The Staten Island Healthcare Guide: Care Options in Richmond County

Staten Island University Hospital (Northwell), with campuses North and South, and Richmond University Medical Center in West Brighton handle the borough's hospital care between them. Both run broad outpatient networks, and Northwell's presence links island patients into one of the region's largest referral systems when advanced sub-specialty care is needed.

Practices concentrate along Victory Boulevard and Forest Avenue on the North Shore, Hylan Boulevard's long medical corridor down the East Shore, and around the two hospital campuses. The North Shore, closest to the ferry, is the practical choice for Manhattan commuters; the South Shore offers suburban-style offices with parking — a real consideration in the only borough where most patients drive to appointments.

Primary care, pediatrics, OB-GYN, cardiology, orthopedics, and everyday specialties are well covered on-island, typically with shorter waits and lower prices than Manhattan. For rare-disease programs, major cancer centers, or niche pediatric sub-specialties, islanders generally travel — to Manhattan via ferry/express bus, or to Brooklyn's Maimonides and NYU Langone–Brooklyn via the Verrazzano. A sensible setup for many families: a Staten Island primary care home plus a standing relationship with one off-island center for anything advanced.