Telephone and Television Services

Telephone Service

Local Calls

Local calls are free to the following area codes: 212, 201, 347, 516, 551, 631, 646, 718, 914, 917, and 973, and may be dialed directly from your Hospital room.

Long Distance Calls

Calls to area codes beyond those listed above are considered long distance. There is a small daily charge for having long distance telephone service within the continental United States. Once you arrive at the Hospital, you will receive further information on how to activate and pay for long distance service.

For more information, call:

NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center
(212) 305-6717
NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center
(212) 746-5083
NewYork-Presbyterian/The Allen Hospital
(212) 932-4048

Television Service

Basic Free Television Service

All patients have 24-hour access to basic television service, which includes the following complimentary channels: CBS (Channel 6), PBS (Channel 16), and CNN (Channel 41), as well as the Newborn Channel, and channels providing religious services, classical music, Hospital information, and patient education programming.

Extended Television Service

Extended television service, which includes 24-hour access to television programming and movie channels, is available for a small daily charge. Once you arrive at the Hospital, you will receive further information about how to access extended service should you desire it.

For more information, call: