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- EIN 11-1667761
- (516) 321-6025
- 972 Brush Hollow Rd 5th Fl Westbury NY 11590-1740 USA
- www.northwell.edu
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Mission: Southside hospital is part of northwell health ("northwell"), which strives to improve the health of the communities it serves and is committed to providing the highest quality clinical care; educating the current and future generations of healthcare professionals; searching for new advances in medicine through the conduct of biomedical research; promoting health education; and caring for the entire community regardless of the ability to pay.
Programs: Southside hospital is a 339-bed tertiary hospital with the following inpatient services: medical/surgical, intensive and cardiac care unit, ob/gyn with a level ii perinatal service, pediatrics, medical rehabilitation, brain injury and psychiatry. The emergency department is a designated area trauma center and provides the paramedic first responder program to the town of islip residents. In 2016, southside hospital had 20,206 inpatient discharges, delivered 2,430 babies, provided 65,971 emergency department visits and performed 13,124 ambulatory surgeries, including endoscopies and cardiac catheterizations.
southside hospital is an affiliated member of northwell health ("northwell") and part of northwell's medical group and ambulatory lines of service. It strives to make a measurable difference in the health status of the communities it serves by providing comprehensive health care regardless of ability to pay.
southside hospital is a participant in new york state's delivery system reform incentive payment (dsrip) program. The program's goals include reducing avoidable hospitalizations and ensuring that patients with medicaid switch to a community-based care system that emphasizes preventative care over reliance on the emergency room. Among dozens of participants in dsrip, southside embodies the core values of this life-changing opportunity for hundreds of thousands of patients, many of whom live in lower-income and underserved communities where health and wellness can be improved.