Northwell Health

Health System with 13 hospitals across 1 state

Health System Overview

Health SystemNorthwell Health
Total Hospitals13
Commercial/Acute Hospitals12
Total Beds5512
Commercial/Acute Beds5267
HeadquartersNew Hyde Park, NY
Websitenorthwell.edu

Hospitals by Type

Acute Care Hospital
12 hospitals
92% of health system
Psychiatric
1 hospitals
8% of health system

Teaching Status

77%
Teaching
Teaching Hospitals: 10
Non-Teaching Hospitals: 3
Teaching hospitals serve as educational institutions for medical professionals while providing patient care.

Hospital Locations

Hospitals in this Health System

HospitalTypeBedsTeachingRecently Joined
South Shore University HospitalAcute Care Hospital 341YesNo
Huntington HospitalAcute Care Hospital 408YesNo
Northwell HealthAcute Care Hospital 812YesNo
Peconic Bay Medical CenterAcute Care Hospital 122YesNo
Lenox Hill HospitalAcute Care Hospital 652YesNo
Staten Island University HospitalAcute Care Hospital 714YesNo
Northern Westchester HospitalAcute Care Hospital 259NoNo
Glen Cove HospitalAcute Care Hospital 247YesNo
Mather HospitalAcute Care Hospital 248NoNo
Long Island Jewish Medical CenterAcute Care Hospital1025YesNo
Phelps Hospital, Northwell HealthAcute Care Hospital 235YesNo
Plainview HospitalAcute Care Hospital 204YesNo
South Oaks HospitalPsychiatric 245NoNo

Recent News

2025-05-15
Northwell Health awarded $1.3 million to three employee-led projects as part of the system's 2025 Innovation Challenge, aimed at supporting scientific advancement in healthcare [2]. The winning technologies include a platform connecting monitors for low latency video, an AI-enabled program for sleep apnea detection, and an all-in-one radiology platform for AI insights and clinician feedback [2]. Since 2017, hundreds of employees have submitted ideas, with the health system awarding funding to 15 projects [2]. Winners include Dr. Phillip Connell and Johnny Zhang for an operating room tech platform, Dr. Eric Gantwerker and Dr. Patrick Scheffler for a pediatric sleep apnea diagnosis program, and Dr. Matthew Barish and James Thannickal for a radiology workflow program [2].
2025-05-15
Michael Dowling, Northwell Health's CEO, will step down in October 2025 after 23 years, transitioning to CEO Emeritus [3, 6]. He will be replaced by John D'Angelo, the executive vice president of the health system's central region [3, 6]. During his tenure, Dowling oversaw significant expansion, including 28 hospitals, the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra, and the Hofstra Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies [3]. He also navigated clashes with the New York State Nurses Association and recently oversaw Northwell's expansion outside New York with the merger of Nuvance Health [3].
2025-05-15
Northwell's Lenox Hill Hospital has committed to building a new mental health facility on the Upper East Side to gain political endorsement for its $2 billion expansion [9]. Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine reached a deal with Northwell for the project on Lexington Avenue, which has faced community opposition [9]. Northwell agreed to build an outpatient behavioral health facility to serve up to 30,000 patients annually [9]. A task force will oversee complaints about the hospital's construction project [9].
2025-05-14
Northwell Health and Nuvance Health officially merged to form a new integrated regional health system, enhancing care across New York and Connecticut [8, 23]. The combined system has a $22.6 billion operating budget, over 104,000 employees, 22,000 nurses, and 13,500 providers across 28 hospitals and more than 1,050 ambulatory care and 73 urgent care locations [23]. Northwell will invest at least $1 billion in Nuvance Health hospitals [8].
2025-05-14
Michael J. Dowling, the president and CEO of Northwell Health, will be stepping down from his role on October 1, 2025, after serving for over 23 years [9, 11]. He will transition to the role of CEO Emeritus, where he will continue to support the health system in an advisory capacity, focusing on public health initiatives, teaching, and writing [9, 11]. John D'Angelo, MD, currently executive vice president of Northwell's central region, has been appointed as Dowling's successor [9, 11]. D'Angelo's previous role included leading a healthcare network with six hospitals and over 270 ambulatory practice locations [11]. The transition marks the end of Dowling's tenure, during which he oversaw significant growth and innovation within Northwell Health [11].

Executive Leadership

Michael Dowling

President and CEO

Longtime CEO, stepping down Oct 1, 2025, transitioning to CEO Emeritus. Led significant growth, oversaw merger with Nuvance Health. Advocated for social support and public health. Taught at Fordham University and advised NY state government on health programs.

David Battinelli

EVP, Physician-in-Chief

Gerard X. Brogan, Jr. MD, FACEP

Senior Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer

Jeffrey Kraut

Executive Vice President, Strategy and Analytics

Kevin Tracey

President and CEO, The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research

Mark Solazzo

President, Strategic Initiatives & COO

Maureen White

Executive Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive

Donna Drummond

SVP, Chief Expense Officer & Chief Sustainability Officer

Michael Fener

Senior Vice President, Strategic Operational Finance

Alexander Hellinger, DPT

Senior Vice President, Regional Executive Director

Jill Kalman, MD

Chief Medical Officer, Senior Vice President and Deputy Physician-in-Chief

Richard T. Miller

Executive Vice President and Chief Business Strategy Officer

Joseph Moscola, PA

Executive Vice President Enterprise Services

Joseph Schulman

SVP, Enterprise Data & Chief Information Intelligence Officer

Mark Schiffer, MD

Senior Vice President, Strategic Alliances

Michele Cusack

EVP & CFO

Andrew Yacht

Senior Vice President, Academic Affairs and Chief Academic Officer, Designated Institutional Official

Brian Lally

Senior Vice President and Chief Development Officer

Dennis Whalen

SVP, State Government Affairs

Gene Tangney

Senior Vice President, Chief Business Continuity and Crisis Management Officer

Greg Radinsky

Senior Vice President and Chief Corporate Compliance Officer

Sven Gierlinger

Senior Vice President and Chief Experience Officer

Zenobia Brown, MD

Senior Vice President, Associate Chief Medical Officer, Northwell Health, Executive Director, Northwell Health Solutions

Mark A. Talamini, MD, MBA, FACS

Senior Vice President, Northwell Health and Executive Director, Northwell Health Physician Partners