Cabrini Medical Center

Coordinates: 40°44′11″N 73°59′02″W / 40.7363°N 73.9838°W / 40.7363; -73.9838
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Cabrini Medical Center
Cabrini Medical Center is located in New York City
Cabrini Medical Center
Shown in New York City
Geography
Location227 East 19th Street,
New York, NY, United States
Coordinates40°44′11″N 73°59′02″W / 40.7363°N 73.9838°W / 40.7363; -73.9838
Services
Beds490 (in 1973)
History
Opened1973
Closed2008
Links
Websitehttp://www.cabrininy.org (archived)
ListsHospitals 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 (the 400th anniversary of Columbus's voyage), incorporated in 1895, and formally opened on March 18, 1896, 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, and among the first physicians of the hospital was George Frederick Shrady Sr.[6][7][8]

The hospital was originally located in a former residence at 41 East 12th Street. In 1895 it moved to 226–228 East 20th Street, which had an approximate capacity of 100 beds.[6] In 1913 it expanded again, acquiring "annex" facilities 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. The combined organization took the name Cabrini Health Care Center, after Mother Cabrini, and became a 490-bed facility[10] located at 227 East 19th Street, between Second and Third Avenues near Gramercy Park.[7] By 1976, it was using the name Cabrini Medical Center.[11] In the 1980s, it was one of the earliest hospitals to develop expertise for the AIDS epidemic that became a leading cause of death in its neighborhood.[12]

Financial difficulties and closure

The main entrance in April 2010, two years after the hospital closed.

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."[13] The center closed permanently on March 16, 2008, due to financial difficulties that resulted in patients and staff seeking other health care and employment.[7][14]

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), and the 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.[15][16]

Notable deaths

The following list is arranged chronologically, based on date of death:

In addition:

  • Andy Warhol (1928–1987), artist, was pronounced clinically dead from a gunshot wound (1968), but was resuscitated and survived.[31]
  • Barbara Delaney, the character played by Faye Dunaway in The First Deadly Sin (1980), died at Cabrini after a long hospitalization. The hospital was a key location in the film, and the premiere screening was a charity benefit for its pioneering hospice program.[32]

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b Benson, Barbara (July 10, 2009). "Absent a deal, Cabrini files for bankruptcy". Crain's New York Business.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Park, Andrew (February 18, 2010). "Cabrini to become cancer outpatient facility". Town & Village. Archived from the original on July 8, 2011.
  5. ^ Dailey, Jessica (July 26, 2013). "Cabrini Medical Center Headed for Residential Conversion". CurbedNY. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
  6. ^ a b Walsh, James Joseph (1919). History of Medicine in New York: Three Centuries of Medical Progress, Volume 3. National Americana Society. pp. 786–787.
  7. ^ a b c Scott, Gail (March 14, 2008). "Cabrini Medical Center preparing to close". Crain's New York Business. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
  8. ^ Shrady, George Frederick (March 28, 1896). "Opening of the Columbus Hospital, New York". Medical Record. 49 (13): 451. ISSN 0363-0803.
  9. ^ "Columbus Hospital; Seeks to Increase Accommodations for Italian Poor". The New York Times. April 6, 1913.
  10. ^ a b "About Us". Italian Hospital Society. Archived from the original on April 27, 2006.
  11. ^ 69th Annual Report – for the Year 1975 (PDF). Hospital for Joint Diseases and Medical Center. May 1976. p. 29. Lectures... Cabrini Medical Center, New York City
  12. ^ Frerichs, Jeffrey (November 9, 1993). Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures of the Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives. U.S. Government Printing Office. pp. 101–103.
  13. ^ "Cabrini Medical Center". Archived from the original on April 5, 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  14. ^ Schapiro, Rich (March 15, 2008). "Cabrini Medical Center closing doors". Daily News. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
  15. ^ "Federation Credentials Verification Service". Federation of State Medical Boards. Archived from the original on May 28, 2014.
  16. ^ "Closed Residency Programs". Federation of State Medical Boards. Archived from the original on December 2, 2013.
  17. ^ "The Maltese in New York". Malta Migration Museum. Retrieved December 20, 2019. Another priest working among the Maltese was the Rev. Nazzareno Formosa... He died on July 22, 1937 at Columbus Hospital.
  18. ^ "Terranova Dead; Once Racket 'King'". The New York Times. February 20, 1938. Retrieved December 20, 2019. Ciro Terranova, police character who achieved notoriety as the "artichoke king" and as a "big-shot" racketeer..., died at 12:30 o'clock this morning in Columbus Hospital.
  19. ^ "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].
  20. ^ "Richard Buckley Dies; Entertainer, 54, Was Known as the Hip Messiah". The New York Times. November 13, 1960. Retrieved December 13, 2019. Richard M. Buckley, an entertainer known as Lord Buckley, died last night in Columbus Hospital.
  21. ^ "Natale Evola, Mafia Figure, Is Dead at 66". The New York Times. August 31, 1973. Retrieved December 20, 2019. Evola, who headed the family once led by Joseph Bonanno, died early Tuesday morning at Columbus Hospital.
  22. ^ "Candy Darling Dies; Warhol 'Superstar'". The New York Times. March 22, 1974. Retrieved September 8, 2018. Candy Darling, the transvestite performer who appeared in films and on the stage, died yesterday of cancer and pneumonia at the Columbus Hospital Division of the Cabrini Health Care Center.
  23. ^ "Peter Hujar Dies at 53; Made Photo Portraits". The New York Times. November 28, 1987. Retrieved December 13, 2019. Peter Hujar, a photographer known for his portraits of personalities in the cultural world, died of AIDS-related pneumonia at Cabrini Medical Center on Thursday.
  24. ^ "Basquiat and Blake". The Allen Ginsberg Project. August 12, 2017. Retrieved September 29, 2019. Basquiat ... was pronounced dead-on-arrival on delivery to the Cabrini Medical Center.
  25. ^ "Scott Burton, Sculptor Whose Art Verged on Furniture, Is Dead at 50". The New York Times. January 1, 1990. Retrieved December 20, 2019. Scott Burton, an American sculptor whose work balanced stubbornly and elegantly between art and furniture while evolving into a new kind of public sculpture, died of AIDS on Friday at Cabrini Medical Center in New York City.
  26. ^ "Robert Buchholz, 40; Singer and Composer". The New York Times. July 7, 1994. Retrieved December 20, 2019. Robert Buchholz, a singer, pianist and composer, died on June 27 at Cabrini Medical Center in Manhattan.
  27. ^ "Nell Rankin Dies at 81; Mezzo-Soprano With Met". The New York Times. January 19, 2005. Retrieved December 20, 2019. Nell Rankin, an American mezzo-soprano who sang at the Metropolitan Opera for 25 years..., died last Thursday at Cabrini Medical Center in New York.
  28. ^ "Kay Gardella, 82, Daily News TV Critic, Dies". The New York Times. April 15, 2005. Retrieved December 20, 2019. Kay Gardella, a television critic and columnist for The Daily News who worked at that paper for nearly 60 years, died on Wednesday at Cabrini Medical Center in Manhattan.
  29. ^ "Doom Patrol Creator Arnold Drake Dies". Comic Book Resources. March 12, 2007. Retrieved December 20, 2019. Drake passed away this morning in New York City's Cabrini Hospital from pneumonia and septic shock.
  30. ^ "About Jim". Jim Cronin Memorial Fund for Primate Welfare and Conservation. Retrieved December 20, 2019. Jim Cronin, founder of Monkey World, passed away on 17 March 2007 at Cabrini Medical Center in Manhattan.
  31. ^ Bockris, Victor (2009). Warhol: The Biography. Hachette Books. p. 302. ISBN 978-0786730285. At 4.51 p.m. Andy was pronounced clinically dead... By the time Andy reached Columbus Hospital the shooting had been announced on the radio and hysteria had begun to spread.
  32. ^ King, Martin (October 27, 1980). "Dream of a dying priest is coming true at Cabrini". New York Daily News. Frank Sinatra, who filmed scenes from his latest movie, The First Deadly Sin, at Cabrini, ... donated the proceeds of a recent benefit to the hospice.

Further reading

  • DeLora, John P. (1994). Corrigan, Cabrini and Columbus: The Foundation of Cabrini Medical Center, New York City (M.A. thesis). St. Joseph's Seminary, Dunwoodie.
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