Caledonian Hospital Explained

Caledonian Hospital
Location:Brooklyn
State:New York
Country:US
Beds:444
Opened:1910
Closed:2003
Other Links:List of hospitals in Brooklyn

Caledonian Hospital[1] [2] [3] opened in 1910,[4] [5] merged[6] [7] with the 1840s-founded Brooklyn Hospital in 1982[8] and closed in 2003.[4] Pre-merger, Brooklyn had 444 beds and Caledonian 209.[7]

Caledonians seven-story structure subsequently became a "luxury rental with 120 units."[9]

History

The hospital's founder's[10] son, Donald G. C. Sinclair (c. 1905–1976), was the president and subsequently chairman of the board.[11] [12]

By 1987, Brooklyn Caledonian's Caledonian Campus had a new wing, effectively doubling that location's size.[8] Funding was via loans that were backed by the Federal Housing Authority.[13]

Notes and References

  1. News: . Engineer Joins Board Of Caledonian Hospital . December 15, 1950.
  2. News: The New York Times. Scottish Motif set for Hospital Fete. December 2, 1954.
  3. News: . Ruel Smith, Editor; Wrote Boys' Books . July 31, 1937.
  4. Web site: Gothamist. Anti-Gentrification Ghosts Haunt Luxury Flatbush Development. May 19, 2015. February 16, 2021. November 8, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201108114835/https://gothamist.com/news/anti-gentrification-ghosts-haunt-luxury-flatbush-development. dead.
  5. Web site: Caledonian Hospital.
  6. News: The New York Times. 6 Hospitals, Public and Private, Will Share Services in Brooklyn. Ronald Sullivan . June 11, 1984.
  7. News: . Four Brooklyn Hospitals Plan to Merge Into Two New Ones . Ronald Sullivan . December 3, 1981 . October 9, 2015.
  8. Web site: History of the Brooklyn Hospital Center. https://web.archive.org/web/20071217201843/http://www.tbh.org/history.htm. December 17, 2007.
  9. News: The New York Times. When Home Was a Hospital. Ronnie Koenig . May 12, 2017.
  10. co-founder? American Heritage . Summer 2017. Bannerman Castle Trust. founder of the Caledonian Hospital.
  11. News: The New York Times. Donald Sinclair, 71, Investment Banker . March 19, 1976.
  12. Caledonian, 1929: News: . LOUIS STAUCH DEAD; PIONEER AT CONEY; Had to Steep on Beach First Night--Could Feed 5,000 at a Time in His Restaurant. HIS CHARITIES NOTEWORTHY Since Retirement Had Lavished in Person Fruits and Flowers on Hospital Patients. Born in a Hell's Kitchen Loft. Got Job on Dreamland Site.. in the Caledonian Hospital . April 5, 1929.
  13. 10, 20 and (mostly) 40 year bonds: News: New York Times. Medical Care Issue Yields 8% to 9 3/4%. May 26, 1983.

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