Cabrini Medical Center
| Cabrini Medical Center | |
|---|---|
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  Shown in New York City | |
| Geography | |
| Location | 227 East 19th Street, New York, NY, United States |
| Coordinates | 40°44′11″N 73°59′02″W / 40.7363°N 73.9838°W |
| Services | |
| Beds | 236 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1973 |
| Closed | 2008 |
| Links | |
| Website | http://www.cabrininy.org (archived) |
| Lists | Hospitals in the United States |
Cabrini Medical Center of New York City was created in 1973 by a merger of two Manhattan hospitals. It closed in 2008 due to financial difficulties cited by the Berger Commission,[1] followed by a bankruptcy filing.[2]
In January 2010, the five buildings formerly housing the medical center were purchased by Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center for $83.1 million,[3] with plans to open an outpatient cancer facility;[4] but in 2013 the buildings were sold to a developer to be converted into residences.[5]
Columbus Hospital
Columbus Hospital was founded in 1892,[6] incorporated in 1895,[6] and officially opened on March 18, 1896,[7] by the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, to address the needs of Italian immigrants. The founding group included the (now canonized) Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini,[8] and among the first physicians of the hospital was George Frederick Shrady Sr.[7]
The original address of the hospital was 226–228 East 20th Street, which had a capacity of 125 beds in 1886.[6] In 1913 it was moved to larger quarters vacated by the New York Polyclinic Hospital at 214–218 East 34th Street.[9]
Italian Hospital and merger
Italian Hospital was founded in 1937 by the Italian Hospital Society, with the assets and the West 110th Street location of the defunct Parkway Hospital.[10]
In July 1973 Columbus Hospital and Italian Hospital merged.[10] The combined organization took the name Cabrini Medical Center, after Mother Cabrini, and became a 236-bed facility located at East 19th Street between Second and Third Avenues near Gramercy Park.[8]
Financial difficulties and discontinuation of services
The Cabrini Medical Center website reported: "As of March 14, 2008, many of the services at Cabrini Medical Center are no longer available. ... The Emergency Department, acute inpatient units and most outpatient services are closed."[11] The center closed permanently on March 16, 2008, due to financial difficulties that resulted in patients and staff seeking other health care and employment.[8][12]
On July 10, 2009, Cabrini Medical Center filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, citing assets of $46 million and liabilities of $167 million. The top five secured creditors were the mortgage holder Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada ($35.1 million); Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Chicago ($33 million); the New York branch of the Missionary Sisters ($18.7 million); Service Employees International Union National Benefits Fund ($5.1 million); and an affiliate of Saint Vincent's Catholic Medical Center ($4 million). The largest unsecured creditors were Consolidated Edison ($4.2 million); St. Vincent's ($3.2 million); Dormitory Authority of the State of New York ($2.6 million). Cabrini owed a $828,000 health facility assessment tax to New York State, $418,000 in fees to the New York State Department of Health, $412,000 in dues to the Healthcare Association of New York State, and $308,000 to Mount Sinai Hospital.[2]
Medical staff residency training records and verification have become available through the Federation Credentials Verification Service.[13][14]
Notable deaths
- Giuseppe De Luca (1876–1950)[15]
- Lord Buckley (1906–1960)
- Candy Darling (1944–1974)[16]
- James Coco (1930–1987)
- Peter Hujar (1934–1987)
- Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960–1988)[17]
References
- ^ Ouellette, Alicia; Pratt, David (December 19, 2006). "The Berger Commission Proposes Big Changes for New York Hospitals". The Hastings Center. Archived from the original on April 23, 2019.
- ^ a b Benson, Barbara (July 10, 2009). "Absent a deal, Cabrini files for bankruptcy". Crain's New York Business.
- ^ Rubinstein, Dana (January 29, 2010). "Sloan-Kettering Drops $83.1 M. on Old Cabrini Buildings; Stalking Horse Demchick's $3 M. Payday". The New York Observer. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
- ^ Park, Andrew (February 18, 2010). "Cabrini to become cancer outpatient facility". Town & Village. Archived from the original on July 8, 2011.
- ^ Dailey, Jessica (July 26, 2013). "Cabrini Medical Center Headed for Residential Conversion". CurbedNY. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
- ^ a b c "Medical Directory of the City of New York, 1886" (Document). New York: Medical Society of the County of New York. 1886. pp. 326–327.
{{cite document}}: Unknown parameter|oclc=ignored (help); Unknown parameter|url=ignored (help) - ^ a b Shrady, George Frederick (March 28, 1896). "Opening of the Columbus Hospital, New York". Medical Record. 49 (13): 451. ISSN 0363-0803.
- ^ a b c Scott, Gail (March 14, 2008). "Cabrini Medical Center preparing to close". Crain's New York Business. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
- ^ "Columbus Hospital; Seeks to Increase Accommodations for Italian Poor". The New York Times. April 6, 1913.
- ^ a b "About Us". Italian Hospital Society. Archived from the original on April 27, 2006.
- ^ "Cabrini Medical Center". Archived from the original on April 5, 2008.
- ^ Schapiro, Rich (March 15, 2008). "Cabrini Medical Center closing doors". Daily News. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
- ^ "Federation Credentials Verification Service". Archived from the original on May 28, 2014.
- ^ "Closed Residency Programs". Archived from the original on December 2, 2013.
- ^ "Giuseppe De Luca, Noted Singer, Dies. Baritone, Star at Metropolitan Two Decades, Mastered 100 Roles in Half-Century Career". The New York Times. August 28, 1950. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
Giuseppe De Luca ... died Saturday night in Columbus Hospital at the age of 74 [sic].
- ^ "Candy Darling Dies; Warhol 'Superstar'". The New York Times. March 22, 1974. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
- ^ "Basquiat and Blake". The Allen Ginsberg Project. August 12, 2017. Retrieved September 29, 2019.