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Williamsburg Maternity Hospital

Coordinates: 40°41′45″N 73°55′46.55″W / 40.69583°N 73.9295972°W / 40.69583; -73.9295972
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Williamsburg Maternity Hospital
Map
Geography
Location753 Bushwick Avenue, Brooklyn, New York, United States
Coordinates40°41′45″N 73°55′46.55″W / 40.69583°N 73.9295972°W / 40.69583; -73.9295972
Organization
Care systemPrivate
TypeSpecialist
Services
SpecialityMaternity
History
Opened1918
Closed1950s
Links
ListsHospitals in New York State
Other linksHospitals in Brooklyn

Williamsburg Maternity Hospital[1][2] was a Brooklyn hospital that had its birth announcements regularly covered.[3] It was located at 753 Bushwick Avenue, and began in 1918.[4] It closed more than once (and reopened) in the late 1920s/early 1930s.[5] Williamsburg Maternity Hospital was listed in the 1930 census and was still operating in the 1950s.[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ "GIRL TRIPLETS BORN, 1 DIES; Two Others Have Good Chance to Survive, Hospital Reports". The New York Times. August 15, 1938.
  2. ^ Deirdre Carmody (March 18, 1975). "Irish Eyes and Skies Smile Over a Sea of Green 5th Avenue". The New York Times.
  3. ^ "Local Newspapers on Microfilm Collection". Brooklyn Public Library. with births at Williamsburg Maternity Hospital being regularly published
  4. ^ "Jewish Local Organization in the United States". JSTOR.org.
  5. ^ "Eliot Hermon oral history interview by Michael Hirsh, May 12, 2008".
  6. ^ "Microfilm# T626-1533, ED# 24-362, Brooklyn Borough, Assembly Dist. 19".
  7. ^ "Clipping from The Brooklyn Daily Eagle". Brooklyn Daily Eagle.