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Top 15 hospitals in New York by facility square footage
New York is one of the most populous states in the nation and home to New York City, the largest city in the U.S. As a result, New York has some of the country’s largest hospitals.
Below we’ve compiled a list of the top hospitals in New York by total facility area.
| Rank | NY hospital name | Hospital type | City | Definitive ID | Total facility square footage | Explore dataset |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Creedmoor Psychiatric Center | Psychiatric Hospital | Queens Village | 5039 | 8,973,580 | Explore |
| 2 | Kingsboro Psychiatric Center | Psychiatric Hospital | Brooklyn | 5030 | 7,498,627 | Explore |
| 3 | Hutchings Psychiatric Center | Psychiatric Hospital | Syracuse | 6050 | 7,019,577 | Explore |
| 4 | Buffalo Psychiatric Center | Psychiatric Hospital | Buffalo | 5974 | 5,711,469 | Explore |
| 5 | St Lawrence Psychiatric Center | Psychiatric Hospital | Ogdensburg | 5960 | 5,642,948 | Explore |
| 6 | NewYork-Presbyterian Lower Manhattan Hospital (AKA New York Downtown Hospital) | Short Term Acute Care Hospital | New York | 2851 | 4,559,712 | Explore |
| 7 | Flushing Hospital Medical Center | Short Term Acute Care Hospital | Flushing | 2877 | 4,552,080 | Explore |
| 8 | Rochester Psychiatric Center | Psychiatric Hospital | Rochester | 582178 | 4,357,051 | Explore |
| 9 | Mohawk Valley Psychiatric Center | Psychiatric Hospital | Utica | 5098 | 3,830,761 | Explore |
| 10 | Greater Binghamton Health Center | Psychiatric Hospital | Binghamton | 6128 | 3,743,617 | Explore |
| 11 | Capital District Psychiatric Center | Psychiatric Hospital | Albany | 6104 | 3,464,056 | Explore |
| 12 | New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai | Short Term Acute Care Hospital | New York | 2848 | 3,358,030 | Explore |
| 13 | Elmira Psychiatric Center | Psychiatric Hospital | Elmira | 4936 | 3,239,070 | Explore |
| 14 | Tisch Hospital | Short Term Acute Care Hospital | New York | 2843 | 3,217,211 | Explore |
| 15 | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | Short Term Acute Care Hospital | New York | 2846 | 2,991,151 | Explore |
Fig. 1 Data is from Definitive Healthcare HospitalView product. Total facility square footage is from the Medicare Cost Report. Data accessed December 2025.
What is the largest hospital in New York based on total square footage?
The largest hospital in New York is Creedmoor Psychiatric Center, with nearly 9 million square feet. Coming in second is Kingsboro Psychiatric Center with 7.5 million square feet, followed by Hutchings Psychiatric Center in third with 7 million square feet.
The average facility square footage for hospitals on the list is 4.8 million.
Creedmoor Psychiatric Center and St. Lawrence Psychiatric Center also took the number one spot on the list of top hospitals in the U.S. by total facility area.
Which type of hospital in New York has the highest total facility area?
More than half of the hospitals on the list are psychiatric hospitals, while the remaining hospitals on the list are short-term acute care hospitals.
Psychiatric hospitals primarily offer extended in-patient services, requiring more space for beds and facilities like bathing, dining, treatment, and recreation.
What is a psychiatric hospital?
Psychiatric hospitals specialize in care for people with acute and chronic mental illness.
Many individuals require extended in-patient care at these hospitals as they provide a safe and supportive environment for patients to receive intensive treatment for their mental health conditions. Care patients may receive includes 24/7 safety monitoring and assessment, medication management, and psychological therapy services
Where are the top hospitals by total facility square footage located in New York?
The top hospitals by total facility square footage are located throughout the state of New York.
The majority of the short-term acute care hospitals on the list are located in New York City, while the psychiatric hospitals are more geographically spread out.
According to data in HospitalView, there are just over 850 active psychiatric hospitals in the U.S. and only 35 active psychiatric hospitals in New York, which means these facilities need to be more spread out geographically to serve a larger patient population.
What is total facility area?
Total facility area is a measurement of the size of a healthcare facility and indicates the number of square feet in an organization’s fixtures and facilities.
Knowing the total facility area is beneficial because it gives insight into healthcare organizations’ costs, operations and governance.
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