Overview
- NYU Langone announced on June 2 that it bought a 45‑acre Melville site on May 21 for $135.5 million and plans to build an academic medical center there.
- The system says the campus would include a hospital with more than 500 private inpatient rooms, about 70 emergency department bays, numerous operating and procedure suites, a tuition‑free NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine, and dedicated research space.
- NYU plans an expanded ambulatory network around the campus and expects new ambulatory surgery centers to open in Patchogue and Manhasset later in 2026 to boost outpatient access across Long Island.
- The project is contingent on state and local permits and completion of an environmental impact study, and local residents have raised questions about traffic, emergency services, aquifer effects and building height during early reactions.
- The Melville plan follows years of regional growth for NYU Langone — the system says it has grown its footprint 376% since 2007, completed a 2025 merger with Long Island Community Hospital, and now operates more than 320 locations.