Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center in Bronx, NY
Also known as Lincoln Hospital, Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center, NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln
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About Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center
Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center is an acute care hospital in Bronx, New York County, New York. It reports its ownership to Medicare as public (local government). It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level I trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 2 out of 5. It has 362 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. It meets the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation criteria for maternity care. The nearest other listed hospital is Harlem Hospital Center, about 0.9 mi away.
Quality ratings
How this hospital compares with the national rate on each measure group:
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information. How star ratings work.
Emergency room times
Lower times are better. Reporting period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Timely and Effective Care. What these numbers mean.
Infections and sepsis care
- MRSA bloodstream infectionsNo different · SIR 0.61
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)Better than national · SIR 0.17
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.31
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 0.48
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 1.20
45% of patients with severe sepsis or septic shock received all the recommended early care steps (SEP-1). Higher is better.
SIR is the standardized infection ratio: below 1 means fewer infections than predicted for a hospital like this one. Period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Healthcare-Associated Infections and Timely and Effective Care.
What patients say
- Patient survey star rating
- Would definitely recommend52%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1056%
- Completed surveys484
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
40.81760, -73.92380
Nearby hospitals
- Harlem Hospital Center506 Lenox Avenue, New York, NY · Level II traumaAcute care hospital0.9 mi
- Manhattan Psychiatric Center600 E 125th Street, New York, NYPsychiatric hospital1.2 mi
- Henry J Carter Specialty Hospital1752 Park Avenue, New York, NYLong-term care hospital1.3 mi
- Bronxcare Hospital Center1276 Fulton Avenue, Bronx, NY · Emergency roomAcute care hospital1.4 mi
- Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital3959 Broadway, New York, NY · Emergency roomChildren's hospital1.8 mi
- New York State Psychiatric Institute722 W 168th St, New York, NYPsychiatric hospital2.0 mi
- Kirby Forensic Psychiatric CenterWard Island, New York, NYPsychiatric hospital2.2 mi
- Mount Sinai HospitalOne Gustave L Levy Place, New York, NY · Emergency roomAcute care hospital2.4 mi
- Metropolitan Hospital Center1901 First Avenue, New York, NY · Emergency roomAcute care hospital2.5 mi
- St Barnabas Hospital4422 Third Avenue, Bronx, NY · Level II traumaAcute care hospital3.0 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center located?
Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center is at 234 East 149th Street, Bronx, NY 10451 in New York County.
Does Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center have an emergency room?
Yes. Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 234 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center?
Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 2 out of 5. The rating combines measures of mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience and timely and effective care, compared with hospitals nationwide.
Is Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center a trauma center?
Yes. It is listed as a Level I trauma center in the HIFLD hospitals data, which is compiled from state trauma registries (source date April 2024). Trauma designations are renewed periodically, so confirm with the New York EMS or trauma program. In an emergency, call 911: paramedics take seriously injured patients to the right trauma center.
What is the phone number of Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (718) 579-5000.
Would patients recommend Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (484 completed surveys), 52% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 56% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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