▁New ▁York ▁Institute ▁of ▁Technology ▁College ▁of ▁O ste op ath ic ▁Medicine . ▁The ▁primary ▁goal ▁of ▁the ▁center ▁is ▁to ▁train ▁future ▁phys icians ▁that ▁are ▁qualified ▁med ically ▁and ▁person ably . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 7 ▁the ▁German ▁Hospital ▁Society ▁of ▁Brook lyn ▁was ▁organized ▁by ▁the ▁Pl att deutsch er ▁Volks fest - V ere in ▁for ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁raising ▁funds , ▁purch asing ▁land , ▁and ▁construct ing ▁a ▁hospital ▁to ▁serve ▁the ▁large ▁German ▁imm igr ant ▁community ▁in ▁Brook lyn . ▁ ▁The ▁hospital ▁opened ▁its ▁doors ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 9 ▁as ▁the ▁German ▁Hospital ▁of ▁Brook lyn , ▁but ▁was ▁renamed ▁Wy ck off ▁He ights ▁Hospital ▁after ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁because ▁of ▁anti - G erman ▁sent iments ▁and ▁eventually ▁renamed ▁Wy ck off ▁He ights ▁Medical ▁Center . ▁ ▁Design ations ▁and ▁achiev ements ▁Wy ck off ▁He ights ▁Medical ▁Center ▁is ▁a ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁designated ▁stroke ▁center ▁and ▁level ▁III ▁per in atal ▁center . ▁ ▁The ▁American ▁Heart ▁Association ▁and ▁the ▁American ▁St roke ▁Association ▁awarded ▁the ▁hospital ▁with ▁a ▁" Sil ver ▁Performance ▁Ach iev ement ▁Award " ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁and ▁a ▁" G old ▁Plus ▁Performance ▁Ach iev ement ▁Award " ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁Sur ge ons ▁at ▁Wy ck off ▁Medical ▁Center ▁were ▁the ▁first ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁and ▁surrounding ▁Tri - state ▁area ▁to ▁perform ▁an ▁artificial ▁disc ▁impl