New York Presbyterian Hospital

New York-Presbyterian University Hospital of Columbia and Cornell (abbreviated NYP, New York-Presbyterian Hospital of Columbia and Cornell University) is one of the finest hospitals in the United States, and was established in 1998 through the merger of New York Hospital (established in 1771 as the hospital affiliated with Cornell University Medical College) and Presbyterian Hospital (established in 1868 as the hospital affiliated with Columbia University Medical College) to become the largest hospital in New York State. Medical School) and Presbyterian Hospital (founded in 1868 as Columbia University School of Medicine) merged to become the largest hospital in New York State. New York-Presbyterian Hospital was ranked #6 on the 2015 USNews America's Best Hospitals.