Manhattan General Hospital Explained

Manhattan General Hospital
Location:Manhattan
State:New York
Country:US
Opened:1925
Closed:1964 (merger)
Other Links:List of hospitals in Manhattan

Manhattan General Hospital is a defunct hospital that also used the name Manhattan Hospital and relocated more than once, using buildings that serially served more than one hospital, beginning in the 1920s.

History

Alfred A. Richman, who had opened a "private sanitarium at 50 West Seventy-fourth Street" in 1925,[1] subsequently "founded Manhattan General Hospital".[2] The hospital was at one point located at Second Avenue and 18th Street in Manhattan, New York City; that building was once used by the Lying-in Hospital.[3] Later the hospital moved to 161 East 90th Street on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City.

The first occupant of 161 East 90th Street was Pan American Hospital, which was intended "to serve the Latin-American people through their own Spanish and Portuguese-speaking doctors and nurses."[4] Creation of the hospital was encouraged by William Sharpe, "the first president of the Pan-American Medical Association."[5] In less than two years after opening, Pan American Hospital was in court regarding whether or not they would be able to continue operation.[6] The New York Times editorialized that Pan American Hospital "should be continued"[7] since "through no fault of its own management" the hospital faced financial problems.[8] It closed in 1930.[9]

Afterward, Manhattan General occupied the 9-story building at 161 East 90th Street until 1934, when the building was sold to Beth David Hospital. Beth David also bought an adjacent site to construct an 11-story building.[10] The roots of Beth David Hospital can be traced to the incorporation on November 29, 1886, of the Yorkville Dispensary for Women and Children, located at 246-248 East 82nd Street. In 1912 they moved to 1822-1828 Lexington Avenue and 113th Street.[11] Beth David Hospital celebrated for an entire week in June 1913 after having moved to a newly built facility.[12] In 1934 Beth David purchased[13] the 161 East 90th Street building.[14] Beth David stayed at the location until 1957, when it relocated to 321 East 42nd Street.[15] Beth David was renamed to Grand Central Hospital on July 3, 1959,[16] before closing by mid-1963.[17]

Manhattan General merged with Mount Sinai Beth Israel in 1964[2] and closed; the MGH buildings became co-op apartments.[18]

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Notes and References

  1. News: . EVICTION STAY WON BY SANITARIUM HEAD; Supreme Court Grants Grace to Dr. Richman in Contest With Warren Smadbeck. HARM TO PATIENTS FEARED Some Would Be Imperiled by Move, It is Contended--Marshal Seizes Furniture. . June 9, 1928.
  2. News: . Dr. Alfred Richman, 92, Dies; Founded Hospital in the City . December 11, 1984.
  3. News: . Conversion of Hospital to Apartments . Alan S. Oser . March 29, 1985.
  4. News: . WORK ON HOSPITAL NEARS COMPLETION; Pan-American Will Be Ready for Opening Oct. 17.
  5. Web site: Eccentric neurosurgical virtuoso: the life and times of William Sharpe.
  6. News: . NEW HOSPITAL HERE TO FIGHT EVICTION; Action to Oust Pan-American Clinic Set for Hearing in Municipal Court Today. 103 PATIENTS AFFECTED Dispossess Proceeding Started by Estate of Former Patron--Gifts Totaling $100,000 Reported. Action to Be Contested. Coler Praises Clinic's Work. . July 26, 1929.
  7. News: . PAN-AMERICAN HOSPITAL.; Institution Has Done Good Work and Should Be Continued. OUTBREAKS DUE TO HEAT. Prison Uprisings and Wars Usually Occur in Summer. THE WILLEBRANDT ARTICLES Opinions Vary as to Their Value and Advisability of Printing Them. The Law and Justice. . Gardner L. Harding . Frank Moore . Claude L. Benner . Mrs. T. M. Sullivan . M. E. Cummiskey . Albert E. Mills . August 7, 1929.
  8. News: . the Pan-American Hospital . August 8, 1929.
  9. News: . HOSPITAL BUILDING SOLD IN YORKVILLE; Beth David Buys 9-Story Structure in Ninetieth Street From the Barber Estate. . September 27, 1934.
  10. News: . HOSPITAL PLANS 11-STORY BUILDING; Manhattan General Buys Site Adjoining Present Home in East 90th Street. . September 29, 1934.
  11. News: . 5,000 CHEER ENRIGHT AT HOSPITAL EXERCISES; $40,000 Raised in 20 Minutes of Beth David Open-Air Dedication. . May 15, 1922.
  12. News: . Open Beth David Hospital - Ceremonies at New Building to be Continued All Week . October 9, 2015 . June 2, 1913 . 13.
  13. Web site: JTA.org (Jewish Telegraphic Agency) . Beth David Hospital Opens Drive Tonight . October 17, 1934.
  14. News: . HOSPITAL BUILDING SOLD IN YORKVILLE; Beth David Buys 9-Story Structure in Ninetieth Street From the Barber Estate. . September 27, 1934.
  15. News: . DR.HAUSWIRTH HONORED; 1,200 Attend Dinner for Beth David Hospital Veteran . $100-a-plate dinner . March 4, 1956.
  16. News: . Hospital is Renamed - Beth David at 321 E. 42d St. Becomes Grand Central . October 9, 2015 . July 4, 1959 . 8.
  17. Book: Walsh . James J. . History of Medicine in New York - Three Centuries of Medical Progress . 1919 . National Americana Society . New York, N.Y. .
  18. News: Jones . Theodore . Beth Israel Buys General Hospital - The Manhattan to be Taken Over Sept. 1 - City Seeking Narcotics Center Pact - No Changes For Staff - Purchase Is Called Step for Establishment of Medical Center on Lower East Side . October 12, 2015 . . August 21, 1964 . 31.

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