Long Island Jewish Forest Hills
Long Island Jewish Forest Hills is a community and teaching hospital operating under the Northwell Health hospital network. It is located in Forest Hills, Queens, New York. The hospital is affiliated with the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, which sponsors a residency program in internal medicine. The hospital also serves as the host of a podiatry residency program.
History
The hospital first opened on August 13, 1953, as Forest Hills General Hospital. In May 1963, the Queens District Attorney opened an investigation into the finances of the institution after a former employee reported that the administration of the hospital was involved in a Blue Cross billing scheme. The scandal led to the hospital's closure in November 1963. In 1964, the hospital reopened as LaGuardia Hospital, now under the management of HIP. It was later acquired by the North Shore health system in 1996 and renamed North Shore University Hospital at Forest Hills. In 2006, the hospital was renamed Forest Hills Hospital.In 2016, Northwell Health announced that that state of New York had approved a request to merge the hospital with Long Island Jewish Valley Stream and run both facilities as divisions of the larger Long Island Jewish Medical Center in Glen Oaks. The hospital was subsequently renamed Long Island Jewish Forest Hills.