NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue Hospital

New York, New York

George Washington was only four years old in 1736 when Bellevue, America's oldest public hospital, was founded. Then an almshouse for the poor, Bellevue supported 6 beds; today, the hospital accommodates nearly 800.

NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue has been in the forefront of HIV care in the United States since 1981, when our doctors first reported one of the first three cases of unexplained immunodeficiency. Accredited by the New York State AIDS Institute as a Designated AIDS Center, NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue provides care to thousands of HIV-positive men, women, adolescents, and children each year.