Peninsula Hospital Center Explained

Peninsula Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
Org/Group:	Cassena Care
Location:	51-15 Beach Channel Drive, Far Rockaway
State:	New York
Country:	US
Healthcare:	Private
Helipad:	Yes
Beds:	200
Founded:	1911
Website:	http://peninsulanrc.com/
Wiki-Links:	Hospitals in Queens

Peninsula Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, formerly known as Rockaway Beach Hospital and Peninsula General Hospital, was a community hospital in the Far Rockaway neighborhood of Queens, New York. PHC, founded in 1908,which opened on April 30, 1911,^[1] was an affiliate of the MediSys Health Network at the time of its 2012 closure.

History

The hospital expanded in 1960.^[2] In 1964, then still known as "Peninsula General Hospital in Edgemere, Queens," they built a supplementary 2-story structure primarily for nurses quarters.^[3] In the 1970s Peninsula attempted to take over another hospital.^[4]

PHC ran a 173-bed acute care community teaching hospital campus, and a 200-bed long-term care and rehabilitation center, serving the communities of the Rockaways, the Five Towns of Nassau County and parts of Queens and Brooklyn.

Peninsula, which in 2006 a state agency wanted St. Johns to absorb,^[5] closed in 2012.

Since 2014 the facility has been known as Peninsula Nursing and Rehabilitation Center operated by Cassena Care.^{[6] [7]}

Services

Peninsula Nursing and Rehabilitation Center offered the following medical services:

Medical staff residency training records and Verifications have become available through the Federation Credentials Verification Service (FCVS)^[8] Closed Residency program records.^[9]

Auxiliary services

Nursing Home: Attached to the hospital is a 200-bed facility known as the Peninsula Center for Extended Care and Rehabilitation (PCECR).

Family Health Center: This facility offered comprehensive outpatient care for all ages.

External links

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Notes and References

1. News: . OPEN ROCKAWAY HOSPITAL.; Institution Built by the Public Is Turned Over to the City with a Ceremony. . May 1, 1911.
2. News: . Peninsula Hospital Expands . September 3, 1960.
3. News: The New York Times. Peninsula Hospital to Build New Quarters for Staff. Peninsula General Hospital ... will have provisions for additional stories.. March 22, 1964.
4. News: . Teaching Hospital Planned In Queens . Lawrence C. Levy . September 7, 1975.
5. News: The New York Times. Panel Said to Call for Closing 9 New York Hospitals. Michael Cooper . Sewell Chan . November 28, 2006.
6. Web site: Peninsula Hospital Center . 2012-05-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120420091532/http://www.peninsulahospital.org/ . 2012-04-20 . dead .
7. News: Down to One Hospital, Rockaway Braces for Summer Crowds . . May 20, 2012 . Nir, Sarah Maslin.
8. Web site: FSMB | Federation Credentials Verification Service | Credentials Verification . 2013-12-02 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140528073121/http://www.fsmb.org/fcvs.html . 2014-05-28 .
9. Web site: FSMB | Federation Credentials Verification Service (FCVS)| Closed Residency Programs . 2013-12-02 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131202235253/http://www.fsmb.org/fcvs_closedprograms.html . 2013-12-02 .