Kings County Hospital Center
Kings County Hospital Center, established in 1830 as a one-room infirmary, is now one of the largest municipal hospitals in the United States. It has approximately 30,000 inpatient admissions and 650,000 ambulatory visits annually. "The County" is a Level I Trauma Center and is the referral center for neurological and neurosurgical emergencies for the Borough of Brooklyn. The patient population, drawn from a borough of 3 million people, yields a fascinating variety of pathology ranging from standard neurological entities to rare and complicated neurological problems.
Kings County is the main teaching hospital for SUNY Downstate's neurology residents, fellows, and medical students. The number and complexity of neurologic problems ensure trainees will have exposure to almost all neurologic disorders. Intensive personalized teaching by attendings utilizes the in-patient neurology service, the consultation service, and the outpatient clinics. The Neurology Service includes a 20-bed adult in-patient unit and busy adult and pediatric consultation services. Weekly adult and pediatric neurology clinics as well as a movement disorder clinic designated a "Center of Excellence" by the National Parkinson Foundation provide outpatient exposure. The Department also runs EEG and EMG laboratories.
