Bay Ridge Hospital
| Bay Ridge Hospital | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Brooklyn, New York, United States |
| Coordinates | 40°38′00″N 74°01′21″W / 40.6333°N 74.0226°W |
| Services | |
| Beds | 96 |
| History | |
| Former name(s) | Bay Ridge Sanitorium |
| Opened | 1912 |
| Closed | after 1926 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in New York State |
Bay Ridge Hospital's Brooklyn building[1][2] became a nursing home.[3]
History
[edit]Pre-World War I plans to build a hospital at Seventh Avenue, to be named Bay Ridge Hospital, were altered, and that location became Victory Memorial Hospital,[4] as "a monument to the soldiers of the section who died in service."[5] The result was described as "There would be no more Bay Ridge Hospital. Or would there?"[4]
A series of steps led to what actually became Bay Ridge Hospital:[4]
- In 1912 "a group of local doctors" bought and converted a mansion "on Ovington Avenue, between Third and Fourth" into what was named "Bay Ridge Sanitarium, which had 12 beds."
- In 1920 "a fireproof, one-story maternity ward was built."
- By 1926 they had added space to the fire-vulnerable Sanitarium, and they had a total of 96 beds.
After a major fire, they rebuilt, resulting in a five-story fireproof 437 Ovington Street main building and, across the street, "the hospital purchased 438 Ovington Avenue for use as its nurses’ home."
The 438 building "no longer exists"[4] and 437 became "St. Nicholas Home for the elderly."[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "BAZAAR TO AID HOSPITAL.; Fair for Bay Ridge Institution". The New York Times. October 12, 1919.
The Women's Auxiliary of the Bay Ridge Hospital has arranged to hold a bazaar on Oct. 17 and 18 in the hospital building, Seventh Avenue and Ninetysecond Street
- ^ a b "Mr. Charlie and the Spices of His Life". New York Times. April 6, 2008.
I was born right here in Bay Ridge Hospital, which is now St. Nicholas Home for the elderly.
- ^ "Where to Find Medical Records for Closed Hospitals in New York State" (PDF).
Bay Ridge (Now a nursing home), 437 Ovington Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11209
- ^ a b c d "The Fights for Bay Ridge's First Hospitals". March 27, 2017.
- ^ "memorial". Brooklyn Eagle. February 25, 1919. p. 2.
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