Long Island Jewish Forest Hills Hospital

What Long Island Jewish Forest Hills Hospital does

Long Island Jewish Forest Hills Hospital is a 312-bed community teaching hospital founded in 1953 and located at 102-01 66th Road in Forest Hills, Queens, NY. It operates as a division of Long Island Jewish Medical Center within Northwell Health, the largest healthcare system in New York state, and is structured as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. The hospital serves one of the most ethnically diverse populations in the United States, with 164 languages and dialects spoken across its staff and patient base.

The hospital provides a comprehensive range of acute-care services across emergency medicine, stroke care, cardiac care, maternity, orthopedics, vascular surgery, urology, oncology, gastroenterology, and bariatric surgery, and is designated a 911 receiving site, a New York State-Designated Stroke Center, a Level II Perinatal Center, a Baby-Friendly Hospital (WHO/UNICEF), a Joint Commission Center of Excellence for joint replacement, and a Surgical Review Corporation Robotic Surgery Center of Excellence. Its technology stack includes the Mako robotic surgery system for orthopedic procedures, advanced imaging (MRI, CT, digital X-ray, mammography, lung cancer screening), MRI-guided transperineal prostate biopsy, FollowMyHealth patient portal, and telehealth capability. It runs ACGME-accredited residency programs in internal medicine and podiatric medicine and has delivered more than 2,500 babies annually.

Revenue is generated primarily through insurance reimbursements for inpatient and outpatient services, with participation across an extensive payer network including Medicare, Medicaid, Aetna, Anthem, Cigna, EmblemHealth, Healthfirst, Fidelis, Metroplus, Oxford, and United Healthcare. Outpatient distribution extends across multiple Queens locations (Downtown Flushing, Rego Park, Glendale, Kew Gardens), and supplementary revenue derives from medical education programs and tax-deductible charitable contributions routed through the Northwell Health Foundation. The hospital has accumulated consecutive Leapfrog A safety grades (Fall 2025, Spring 2026), U.S. News & World Report recognition in nine specialties (2025-26), Gold Beacon Award for critical care, Pathway to Excellence designation, and AHA Get With The Guidelines Stroke Gold Plus.

Name

Long Island Jewish Forest Hills Hospital

Legal name

Long Island Jewish Forest Hills Hospital

Website

https://foresthills.northwell.edu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1953

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Long Island Jewish Forest Hills Hospital is a 312-bed community teaching hospital in Queens, NY, and a division of Northwell Health providing acute care, emergency, maternity, and specialty surgical services to one of the nation's most diverse patient populations.

Ownership category

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Product category

Hospital Services

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (6221)

SIC

Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062), Services-Hospitals (8060)

akta.pro primary industry

Community & Regional General Hospitals (HLAFAAAB)

Keywords

• Acute care hospital
• Emergency medical services
• Community teaching hospital
• Inpatient hospital care
• Specialty medical services

Headquarters

HQ city

Forest Hills

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Patient Care Services: Acute care hospital providing inpatient medical and surgical care, intensive care, emergency services, and women's health services. Revenue generated through insurance reimbursements and patient payments
2. Outpatient Services: Outpatient imaging center, specialty clinics, and ambulatory care services providing diagnostic and treatment services
3. Medical Education Programs: Teaching hospital with ACGME-accredited residency programs in internal medicine and podiatric medicine, generating revenue through educational activities and training
4. Charitable Contributions: As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, the hospital accepts tax-deductible charitable donations through Northwell Health Foundation

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Long Island Jewish Forest Hills Hospital is a 312-bed community teaching hospital located in Forest Hills, Queens, New York, providing acute inpatient care, 24/7 emergency services, and a broad range of specialty medical and surgical services to residents of Queens and surrounding boroughs. Founded in 1953, the hospital operates as a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization and functions as a division of Long Island Jewish Medical Center within the Northwell Health system.

Product overview

Long Island Jewish Forest Hills Hospital is a 312-bed community teaching hospital offering a comprehensive range of inpatient and outpatient clinical services. The hospital operates as a division of Long Island Jewish Medical Center within the Northwell Health system. Core clinical departments include Internal Medicine, Surgery, Cardiology, Gastroenterology, Orthopedic Surgery, Urology, Vascular Surgery, and Obstetrics/Maternity Care. Specialized centers include a Bariatric Surgery Program (MBSAQIP-accredited), Joint Replacement Center of Excellence (Joint Commission-designated), Imaging Center with CT, MRI, X-ray, mammography and lung cancer screening, and a Level II Perinatal Center. The hospital also provides emergency care as a 911 receiving site and state-designated Stroke Center. Patient engagement is supported through the FollowMyHealth portal for record access and telehealth visits for remote care.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Emergency Department Services
• Inpatient Acute Care
• Medical Education and Residency Training

Quantifiable outcome

• Infection rate reduced from 5% to nearly zero with transperineal prostate biopsies
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature9 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 March 2022FIT graduate students Jensine Eckwall and Nikki Scioscia created folk art-style murals at LIJ Forest Hills celebrating the resiliency of hospital staff and the Queens community during the COVID-19 pandemic. The artwork transformed a hospital courtyard into a healing space for staff wellness and community engagement.
• Alliance of Bukharian AmericanscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 31 January 2019Long Island Jewish Forest Hills partnered with the Alliance of Bukharian Americans to provide opioid awareness and naloxone (Narcan) training to the Bukharian community in Queens. The hospital's emergency department provides ongoing community education on responding to the opioid epidemic, including distributing naloxone rescue kits to trained community members. This partnership addresses substance misuse prevention and overdose response in one of Queens' diverse ethnic communities.
• Beth Gavriel Bukharian CongregationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 31 January 2019Host venue for opioid overdose training program presented by Long Island Jewish Forest Hills and Northwell Health. The partnership enabled community outreach to multigenerational families in the Bukharian Jewish community on opioid awareness and naloxone administration.
• Pet PartnersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNorthwell Health collaborates with Pet Partners to arrange therapy pet visits for hospitalized patients. The pet therapy program, managed by volunteer Madalyn Frank-Cooper, RN, promotes patient self-confidence, independence, and healing benefits beyond hospital walls.
• New York Organ Donor Network (NYODN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHospital works with NYODN to facilitate tissue and organ transplants. LIJ Forest Hills is a member of HRSA's Organ Donation Breakthrough Collaborative and has a hospital-based donor council committed to donation initiatives. The hospital provides ongoing education for physicians, nurses, staff and community about organ donation.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Mount Sinai Hospital: Flagship academic medical center of the Mount Sinai Health System on Manhattan's Upper East Side. Comparable as a parent-system entity to Mount Sinai Queens and as a referral destination for complex cases originating at LIJ Forest Hills.
• NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital: Major NYC academic medical center system operating multiple campuses including NYP Queens. Comparable as the parent of a directly competing community hospital in Queens and as a tertiary referral destination for complex cases.
• Montefiore Medical Center: Major NYC academic health system anchored in the Bronx with multiple hospital campuses. Comparable as a large nonprofit NYC system with community hospital affiliates, value-based contracting expertise, and a similar safety-net mission.

Direct peers

• NewYork-Presbyterian Queens: Acute care community teaching hospital in Flushing, Queens, also serving the borough's diverse population. Directly comparable in service mix (emergency, maternity, surgical, specialty), payer mix, and patient demographics, making it LIJ Forest Hills' closest head-to-head competitor.
• NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn: Formerly Lutheran Medical Center, now an NYU Langone community teaching hospital in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. Comparable in size (~450 beds), community teaching mission, and diversity of patient population; a peer in the 'academic system-affiliated urban community hospital' category.
• South Shore University Hospital: Another Northwell Health community teaching hospital on Long Island. Comparable as a sister facility within the same parent system, similar bed-count scale, and overlapping service mix (emergency, maternity, surgical specialties).
• Jamaica Hospital Medical Center: Independent community teaching hospital in Jamaica, Queens, serving a similarly diverse, lower-income population. Comparable in service breadth (emergency, maternity, surgery, behavioral health) and in its role as a safety-net provider in Queens.
• Maimonides Medical Center: Largest independent teaching hospital in Brooklyn serving a similarly diverse patient base. Comparable in teaching hospital status, residency programs, and breadth of specialty services for an urban safety-net population.
• Elmhurst Hospital Center: NYC Health + Hospitals-operated public hospital in Elmhurst, Queens, serving one of the most diverse patient populations in the U.S. Comparable mission and payer mix (heavy Medicaid/ uninsured), with a similar Level I trauma/emergency footprint in the same borough.
• Mount Sinai Queens: Community hospital in Astoria, Queens, part of the Mount Sinai Health System. Comparable as a community teaching hospital offering emergency, inpatient, and outpatient services to the same borough population, with similar payer-mix and cultural-competency demands.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance22 records

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