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University Hospital of Brooklyn at Long Island College Hospital (or LICH) was a 506-bed teaching hospital located in the Brooklyn Heights and Cobble Hill neighborhoods of Brooklyn, New York. The hospital was founded in 1858 as Long Island College Hospital and following years-long attempts to save it through mergers and property ...
Officially chartered by the state in 1858 as the Long Island College Hospital of the City of Brooklyn, it was authorized to operate a hospital and confer medical degrees on candidates who attended two lecture courses and completed a three-year preceptorship under a practicing physician.
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Learn about the history of LICH, from its origins as a German dispensary in 1856 to its closure in 2014. Discover how LICH became the first American teaching hospital and a pioneer in medical education and care.
The Long Island College Hospital was founded in 1858 and functioned as both a hospital and medical school. Its original building was located on the west side of Henry Street between Pacific and Amity Streets in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Cobble Hill. The Hospital later moved to 339 Hicks Street.
The Long Island College Hospital-Collegiate Division, the nation's first college-hospital, commenced instruction on March 29, 1860. Today, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn's only academic medical center continues to carry out the mission of the original charter.
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University was founded in 1860 as the Long Island College of Medicine. The site where the Downstate Medical Center stands was purchased in 1946. In 1950, the state university merged with Long Island College Hospital to form SUNY Downstate Medical Center.
