Beth Abraham Center

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Beth Abraham Center
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The facility as seen from across Bronx Park East.
Geography
Location612 Allerton Ave, Bronx, New York, United States
Coordinates40°51′54″N 73°52′12″W / 40.8649°N 73.8700°W / 40.8649; -73.8700Coordinates: 40°51′54″N 73°52′12″W / 40.8649°N 73.8700°W / 40.8649; -73.8700
Organization
Care systemPrivate
TypeSpecialist
Network
Services
Beds450
SpecialityRehabilitation, residential care
History
Former name(s)Beth Abraham Hospital
Beth Abraham Home
Beth Abraham Home for Incurables
OpenedMarch 21, 1920; 101 years ago (March 21, 1920)
Links
Websitebeth-abraham-center.facilities.centershealthcare.org
ListsHospitals in New York

Beth Abraham Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing[1] is a medical facility in Bronx, New York, which was founded as the Beth Abraham Home for Incurables. It was originally a long-term residential care facility, but was later expanded to include rehabilitation services.

History[]

Bertha Alperstein founded Beth Abraham in memory of her late husband Avraham Eliezer Alperstein.[2] The property was acquired in January 1920 for $115,000 (equivalent to $1,485,640 in 2020),[3] and the new hospital opened on March 21, 1920.[4] On its fifth anniversary, the hospital celebrated the opening of a new building costing $500,000 (equivalent to $6,459,302 in 2020) which increased its total capacity to 225 patients.[5]

In January 1952, the hospital's name was shortened to Beth Abraham Home, owing to developments in "rehabilitative physical and psychological techniques [which gave] patients a chance to advance medically and socially far beyond former concepts of mere custodial care."[6]

In 1963, Beth Abraham began "an active affiliation with a neighboring teaching institution, Montefiore Hospital".[7]

In 1996, The New York Times wrote that "the 520-bed Bronx hospital" was opening new facilities in Westchester County and in Manhattan.[1] Although they also use the name Beth Abraham - Centers Health Care Nursing and Rehabilitation, as of 2021 Montefiore's "Find a Doctor" still lists "Beth Abraham Hospital. 612 Allerton Avenue. Bronx, NY."[8]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Forgeron, Harry (May 12, 1968). "Bronx Hospital to Be Modernized" (PDF). The New York Times. p. 251. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  2. ^ "Rabbi Abraham Eliezer Alperstein (1849-1917)".
  3. ^ "Bronx Estate Sold" (PDF). The New York Times. January 28, 1920. p. 30. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  4. ^ "Open Beth Abraham Home" (PDF). The New York Times. March 22, 1920. p. 14. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  5. ^ "Beth Abraham Home Fete" (PDF). The New York Times. March 22, 1926. p. 11. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  6. ^ "Home for Incurables Drops 'Incurables' From Its Name" (PDF). The New York Times. January 11, 1952. p. 18. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  7. ^ Brodoff, Bernard N.; Cherkasky, Martin; Adelman, William (October 1963). "The affiliation of an institution for the care of the long-term sick". Journal of Chronic Diseases. 16 (10): 1115–1121. doi:10.1016/0021-9681(63)90045-6. PMID 14068922.
  8. ^ "Google: "Beth Abraham" "Montefiore"". Retrieved April 22, 2021.

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