Kingston Avenue Hospital | |
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Geography | |
Location | Brooklyn, New York, United States |
History | |
Former name(s) | Hospital for Contagious Diseases |
Opened | 1891 |
Closed | 1955 |
Links | |
Lists | Hospitals in New York State |
Other links | List of hospitals in Brooklyn |
Kingston Avenue Hospital for Contagious Diseases [1] [2] opened in 1891 as f; patients were transferred to Kings County Hospital Center in 1955. [3]
During a time of polio cases, which included eleven deaths in Brooklyn, a "special pavilion" was built at the hospital. It was used to take in cases where infected children were identified by the health commissioner. [4] [5]
A mother claimed that it took going to court to "free" her child from the hospital after "alleging neglect." [6] Twenty-two years later the removal of Kingston's Medical Superintendent became a public matter. [7] [8]
many old tenements and garbage and ashes are deposited in the halls
Facilities Provided for More Complete Isolation and Better Nursing
Kingston Avenue Hospital | |
---|---|
Geography | |
Location | Brooklyn, New York, United States |
History | |
Former name(s) | Hospital for Contagious Diseases |
Opened | 1891 |
Closed | 1955 |
Links | |
Lists | Hospitals in New York State |
Other links | List of hospitals in Brooklyn |
Kingston Avenue Hospital for Contagious Diseases [1] [2] opened in 1891 as f; patients were transferred to Kings County Hospital Center in 1955. [3]
During a time of polio cases, which included eleven deaths in Brooklyn, a "special pavilion" was built at the hospital. It was used to take in cases where infected children were identified by the health commissioner. [4] [5]
A mother claimed that it took going to court to "free" her child from the hospital after "alleging neglect." [6] Twenty-two years later the removal of Kingston's Medical Superintendent became a public matter. [7] [8]
many old tenements and garbage and ashes are deposited in the halls
Facilities Provided for More Complete Isolation and Better Nursing