"I can reiterate to our staff, our outstanding medical faculty and our community that our partnership with NYU Langone will enable us to deliver even better medical care to our patients, as well as to more effectively and efficiently meet the challenges of the ever-changing healthcare environment now and in the future," said Collins.

According to Charles M. Strain, Chairman of the Board of Directors at Winthrop, "Since the founding of Winthrop over 100 years ago, it has been the responsibility of its Board of Directors to ensure that the hospital delivers the highest quality healthcare to the population it serves. Each member of our Board takes that responsibility very seriously. We are confident that this affiliation with NYU Langone will allow us to deliver even higher quality care for the next 100 years and beyond."

About Winthrop-University Hospital
Founded in 1896 by a group of local physicians and concerned citizens, Long Island's first voluntary hospital is a 591-bed university-affiliated medical center and an American College of Surgeons (ACS) Adult Level 1 Trauma Center which offers a full complement of inpatient and outpatient programs and services for the newborn through the elderly in a dynamic, progressive environment. With one of the top cardiac programs in the region, Winthrop holds its rightful place among the top five Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) centers in the country. A leader and innovator in the many specialty areas, Winthrop is home to the first Diabetes Education Program in New York State and was the first major teaching hospital in New York State to earn The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval™ for its Advanced Inpatient Diabetes Care.

In the area of cancer care, Winthrop was the first CyberKnife Center in the region, and its Breast Health Center was the first in Nassau County to earn certification by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC).

Consistently recognized for quality patient care, Winthrop's awards, recognitions and accreditations are many including recent national recognition for excellence in nursing from the American Nurses Credentialing Center's (ANCC) Magnet Recognition Program® – the highest recognition that a hospital can earn in the area of nursing excellence. Winthrop has also been awarded Baby Friendly® Designation by Baby-Friendly, USA, and was the first hospital on Long Island to achieve this distinct honor.

Ever changing and growing with the diverse community it serves, Winthrop-University Hospital is, in many ways, a unique institution, simultaneously large and small, regional as well as local. It successfully blends the progressive philosophy, sophistication and advances of a teaching and research institution with a very personal approach to patient care – an approach that has become the cornerstone of our organization.

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