Geriatric Psychiatry Residency Program

Zucker Hillside Hospital is a renowned Northwell behavioral health facility, known for its trailblazing clinical, teaching and research programs. Over the past 30 years, it has been the site of multiple National Institute of Mental Health research centers focused on the treatment of schizophrenia, including a Clinical Research Center, Intervention Research Center and a Center for Intervention Development and Applied Research. These federally supported centers have provided Zucker Hillside with national and international recognition for its pioneering work in the diagnosis and treatment of serious mental illness. Inpatient services include adolescent, adult, geriatric, and women’s (perinatal psychiatry) units. Treatment specialties include early phase treatment, depression, schizophrenia, peripartum mood and anxiety disorders, bipolar and personality disorders, psychotic disorders, medical/neurological illnesses with psychiatric symptoms, and Alzheimer's disease or related conditions. Our beautiful 22-bed inpatient women’s unit is the first in New York state and one of only a few in the U.S. to specialize in treating women with perinatal psychiatric illness. Our outpatient programs serve all ages and encompass the full continuum of care. These services include health centers, partial hospital treatment programs, and a full range of psychiatric rehabilitation services. Programs for alcohol and chemical dependency are available both on our main campus and in numerous community-based sites. Our goal at Zucker Hillside is to promote wellness and to reintegrate patients back into the community to work, attend school, socialize and live independently.