History

NYC Health + Hospitals/Gouverneur opened its doors as a community hospital in 1885 in an abandoned police station on the Lower East Side. It served as an emergency hospital and ambulance station for the waterfront community with one visiting physician and surgeon, one consulting surgeon, and a three-member house staff. Through the years, Gouverneur was on the forefront providing needed care.

Gouverneur, Gotham is the largest freestanding ambulatory care center in New York State. The facility provides high quality, affordable care, and is affiliated with the NYU School of Medicine.

Conveniently located on Manhattan’s Lower East Side and easily accessible by mass transportation, Gouverneur is dedicated to ensuring that all New Yorkers have access to excellent care regardless of the ability to pay.