Best Emergency Rooms in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens, NYC

When should I go to an emergency department?

Even though almost all health conditions can be stabilized and further treated in emergency department settings, not all health conditions need emergency medical attention because of the significantly higher cost and longer wait time. Sometimes, going to an urgent care clinic is a better, cheaper, and quicker option. 

According to the New York State Health Connector data, based on 6,771,307 emergency department visits recorded in 2018, over half (56.5%) were either treatable in a primary care setting, non-emergent, or emergent but avoidable. 

According to United Health research, an ED visit costs on average $2100 while an urgent care visit costs on average $180. Our own research found a wide range of cost variability for both care settings. For example, an urgent care visit can cost as low as $100 or $500 within the same zip code. 

When should I go to an urgent care clinic instead of the ER?

The New York State Health Department also reported the top reasons for avoidable ER visits including asthma, UTI, skin infections, respiratory tract infections (Flu, cold), abdominal pain (vomiting, nausea, diarrhea), and allergic reactions. 

“Unless it’s a true emergency, urgent care is generally a better use of a patient’s time and resources. Many of them are open seven days a week, have far shorter wait times than the ER, and costs less than a traditional hospital emergency room visit.” - said Thomas Spiegel, MD, MBA, MS, medical director of University of Chicago Medicine's emergency department.

If you don't have insurance or are afraid of the cost in general, check out Mira. 

List of emergency rooms in Manhattan, NY

Lenox Health Greenwich Village
30 7th Ave, New York, NY 10011
(646) 665-6000

Emergency Department at NYU Langone Health
570 First Ave, New York, NY 10016
(212) 263-5550

Weill Cornell Medicine - Emergency Medicine
525 East 68th St, Room M130, New York, NY 10065
(212) 746-0780

Bellevue Hospital Center: Emergency Room
462 1st Avenue, New York, NY 10016
212-562-4141

NewYork-Presbyterian Lower Manhattan Hospital Emergency Department
83 Gold St, New York, NY 10038
212-312-5070

List of emergency rooms in Brooklyn, NY

Emergency Department at NYU Langone Health - Cobble Hill
83 Amity St, Corner of Amity and Hicks Streets, Brooklyn, NY 11201
(646) 754-7900

Emergency Department at NYU Langone Hospital - Brooklyn
150 55th St, Brooklyn, NY 11220
(718) 630-7185

NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital
506 6th St, Brooklyn, NY 11215
7187803000

List of emergency rooms in Queens, NY

Mount Sinai Queens Emergency Room
3019 Crescent Street at, 30th Rd, 11102
718-932-1000

Flushing Hospital Medical Center: Emergency Room
4500 Parsons Blvd, Flushing, NY 11355
718-670-5000

NYC Health + Hospitals/Queens: Emergency Room
82-68 164th St, Jamaica, NY 11432
718-883-3090

NewYork-Presbyterian Queens Hospital
56-45 Main St, Queens, NY 11355
718-670-2000