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'''NewYork-Presbyterian/Lawrence Hospital''' (commonly known as '''Lawrence Hospital''' and formerly known as '''Lawrence Hospital Center''') is a [[Hospital#General|general hospital]] located in [[Bronxville, New York]] that provides inpatient and outpatient care primarily to residents of southern [[Westchester County, New York|Westchester County]]. It was founded in 1909 as Lawrence Hospital by prominent businessman [[William Van Duzer Lawrence]], whose name the hospital bears, following the near-death of his son, Dudley, while en route to a hospital in New York City. The hospital annually treats 36,000 patients in its [[emergency department]] and delivers around 2,000 babies. Today, it is affiliated with [[Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons|Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons]] and, {{As of|2015|lc=y}}, has 400 physicians, 88% of whom are board certified, with a total of 1,100 employees. It is recognized for excellence in [[Orthopedic surgery|orthopedics]], [[obstetrics]], [[oncology]], and [[cardiology]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nypsystem.org/members/lawrence.html|title=NewYork-Presbyterian/Lawrence Hospital|last=|first=|date=|website=NewYork-Presbyterian Healthcare System|publisher=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150624062523/http://www.nypsystem.org/members/lawrence.html|archive-date=June 24, 2015|dead-url=|accessdate=}}</ref>