St. Francis Hospital (New York City) Explained
| St. Francis Hospital |
| Org/Group: | Poor Sisters of St. Francis |
| Map Type: | New York City |
| Coordinates: | 40.8104°N -73.9171°W |
| Location: | - 407-409 East 5th Street, Manhattan (1865)
- 609 East 5th Street, Manhattan
- 525 East 142nd Street, Mott Haven, Bronx (1906)
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| Region: | New York City |
| State: | New York |
| Country: | US |
| Beds: | 240 in 1892, 380 in 1966 |
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St. Francis Hospital is a former Catholic hospital which operated in New York City during the 19th and 20th centuries.
History
It was founded in 1865 by the Poor Sisters of St. Francis, who had been founded in Germany in 1851 by Mother Frances Schervier.[1]
In the late 19th century[2] and early 20th century[3] it was located at 407-409 East 5th Street, Manhattan, where it served the large German immigrant population of the Lower East Side. In 1892 it had 240 beds.[4] In 1906 the hospital moved to 525 East 142nd Street, in the Mott Haven section of the Bronx, also largely populated by German immigrants.[5]
The hospital provided free care to all comers without respect to nationality or religion.[6] Faced with a crumbling infrastructure, for which there were not sufficient funds to replace, the hospital was closed by the Archdiocese of New York on December 31, 1966, amidst wide popular protest.[7] [8]
In 1970, a 17-story New York City Housing complex was built on the site.
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Notes and References
- News: St. Francis Hospital's Work. The New York Times. March 5, 1884. 8. October 16, 2017.
- News: Work of St. Francis's Hospital. The New York Times. April 1, 1889. 8. October 16, 2017.
- Book: Koren. John. John Koren. United States Bureau of the Census. United States Bureau of the Census. Benevolent Institutions 1904. United States Government Printing Office. 1905. Washington, D.C.. 3638187.
- Book: Kobbé. Gustav. Gustav Kobbé. New York and Its Environs. Harper & Brothers. 1892. New York. 61. 7570781.
- Web site: St Francis Hospital . New York City Chapter of the American Guild of Organists.
- Book: Appleton's Dictionary of Greater New York and Its Vicinity: With Maps of New York and its Environs: an Alphabetically Arranged Descriptive Index and Guide to Places, Institutions, Societies, Amusements, Resorts, Etc., in and About the City of New York. D. Appleton and Company Publishers. 1892. New York. 14th. 128. 154728261.
- News: Clark. Alfred E.. St. Francis Hospital Sadly Waits For End of 100-Year Existence. 27 September 2015. The New York Times. June 4, 1985. 22.
- News: Tolchin. Martin. Hospital in Bronx Ordered Closed. 54. 27 September 2015. The New York Times. November 2, 1966.
