A 705 bed hospital, is the third largest independent teaching hospital nationally in the size of its training programs, providing a full range of inpatient and outpatient medical and surgical care.  In 1992, over 22,000 inpatient discharges, 164,000 ambulatory visits, and 46,000 emergency room visits were recorded.

    Maimonides sponsors nineteen residency training programs and three SUNY-HSCB integrated programs with close to 400 residents and fellows.  With over 40% of its residents in primary care positions, Maimonides continues to strive to meet the demand for generalist physicians.  It has recently been accredited for its Primary Care Medicine Residency Program.  Through intensive recruitment, it has recently added five full time primary care faculty.  A Certificate of Need has been obtained for a primary care facility in Borough Park to provide care to an underserved community of Russian immigrants, and the Medical Center is in the process of making curriculum changes in Medicine, Pediatrics and Obstetrics and Gynecology to reflect an increased focus on Primary care training.