Hillcrest General Hospital Explained

Hillcrest General Hospital
Location:Queens
State:New York
Country:US
Opened:1962
Closed:2007
Other Links:List of hospitals in Queens

Hillcrest General Hospital[1] [2] was opened around 1962[3] by a physician who "was chief of medicine there for 25 years."[4] Hillcrest, a private hospital,[5] was then sold to an investor, who leased it to Osteopathic Hospital and Clinic. Osteopathic previously had acquired another hospital to which they subsequently relocated, and the 5-story building became St. Joseph's Hospital in 1985.[3]

GHI[6] owned Hillcrest during the Osteopathic period.[7] [8]

St. Joseph's Hospital

An April 2004 plan to "in the next year" close the hospital[9] materialized sooner.[10] [11] St. Vincent Catholic Medical Centers had "run the hospital since 2000"[12] and concluded it "sits near several other hospitals, so its closing may not have much effect on health care in the community."[9] In 2007 the facility, after unsuccessful to at least provide services"that do not require patients to stay overnight in the hospital"[12] was repurposed for use by Cornerstone of Medical Arts Center Hospital,[13] although the community was "particularly worried about drug-abuse and alcoholism patients being within a few blocks of" schools.[10]

Osteopathic Hospital and Clinic

Osteopathic Hospital and Clinic had their own locations prior to leasing Hillcrest's building, including one they bought in 1954.[14] [15] [16]

Notes and References

  1. News: . Shmuel Lapin, 43, Expert on Yiddish . February 6, 1973.
  2. News: The New York Times. Deaths . was the Director of Anesthesiology at Hillcrest General Hospital (later St. Josephs) for 30 years. April 1, 2008.
  3. Book: Hospitals, Queens Co., St. Joseph's Hospital . 669976415 . May 11, 2021.
  4. News: Queens Courier. Queens councilman awards Holliswood centenarian with citation on 101st birthday. Carlotta Mohamed . July 28, 2020.
  5. News: . EMPLOYEES STRIKE AT 27 HOSPITALS IN NEW YORK CITY . Ronald Sullivan . July 14, 1984.
  6. Group Health Incorporated
  7. Web site: Group Health Inc. v. Blue Cross Ass'n, 587 F. Supp. 887 (S.D.N.Y. 1984). In 1974, GHI purchased Hillcrest General Hospital. June 13, 1984.
  8. Web site: Hillcrest General Hospital-G.H.I. Group Health Incorporated . DEWEY v. HILLCREST GEN. HOSP. . February 22, 1994.
  9. News: The New York Times. St. Vincent's To Close 2 Hospitals In Network. Richard Perez-Pena . April 16, 2004.
  10. News: . No Welcome Wagon for a Rehab Center . Jeff Vandam . April 1, 2007.
  11. Web site: Where to Find Medical Records for Closed Hospitals in New York State. Hillcrest General Hospital, 158-40 79th Avenue, Flushing, NY 11366;
    Osteopathic Hospital and Clinic, 158-40 79th Ave, Flushing, NY 11366;
    SVCMC - St. Joseph’s Division, 158-40 79th Avenue, Flushing, NY 11366.
  12. News: Queens Courier. St. Joseph's set to close in Flushing. Cynthia Koons . April 21, 2004.
  13. Web site: City Planning Commission: ... Zoning Map, Section No. 14c . a five-story building currently occupied by Cornerstone of Medical Arts Center, an in-patient alcohol and substance abuse treatment facility. The building formerly housed Hillcrest General Hospital. . February 5, 2014 . May 11, 2021.
  14. News: The New York Times. OSTEOPATHS BUY A HOSPITAL HERE; Le Roy Sanitarium, Le Roy Sanitarium, 40 East 61st St., to Be Branch of Their Downtown Clinic. a proprietary hospital at 40 East Sixty-first Street. March 9, 1954.
  15. News: . Deaths . of The Osteopathic Hospital and Clinic of New York (Leroy Hospital) . May 2, 1978.
  16. News: The New York Times. Weekender Guide. sponsored by Le Roy Hospital, a division of the Osteopathic Hospital and Clinic. September 17, 1976.

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