NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, based in New York City, is one of the nation’s largest and most comprehensive academic medical centers, with more than 4,000 beds, more than 10,000 affiliated physicians and 50,000 employees. The hospital sees more than 2 million visits annually, including close to 22,000 infant deliveries and more than 620,000 emergency department visits. Its Weill Cornell campus, NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, has 862 beds and includes major programs such as the Center for Advanced Digestive Care, Och Spine, the William Randolph Hearst Burn Center and the Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Program, which is the oldest kidney transplant program in New York state. U.S. News & World Report named NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital’s Columbia and Cornell campuses to its 2026-27 “Best Hospitals” honor roll for the 23rd consecutive year, and it was the only hospital in New York ranked in the top 20 across all 14 evaluated medical specialties. The hospital ranked in the top five nationally across eight specialties: No. 2 for cardiology and heart and vascular surgery, No. 2 for diabetes and endocrinology, obstetrics and gynecology, psychiatry, their collaborative program with New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery for rheumatology at No. 3, neurology and neurosurgery at No. 4, orthopedics at No. 4 and No. 4 for urology. It also ranked No. 10 in both geriatrics and pulmonology, and continues to be recognized as a “Best Regional Hospital for Community Access” for its care of underserved communities.
