About Us

Why We Are the Right Choice for Your Care

Long Island Jewish Forest Hills, a proud member of Northwell Health, is a 312-bed community teaching hospital located in an ethnically diverse residential neighborhood in central Queens. The hospital’s medical staff and employees ensure sensitivity and respect for the cultural needs of patients and their families. Its physicians and ancillary medical personnel represent many ethnic and religious backgrounds.

The Emergency Department is a 911-receiving site, a certified heart station, and a New York State Department of Health-designated stroke center. The New Life Center features labor-delivery-recovery suites for new moms, beautifully appointed postpartum rooms, a well-baby nursery and a level II neonatal intensive care unit. In alignment with our World Health Organization and UNICEF baby-friendly designation, when a baby is born in the New Life Center, the "Brahms' Lullaby" melody will play for 15 seconds throughout the hospital to honor the gift of life. We hope this soft melody will warm the hearts of our patients and visitors. The melody will not play during our “Quiet Time” hours, which are between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. daily. The Department of Orthopedic Surgery, which includes the Total Joint Replacement Center, specializes in advanced orthopedic procedures. Long Island Jewish Forest Hills also has highly regarded surgical programs to address patient needs in bariatrics, breast, colorectal, general, oncology, gynecologic, spine, thoracic, vascular, urology, podiatry and wounds.

In addition, ambulatory sites in the community provide a full range of adult primary and subspecialty medical and surgical services, maternal-fetal medicine, gynecological care, outpatient rehabilitation and urgent care.

Recent Awards and Recognitions

• Recipient of the highly competitive Gold Level Beacon Award for Critical Care Excellence, granted by the American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN)
• Designated a Center of Excellence for Advanced Total Hip and Knee Replacement by the Joint Commission
• Institute for Healthcare Improvement Age Friendly-Designated Health System
• New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Tobacco-Free Hospitals Campaign “Gold Star Status”
• American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Gold Plus Award for Stroke Program and Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll for Target Stroke
• World Health Organization/UNICEF “Baby Friendly” Designated Hospital
• Center of Excellence for Minimally Invasive Gynecology Surgery by the Surgical Review Corporation
• New York State Department of Health Designated Stroke Center
• American College of Radiology Designated Lung Cancer Screening Center; also recognized as a Screening Center of Excellence by the Lung Cancer Alliance
• ACGME Accredited Residency Program in Internal Medicine
• Bariatric Surgery Program Accredited for Advanced Procedures by the American Society for Metabolic Bariatric Surgery/American College of Surgeons
• “Bronze Standard” Accreditation for Geriatrics within the Emergency Department by the American College of Emergency Physicians
• CPME Approved Residency Program in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery
• Cancer Program Accredited by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer
• Laboratory Accredited by College of American Pathologists
• American College of Radiology Accredited MRI, CT, Breast Imaging and Nuclear Medicine
• Highly Regarded Advanced Illness Program
• New York City FDNY-EMS Designated Heart Station
• Nuclear Cardiology Facility Accredited by Inter-Societal Accreditation Commission Nuclear/MRI
• Designated Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality by the Human Rights Campaign
• Adult Transthoracic Accredited facility by Intersocietal Accreditation Commission in Echocardiography
• Recipient of the prestigious Pathway to Excellence designation, granted by the American Nurses Credentialing Center