Parsons Hospital Explained

Parsons Hospital
Coordinates:40.7696°N -73.8055°W
Location:Queens
State:New York
Country:US
Type:General
Affiliation:New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine
Beds:100
Former-Names:Flushing Hospital Medical Center North Division
Opened:1963
Closed:1988

Parsons Hospital was "a small proprietary hospital in Queens"[1] that was transformed into one focused to serving a local largely immigrant population. The hospital, which opened in 1963,[2] closed in 1988,[3] two years after it "was purchased by Asian American doctors."

History

In 1986 a group of doctors purchased the 100-bed hospital "to serve the Asian population in Flushing, Queens."[4] It became a division of Flushing Hospital Medical Center in 1988[5] the latter was acquired by New York Hospital in April 1996.[3] Parsons closed[3] within months of being "cut off from Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement" for serious violations.[6]

The building was sold with the understanding that the new owner would demolish it.[7]

Notes and References

  1. News: The New York Times. Deaths Increase Among Patients With Medicare. Ronald Sullivan . December 18, 1987.
  2. Web site: NYC emergency rooms.
  3. News: The New York Times. Neighbors Mourn Loss Of Hospital In Queens: Health Care Shift In Jackson Heights. Norimitsu Onishi . November 10, 1996.
  4. Book: JSTOR.org. An Approach to the Chinese in Queens. 10.7591/j.ctt207g616.6. Chen. Hsiang-Shui. 1992. 27–48. Cornell University Press. 9780801426971.
  5. Web site: Where to Find Medical Records for Closed Hospitals in New York State. November 26, 2020.
  6. News: The New York Times. Hospital to Lose U.S. Payments For Health Care. Dennis Hevesi . April 27, 1988.
  7. News: Queens Chronicle. Change will come to Parsons site. destined for demolition, most likely within a few months. Mark Lord . May 3, 2012.