Albany Medical Center

Albany Medical Center is the name of the umbrella organization over the Albany Medical Center Hospital and Albany Medical College in Albany, New York. Though the name Albany Medical Center referring to the two institutions on their shared campus has been used for over a century, the two institutions were fiercely independent until the formation of the formal Albany Medical Center in 1982.[1] AMC awards the Albany Medical Center Prize, the second-highest value prize in medicine and biomedical research in the United States, annually.[2]

Albany Medical Center Hospital
Albany Medical Center main entrance
Geography
Location43 New Scotland Avenue, Albany, New York, United States
Organization
FundingNon-profit hospital
TypeTeaching
Affiliated universityAlbany Medical College
Services
Emergency departmentLevel I trauma center
Beds734
HelipadIATA: NK64
History
Opened1849
Links
Websitewww.amc.edu
ListsHospitals in New York

History

In 1839, Dr. Alden March and Dr. James H. Armsby founded Albany Medical College in the former Lancaster School at the corner of Lancaster and Eagle Streets in the City of Albany. Albany Hospital was incorporated in 1849 and established two years later on the southwest corner of Dove Street and Lydius Street (now Madison Avenue). Physicians who taught in the medical school saw patients in the hospital, and students transitioned from lecture halls in the medical school to “shadowing” assignments on the floors of the hospital.[3] The hospital, alongside the Albany Medical College, established a radio station that took on the call letters WAMC in 1958; the college/hospital no longer owns the radio station, and is a member station of NPR.[4]

New York State Department of Health designations
  • Regional Trauma Center[5]
  • Stroke Center[5]
  • Regional Perinatal Center[5]
  • AIDS Center[5]

Deaths

Notable patients

Albany Medical College
Main article: Albany Medical College

Albany Medical College (AMC) is a medical school located in Albany, New York, United States. It was founded in 1839 by Alden March and James H. Armsby and is one of the oldest medical schools in the nation. The college is part of the Albany Medical Center, which includes the Albany Medical Center Hospital.

References
  1. McGarry, Greg (2007). The History of the Formation of Albany Medical Center. Albany Medical Center.
  2. "Albany Medical College: AlbanyPrize". www.amc.edu.
  3. "McGarry, Greg. "The History of the Formation of Albany Medical Center", Albany Medical Center, 2007" (PDF).
  4. "WAMC celebrating with Arlo Guthrie concert". Glens Falls Post-Star.
  5. "NYS Health Profile: Albany Medical Center Hospital". profiles.health.ny.gov.
  6. "William W. Farley, Democratic Leader". The New York Times. May 22, 1952. Retrieved 2015-01-20.
  7. "Arthur J. Shawcross, serial killer". Find a Grave. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
  8. Stanforth, Lauren (5 July 2015). "Sweat to be placed in solitary, on suicide watch". Albany Times Union. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  9. Press, The Associated. "Weezer lead singer Rivers Cuomo hurt in bus accident near Albany". nydailynews.com.

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