grow to become the number one hospital in the greater New
York area. If it is to continue being one of the finest hospitals in the country, we must build this
state of the art ambulatory care center to maintain our leadership position and to provide the very
best in personalized medicine and care to New Yorkers and visitor-patients," said David H.
Koch. "I am proud to contribute to this very important endeavor."
New York-Presbyterian Hospital
New York-Presbyterian Hospital, based in New York City, is one of the nation’s largest and
most comprehensive hospitals and a leading provider of inpatient, ambulatory, and preventive
care in all areas of medicine. With some 2,600 beds and more that 6,500 affiliated physicians and
20,000 employees, New York-Presbyterian had more than 2 million visits in 2013, including
close to 15,000 infant deliveries and more than 310,000 emergency department visits. New
York-Presbyterian comprises six campuses: New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical
Center, New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center, New YorkPresbyterian/Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital, New York-Presbyterian/The Allen Hospital,
New York-Presbyterian/Westchester Division, and New York-Presbyterian/Lower Manhattan
Hospital. The hospital is also closely affiliated with New York-Presbyterian/Lawrence Hospital
in Bronxville. New York-Presbyterian is the #1 hospital in the New York metropolitan area,
according to U.S. News & World Report, and consistently named to the magazine’s Honor Roll
of best hospitals in the nation. Affiliated with two world-renowned medical schools, Weill
Cornell Medical College and Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New
York-Presbyterian is committed to excellence in patient care, research, education, and
community service. For more information, visit www.nyp.org.
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