Williamsburg Maternity Hospital Explained

Williamsburg Maternity Hospital
Location:	753 Bushwick Avenue
Region:	Brooklyn
State:	New York
Country:	US
Healthcare:	Private
Type:	Specialist
Speciality:	Maternity
Opened:	1918
Closed:	1950s
Other Links:	Hospitals in Brooklyn

Williamsburg Maternity Hospital^{[1] [2]} was a Brooklyn hospital that had its birth announcements regularly covered.^[3] It was located at 753 Bushwick Avenue, and began in 1918.^[4] It closed more than once (and reopened) in the late 1920s/early 1930s.^[5] Williamsburg Maternity Hospital was listed in the 1930 census and was still operating in the 1950s.^{[6] [7]}

Notes and References

1. News: . GIRL TRIPLETS BORN, 1 DIES; Two Others Have Good Chance to Survive, Hospital Reports . August 15, 1938.
2. News: The New York Times. Irish Eyes and Skies Smile Over a Sea of Green 5th Avenue. Deirdre Carmody . March 18, 1975.
3. Web site: Brooklyn Public Library. Local Newspapers on Microfilm Collection . with births at Williamsburg Maternity Hospital being regularly published.
4. Web site: JSTOR.org . Jewish Local Organization in the United States.
5. Web site: Eliot Hermon oral history interview by Michael Hirsh, May 12, 2008.
6. Web site: Microfilm# T626-1533, ED# 24-362, Brooklyn Borough, Assembly Dist. 19.
7. News: Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Clipping from The Brooklyn Daily Eagle.