Long Beach Medical Center

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{redirect|Long Beach Memorial Hospital|the hospital in Long Beach, California|Long Beach Memorial Medical Center}} {{update|date=September 2015}} {{Infobox hospital | name = Long Beach Medical Center | org_group =  | image =  | image_alt =  | caption =  | pushpin_map = New York | coordinates = {{coord|40.59427|-73.65262|display=inline,title}} | pushpin_map_caption = Shown in Long Beach, Long Island | logo =  | logo_size =  | location = 455 East Bay Drive | region = Long Beach, Long Island | state = NY | country = US | healthcare =  | funding = Non-profit | type = Teaching | speciality =  | standards =  | emergency = Yes<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.longbeachny.org/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC={DFA71937-3AE3-4B88-AF18-63FEFC8AB2E2} |title=A Brief History - The City of Long Beach, New York |publisher=Longbeachny.org |date= |accessdate=2014-04-24}}</ref> | affiliation = New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine, New York College of Podiatric Medicine | patron =  | network =  | beds = 403 (203 acute care, 200 sub-acute/skilled nursing) | founded = 1922 | closed = 2013<ref>{{cite web |title=HOSPITAL CLOSURES SINCE 2000 |url=https://www.nysna.org/resources/hospital-closures-2000}}</ref>  | other_links =  }}

'''Long Beach Medical Center''' (formerly ''Long Beach Memorial Hospital'') was a 403-bed<ref>[http://www.lbmc.org/medicaleducation.html ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100322220422/http://www.lbmc.org/medicaleducation.html |date=March 22, 2010 }}</ref> teaching and community hospital located in Long Beach, New York. Long Beach Hospital was destroyed as a result of Hurricane Sandy. Hospital leaders are currently lobbying for state funds to rebuild the hospital. Nearby South Nassau Communities Hospital now operates a freestanding emergency department on the site of the former Long Beach Hospital. {{update after|2012|10|30}}

It is affiliated with the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine and the New York College of Podiatric Medicine.<ref>{{cite web|title=Services|url=http://www.lbmc.org/services/services.htm |accessdate=December 9, 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090413085026/http://lbmc.org/services/services.htm |archivedate=April 13, 2009 }}</ref>

Medical staff residency training records and verification are available through the Federation of State Medical Boards' Federation Credentials Verification Service (FCVS)<ref>{{cite web|title=FCVS |url=http://www.fsmb.org/fcvs.html |accessdate=15 January 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140528073121/http://www.fsmb.org/fcvs.html |archivedate=28 May 2014 }}</ref> Closed Residency program records.<ref>{{cite web|title=FSMB|url=http://www.fsmb.org/medical-professionals/fcvs/crp/|accessdate=15 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140625084534/http://fsmb.org/medical-professionals/fcvs/crp/|archive-date=25 June 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Facilities==

===Long Beach Medical Center Hospital=== Long Beach Medical Center Hospital includes an emergency department, physical rehabilitation, in-patient psychiatric care, wound and hyperbaric services, and both inpatient and outpatient substance abuse services.<ref>[http://www.lbmc.org/medicaleducation.html ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100322220422/http://www.lbmc.org/medicaleducation.html |date=March 22, 2010 }}</ref> Orthopedic care is provided in collaboration with the Hospital for Joint Disease of NYU Langone Medical Center,<ref>{{cite web|title=Hospital for Joint Diseases and Long Beach Medical Center Collaborate at Orthopaedic Center on Long Island|url=http://communications.med.nyu.edu/news/2009/hospital-joint-diseases-and-long-beach-medical-center-collaborate-orthopaedic-center-long- |accessdate=December 9, 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100613172434/http://communications.med.nyu.edu/news/2009/hospital-joint-diseases-and-long-beach-medical-center-collaborate-orthopaedic-center-long- |archivedate=June 13, 2010 }}</ref> which is ranked by ''U.S. News & World Report'' as the nation's 9th best orthopedic hospital.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://health.usnews.com/health/best-hospitals/orthopedics-hospital-rankings/ |title=Best Hospitals – US News Best Hospitals - US News |publisher=Health.usnews.com |date= |accessdate=2014-04-24}}</ref>

An on-site Family Care Center offers primary and specialty care for patients with limited means.<ref>[http://www.lbmc.org/services/fcc.htm ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090616194008/http://www.lbmc.org/services/fcc.htm |date=June 16, 2009 }}</ref>

===The Komanoff Center for Geriatric and Rehabilitative Medicine=== A 200-bed facility providing sub-acute and skilled nursing, founded in 1974, and adjacent to the main hospital at 355 East Bay Drive, Long Beach, New York.<ref>[http://www.lbmc.org/services/komanoff.htm ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100502021816/http://www.lbmc.org/services/komanoff.htm |date=May 2, 2010 }}</ref>

===Professional Building=== Offices for outpatient visits along with some administrative offices are located at the Long Beach Medical Center Professional Building at 249 East Park Avenue, one block south of the main campus.<ref>[http://www.lbmc.org/services/homecare.htm ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090616190624/http://www.lbmc.org/services/homecare.htm |date=June 16, 2009 }}</ref>

===Home Health Care=== From offices at the Professional Building, the Home Health Care Agency provides both rehabilitative and long-term in-home care to Nassau County residents with a team of registered nurses and social workers.<ref>[http://www.lbmc.org/services/homecare.htm ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090616190624/http://www.lbmc.org/services/homecare.htm |date=June 16, 2009 }}</ref>

==Medical Education== Long Beach Medical Center is affiliated with New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine, the nation's third largest medical school, and the New York College of Podiatric Medicine, the nation's oldest and largest school of podiatric medicine.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nycpm.edu/ |title=New York College of Podiatric Medicine |publisher=Nycpm.edu |date= |accessdate=2014-04-24}}</ref> The Medical Center offers internships, residencies and clinical clerkships.<ref>[http://www.lbmc.org/medicaleducation.html ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100322220422/http://www.lbmc.org/medicaleducation.html |date=March 22, 2010 }}</ref> A Future Physicians program is available for high school students considering careers in medicine.

==Transportation== Public transportation access is available through Long Beach Bus, with connections to Nassau Inter-County Express and the Long Island Rail Road.<ref>{{cite web |title=Take the Long Island Rail Road to Long Island's Hospitals|url=http://web.mta.info/lirr/Travel/Hospitals.htm |accessdate=December 9, 2009 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091126133021/http://www.mta.info/lirr/Travel/Hospitals.htm|archivedate=November 26, 2009 }}</ref> On-site and street parking and local taxi service are also available.

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