Metropolitan Hospital Center is the community hospital of choice for residents of East Harlem, northern Manhattan and neighboring communities.  Metropolitan provides culturally-sensitive care in a welcoming and hospitable setting, emphasizing primary care medicine and utilizing the latest advances in medical science.  At Metropolitan, each patient feels personally cared for and is treated with dignity and respect.  Since its founding in 1875, Metropolitan Hospital has been affiliated with New York Medical College, representing the oldest partnership between a hospital and a private medical school in the United States.  Metropolitan Hospital Center is part of the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC), the largest municipal hospital and health care system in the country.