Mount Vernon Hospital, New York

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Mount Vernon Hospital [1][2][3] (New York)[4][5] was an 1890s-founded hospital that had been "designated a total-care trauma facility since 1984."[6] In 1986 they expanded and added "a new 20-bed psychiatric unit and a rehabilitation unit."[7] The hospital also formed an AIDS program.[8]

They subsequently closed.[9]

History[]

The cornerstone for Mount Vernon Hospital was laid in 1893.[10]

The hospital was located in Mount Vernon's downtown area, which is "only about a mile square and densely built." It was described in 1986 as "a major institution;"[7] in 1996 it was described as "a financially distressed institution."[11]

They had already begun to specialize in healing chronic wound cases in 1989.[12] In 1996 they affiliated with another hospital and specialized more, including focused services for mental-health patients.[11] They already had experience at working with other hospitals, such as offering a program for local diabetics, aided by a larger Bronx-based teaching hospital.[13] In 1999 they closed their maternity unit, and redirected expecting mothers to an affiliated hospital that tripled the capacity of "its neonatal and maternity wing."[14]

They were a flagship "to prevent the spread of infectious diseases within hospitals and within the community." Part of this included reaching out to young children with a 'pledge' to wash their hands.[15]

References[]

  1. ^ "To Enlarge Mount Vernon Hospital". The New York Times. October 22, 1928.
  2. ^ "The Mount Vernon Hospital". The New York Times. December 16, 1890.
  3. ^ "THE REGION; Mt. Vernon Nurses Go on Strike". The New York Times. September 16, 1982.
  4. ^ "RAN NUDE IN THE STREET.; Mount Vernon Girl, Ill with the grip, becomes insane". The New York Times. February 5, 1899. Mount Vernon, N.Y.
  5. ^ "IN BRIEF; Doctor's Death Suit". The New York Times. June 14, 1998.
  6. ^ "Mt. Vernon Hospital: Trauma Care Cited". The New York Times. April 5, 1987.
  7. ^ a b Betsy Brown (July 13, 1986). "2 Major Plans for Mt. Vernon Garage Site". The New York Times.
  8. ^ "In Mount Vernon, An Attempt to Tackle AIDS at the Community Level". The New York Times. August 20, 1989.
  9. ^ "Where to Find Medical Records for Closed Hospitals in New York State" (PDF). Mount Vernon Hospital
  10. ^ "MOUNT VERNON'S NEW HOSPITAL.; The Cornerstone Laid In Spite Of A Snowstorm". The New York Times. February 23, 1893.
  11. ^ a b Elsa Brenner (September 29, 1996). "Hospital Care In the Face Of More Mergers". The New York Times.
  12. ^ "A New Center Heals Chronic Wounds". The New York Times. December 17, 1989.
  13. ^ Ann B. Silverman (December 4, 1983). "Teaching Diabetics To Care for Selves". The New York Times.
  14. ^ Elsa Brenner (March 21, 1999). "In Brief: Hospital Expansion". The New York Times.
  15. ^ Ann B. Silverman (September 1, 1985). "T. Bear's Message". The New York Times.
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