'The idea of the stand-alone hospital is gone'.

Northwell Health, formerly known as North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, continues to pursue aggressive expansion moves throughout the New York City metropolitan area. CEO Michael Dowling is also stepping up the New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based system's investment in startup firms and innovative technologies that are launched in-house. Dave Barkholz, Modern Healthcare's Southern Bureau chief, caught up with Dowling at last month's J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco. The following is an edited transcript.