  thumb|new yorkâpresbyterian hospital / columbia campus thumb|right|new yorkâpresbyterian hospital / weill cornell campus new yorkâpresbyterian hospital, styled as newyork-presbyterian hospital, is a university hospital in new york city affiliated with two ivy league medical schools: columbia university's college of physicians and surgeons and weill cornell medical college. it is composed of two distinct medical centers, columbia university medical center and weill cornell medical center. a major international and regional referral center, the hospital is considered among the best in the world and is currently ranked 6th in the united states and 1st in the new york city metropolitan area by u.s. news and world report.http://health.usnews.com/health-news/best-hospitals/articles/2014/07/15/best-hospitals-2014-15-overview-and-honor-roll?int=9a4808 it is a 2,478 bed hospital, making it one of the largest and most comprehensive hospitals in the united states. new yorkâpresbyterian hospital is the largest hospital and largest private employer in new york city and one of the world's busiest. ==history and structure==  the new york hospital was founded in 1771 by edinburgh graduate samuel bard, a royal charter granted by king george iii of great britain and became associated with weill cornell medical college upon the latter institution's founding in 1898. it is the second oldest hospital in the united states, after [[pennsylvania
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