Albany Medical Center is the only academic medical center serving northeastern New York and western New England. It is the anchor of the Albany Med Health System, a regionally governed, not-for-profit health system consisting of Albany Medical Center, Albany Medical College, Columbia Memorial Health, Glens Falls Hospital, Saratoga Hospital, and the Visiting Nurses. Albany Medical Center awards the Albany Medical Center Prize, the second-highest value prize in medicine and biomedical research in the United States, annually.[1] Within Albany Medical Center is the Bernard & Millie Duker Children's Hospital that treats infants, children, teens, and young adults throughout the region.[2]
| Albany Medical Center | |
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 Albany Medical Center Pillars Entrance | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | 43 New Scotland Avenue, Albany, New York, United States |
| Organization | |
| Funding | Non-profit hospital |
| Type | Teaching |
| Affiliated university | Albany Medical College |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Level I trauma center |
| Beds | 766 |
| Helipad | IATA: NK64 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1849 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in New York State |
History
editIn 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 Albany Medical College, established a radio station that took on the call letters WAMC in 1958; citing financial burdens, the college/hospital sold the radio station in 1981 to an independent entity, and is the primary member station of NPR for the Albany area.[4] In April 2018, the nursing staff voted to unionize and voted to be represented by NYSNA.[5]
Weapons incident
editOn March 27, 2023, Albany Medical Center went into lockdown after a man entered the hospital with both a BB gun and a shotgun. The man, Dino Savocca, 61, was visiting his mother when he barricaded himself in the hospital, triggering a code silver and ordering all patients and staff to shelter in place. Savocca was apprehended hours later and arraigned the next day on charges of criminal possession of a weapon, kidnapping and menacing. While there were no casualties, hospital staff criticized the New York State Nurses Association for not seriously considering proposed safety measures.[6]
New York State Department of Health designations
editDeaths
edit- William Wallace Farley (1874-1952).[8]
- Arthur Shawcross (1945-2008)
- Ronald DeFeo Jr. (1951-2021), New York mass murderer who killed 6 members of his own family.[9]
- Treat Williams (1951-2023), actor.
Notable patients
edit- David Sweat was treated at Albany Medical Center from June 28 to July 4, 2015, after being shot by law enforcement following his escape from Clinton Correctional Facility.[10]
- Weezer lead singer Rivers Cuomo was hospitalized following an accident involving the group's tour bus on the New York State Thruway in December 2009.[11]
- Arthur Shawcross, an American serial killer, died in Albany Medical Center on November 10, 2008.
Albany Medical College
editAlbany 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 Albany Medical Center, which includes the Albany Medical Center Hospital.
References
edit- ^ "Albany Medical College: AlbanyPrize". www.amc.edu. Archived from the original on 2018-10-20. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
- ^ "Bernard & Millie Duker Children's Hospital". www.albanymed.org. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
- ^ "McGarry, Greg. "The History of the Formation of Albany Medical Center", Albany Medical Center, 2007" (PDF).
- ^ "WAMC celebrating with Arlo Guthrie concert". Glens Falls Post-Star.
- ^ Bump, Bethany (June 30, 2021). "Albany Med strikes contract deal with nurses after contentious three-year fight". www.timesunion.com. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
- ^ Cotel-Altman, Arin (March 29, 2023). "Albany Medical Center nurse on Monday's lockdown: 'People didn't feel safe'". Spectrum News. Charter Communications. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
- ^ a b c d "NYS Health Profile: Albany Medical Center Hospital". profiles.health.ny.gov.
- ^ "William W. Farley, Democratic Leader". The New York Times. May 22, 1952. Retrieved 2015-01-20.
- ^ Valenti, John (March 15, 2021). "'Amityville Horror' killer Ronald DeFeo Jr. dies in state custody, officials say". Newsday. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
- ^ Stanforth, Lauren (5 July 2015). "Sweat to be placed in solitary, on suicide watch". Albany Times Union. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
- ^ "Weezer lead singer Rivers Cuomo hurt in bus accident near Albany". nydailynews.com. Associated Press.
External links
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