Mount Sinai Hospital (Brooklyn) Explained

Mount Sinai Hospital (Brooklyn)^[1]
Org/Group:	Mount Sinai Health System
Location:	3201 Kings Highway
Region:	Midwood, Brooklyn, New York City
State:	New York
Country:	US
Funding:	Non-profit^[2]
Type:	Private
Network:	Mount Sinai Health System
Beds:	212^[3]
Founded:	1955^[4]
Wiki-Links:	Hospitals in Brooklyn

The Mount Sinai Hospital located in Brooklyn (also known as Mount Sinai Brooklyn)^{[5] [6] [7]} was founded in 1955 as a private hospital.^[4] Like nearby New York Community Hospital, the 3201 Kings Highway facility with a history of name changes is One Address, Many Hospitals.^[8]

As with Community, its Kosher supervision is under Vaad of Flatbush.^{[9] [10]}

History

Samuel L. Berson^[11] opened King Highway Hospital as a proprietary in 1955.^[12]

Initially, in 1954, the 3201 Kings Highway building was a nursing home. It became a hospital in 1955, when Berson purchased the building, which he sold in 1995. The names^[8] used at this location include:

• Kings Highway Hospital (1955)^[13]
• Kings Highway Hospital Center^[3]
• Beth Israel Hospital Kings Highway Division (1995)^[14]
• Beth Israel Hospital Brooklyn (2012)^[15]
• Mount Sinai Hospital Beth Israel Brooklyn (2014)^[16]
• Mount Sinai Hospital Brooklyn (2015)^[7]

External links

• Architectural rendering of Kings Highway Hospital to be constructed at the intersection of East 26th Street and Avenue O

Notes and References

1. [Mount Sinai Health System]
2. News: . 2 Hospital Networks Agree to Merge, Raising Specter of Costlier Care . Anemona Hartocollis . July 16, 2013.
3. News: . heart attack kills a woman denied treatment at hospital . December 27, 1982.
4. . What Made the Difference? How one Brooklyn hospital survived its deadliest spring. . Anna Silman . June 9, 2020.
5. News: . The Virus Ravaged Parents at One School. They Found a Way to Fight Back. . Somini Sengupta . June 1, 2020.
6. News: . New York Identifies Hospitals and Nursing Homes With Deadly Fungus. Matt Richtel . Andrew Jacobs . November 13, 2019.
7. News: The New York Times. Daniela Cannizzaro, Adam Dubrow. July 22, 2018. director of pharmacy at Mount Sinai Brooklyn hospital..
8. News: The New York Times. Plaza's Gift to Canned Foods; One Address, Many Hospitals. Michael Pollak . June 11, 2006.
9. Web site: Mount Sinai Brooklyn Facilities and Amenities. under the supervision of Vaad Hakashrus of Flatbush. January 3, 2021.
10. Kosher Today. Major NYC Hospital Reshuffles Kosher Program. The meals would be heated in kosher designated microwave ovens in much the same way airlines heat kosher meals. . December 14, 2015.
11. News: The New York Times. NURSING HOME SITE IN BROOKLYN DEALS; Plot Is Assembled for Builder on Kings Highway -- Suites Conveyed on Avenue. March 3, 1953.
12. News: The New York Times. Registered Nurses End Kings Hospital Strike. November 25, 1982.
13. . How Mount Sinai Brooklyn Survived Its Deadliest Spring . opened its doors in 1955 as Kings Highway Hospital . June 9, 2020.
14. News: The New York Times. Amid Bioterrorism Concerns, Smallpox Scare Tests Hospital. Al Baker . August 5, 2002.
15. Nurse . Beth Israel Medical Center renames division Beth Israel Brooklyn . February 27, 2012.
16. The new CEO went from 18 years at New York Community Hospital, 2525 Kings Highway, to nearby 3201 Kings Highway: News: . Mount Sinai Brooklyn welcomes new CEO . Joanna DelBuono . February 13, 2014.