Patient Medical Records
From September 1932 to present:
Medical Center Archives does not hold patient records that date from September 1932 to the present. If you are seeking information regarding patient records from New York Hospital, Presbyterian Hospital, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, or Lying-In Hospital that date from September 1932 to the present, please contact the Medical Records Department of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.
To obtain a birth certificate for the years 1932 to present,
contact the
Office of Vital Records of the City of New York.
contact the
Office of Vital Records of the City of New York.
To obtain a death certificate for the years 1932 to 1948, contact the
Municipal Archives of the City of New York; for the years 1949 to present, contact the
Office of Vital Records of the City of New York.
Municipal Archives of the City of New York; for the years 1949 to present, contact the
Office of Vital Records of the City of New York.
From 1794 to August 1932:
Medical Center Archives holds some patient records that date from 1794 to August 1932 (see list below). Access to information in those records is protected by the federal government's Privacy Rule that stems from the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). For information concerning research access to the records, please see the form " Research Access to Protected Health Information." The completed form, along with any required documentation, should be sent to Medical Center Archives via regular mail only.
If you are seeking a birth certificate from the years 1910 to 1932, contact the
Office of Vital Records of the City of New York; for the years prior to 1910, contact the
Municipal Archives of the City of New York.
Office of Vital Records of the City of New York; for the years prior to 1910, contact the
Municipal Archives of the City of New York.
If you are seeking a death certificate for the years prior to 1932, contact the
Municipal Archives of New York City.
Municipal Archives of New York City.
Partial List of Extant Patient Records
Bloomingdale Asylum/Bloomingdale Hospital1808-1932
Lying-In Hospital of the City of New York
1893-1932 (incomplete)
Manhattan Maternity and Dispensary
1905-1932
New York Asylum for Lying-In Women
1854-1899
New York Hospital
1794-1796, 1801-1932
New York Infant Asylum
1871-1901, 1904-1909 (incomplete)
New York Nursery and Child's Hospital
1909-1934 (incomplete)
Nursery and Child's Hospital
1859-1905 (incomplete)
