Information and Affiliates
Albany Medical Center - The Region's Only Academic Health Sciences Center
Albany Medical Center is the only academic health sciences center in the 25 counties of eastern New York and western New England. It comprises Albany Medical College and the 651-bed Albany Medical Center Hospital. Joined within a single complex, the two components combine resources to provide advanced services in an extensive range of specialty and subspecialty areas. The Schaffer Library supports the Medical Center's role as an academic and research institution. Its extensive collection includes over 127,000 volumes, 2,500 journal titles, and 2,700 multimedia programs.
A Rich Learning Environment
The variety and complexity of cases seen at the Medical Center provide a rich learning environment for its academic community of medical and basic science students, residents, and fellows. In addition to housing a state-designated Level I regional trauma center, a state-designated Level III regional perinatal care center, and a state-designated regional AIDS treatment center, Albany Medical Center maintains a comprehensive Bone Marrow Transplantation Program and a Children's Hospital. A hospital-within-a-hospital, the Children's Hospital provides the only child cancer program in the region.
The Medical Center also maintains an important commitment to primary care. The medical student curriculum, for example, focuses on primary and comprehensive healthcare. A few minutes from the hospital, faculty and residents staff the Family Practice Center, providing primary care services to the Albany community.
Advanced Facilities
Albany Medical Center recently completed a $166 million facility development program, resulting in one of the most technologically advanced tertiary care facilities in the nation. The program included the construction of a seven-story patient tower, as well as expansion of the Emergency Department, surgical suites, and radiation therapy center. Another recent addition is the Albany Med Flight air medical service, the only one of its kind in the area, providing the highest level of critical care and rapid transport for eastern New York, western Massachusetts, western Connecticut, and southwestern Vermont.
Institutional Affiliations
Formal affiliations with several area healthcare facilities further enhance the richness of the Medical Center's educational resources.
Albany Memorial Hospital Albany Memorial Hospital is about 2 miles north of Albany Medical Center. This 165-bed community hospital provides educational opportunities in urology, otolaryngology, and plastic surgery.
Capital District Psychiatric Center Maintained by the New York State Office of Mental Health, the 225-bed Capital District Psychiatric Center (CDPC) offers mental health services for adults and children. Located next to Albany Medical Center, the CDPC offers outstanding opportunities for education in both adult and child psychiatry.
South Clinical Campus
A few minutes from the Medical Center, South Clinical Campus is a modern 20-bed facility. It provides rotations in otolaryngology, plastic surgery, and ophthalmology.
Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center Located adjacent to Albany Medical Center is the Samuel S. Stratton Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) which provides educational experiences in most specialties with 115 acute beds and 58 nursing beds.
Ellis Hospital Located in nearby Schenectady, New York, Ellis Hospital is a 352-bed community hospital. It offers rotations in some specialties.
St. Clare's Hospital Located 10 miles from Albany in Schenectady, New York, St. Clare's is a 200-bed hospital. It offers rotations in psychiatry and pathology.
St. Peter's Hospital This 457-bed community hospital is approximately 1 mile from the Medical Center. It offers rotations in obstetrics and gynecology, internal medicine, general surgery, family practice, otolaryngology, thoracic surgery, plastic surgery, orthopaedic surgery, and physical medicine and rehabilitation.
Shriners Hospital Orthopaedic surgery residents gain extensive pediatric experience at this 40-bed facility located in nearby Springfield, Massachusetts.
Sunnyview Hospital and Rehabilitation Center
This 104-bed facility serves patients with disabling diseases or injuries who require rehabilitative care. Adjacent to Ellis Hospital, Sunnyview offers training in physical medicine and rehabilitation.
