SUNY Downstate
- University Hospital of Brooklyn
Kings County Hospital
- Brooklyn’s Level-1 Trauma Center
Welcome to the emergency medicine department’s student education website at SUNY Downstate and Kings County Hospital
It Takes Leaders to Make Leaders
At SUNY Downstate College of Medicine, in close collaboration with faculty, you are encouraged to build your own paths and pursue your unique passions and interests. When a health crisis can’t wait, our expert emergency care team is ready to respond 24/7, 365 days a year. The emergency department located in the diverse and vibrant inner city neighborhood of Flatbush, Brooklyn – University Hospital of Downstate (UHD) formerly University Hospital of Brooklyn (UHB) was established in 1992. The Department of Emergency Medicine is comprised of a team of dedicated physicians, nurses and other healthcare professionals committed to providing medical care to the rich diversity of people in Brooklyn, New York. As an emergency medicine student at SUNY Downstate, you will have the privilege to rotate in a very diverse emergency department that includes both the city and state hospitals. University Hospital of Downstate (UHD) and Kings County Hospital, Brooklyn’s level 1 trauma center.
University Hospital of Downstate
University Hospital of Downstate (UHD) is the principal teaching hospital of SUNY Downstate College of Medicine and the only major academic medical center in Brooklyn, NY. It is the training grounds for thousands of students every year who serve the patients of Brooklyn. The hospital is a Renal Transplant Center and a Pre-Hospital STEMI and Stroke Center. There is an interdisciplinary outpatient HIV treatment center and a Disaster Medicine Center. During the height of the pandemic Downstate Medical Center was named one of the COVID designated Hospitals during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Kings County Hospital
Kings County Hospital Center (KCH) is one of the most storied public hospitals in the country. Its halls hold the history of generations of immigrants to this country. The hospital serves as the main site for our residency program and is one of only three adult trauma centers in the borough of Brooklyn and the only level one pediatric trauma center in Brooklyn. “The County” cares for a vast number of Brooklyn’s 3.5 million inhabitants as the largest municipal hospital in New York City, and one of the largest general acute care hospitals in the nation. The campus is situated on 43 acres and contains 23 buildings. Along with its designation as a Level I Trauma Center, it has 9 Intensive Care Units including a Pediatric ICU and a large Renal Dialysis Center. Kings County is a Stroke Center and a Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner (SAFE) Center of Excellence.
