Winthrop-University Hospital was founded in 1896 under the name Nassau Hospital as Long Island, New York's first voluntary hospital. The location was originally constructed in 1900. It was renamed Winthrop-University Hospital in the 1980s to avoid confusion with Nassau County Medical Center, now Nassau University Medical Center (NUMC), in East Meadow, New York

East Meadow, New York

East Meadow is a hamlet in Nassau County , New York, United States. East Meadow is an unincorporated area in the Town of Hempstead....

. Winthrop University Hospital is a teaching hospital for SUNY Stony Brook and is also a member of the New York Presbyterian Hospital System.

External links

• winthrop.org
• http://www.stonybrookmedicalcenter.org/default.cfm?id=553
• Information from Hoovers.com