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'''Fordham Hospital''' was the first public hospital in [[the Bronx]], [[New York City]], having opened in 1892. Prior to that time, all the New York City municipal hospitals were in [[Manhattan]]. It was located in the [[Fordham, Bronx]] section of the Bronx on Valentine Avenue near Kingsbridge Road, which at the time was a relatively undeveloped area, and inconvenient for patients and their families.<ref>History of Medicine in New York: Three Centuries of Medical Progress, Volume 3, by James Joseph Walsh, 1919, page 728.</ref> It moved to Aqueduct Avenue and St. James Place in 1898.
'''Fordham Hospital''' was the first public hospital in [[the Bronx]], [[New York City]], having opened in 1892. Prior to that time, all the New York City municipal hospitals were in [[Manhattan]]. It was located in the [[Fordham, Bronx]] section of the Bronx on Valentine Avenue near Kingsbridge Road, which at the time was a relatively undeveloped area, and inconvenient for patients and their families.<ref>History of Medicine in New York: Three Centuries of Medical Progress, Volume 3, by James Joseph Walsh, 1919, page 728.</ref> It moved to Aqueduct Avenue and St. James Place in 1898.


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In the mid-1930s, the [[Federal Art Project]] sponsored interior murals by artists [[Emily Newton Barto]] and [[Elizabeth Deering]].
In the mid-1930s, the [[Federal Art Project]] sponsored interior murals by artists [[Emily Newton Barto]] and [[Elizabeth Deering]].
[[File:Archives of American Art - Elizabeth Deering - 2056.jpg|thumb|Artist Elizabeth Deering painting one of the Fordham Hospital murals on April 26, 1939]]
[[File:Archives of American Art - Emily Barto - 1954.jpg|thumb|Artist Emily Barto painting one of the Fordham Hospital murals on October 6, 1937]]


The hospital was closed on July 15, 1976, by a decision of the [[New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Fordham Hospital Closing July 15|url=http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1976/07/03/75627889.html?pageNumber=20|accessdate=29 December 2015|publisher=New York Times|date=July 3, 1976|page=20}}</ref> despite extensive community protests,<ref>"The Ram", Fordham student newspaper, November 19, 1975, page 1.</ref> including a [[sit-in]]. The building was demolished soon afterward. The site is now The Fordham University Rose Hill Parking Facility.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fordham.edu/info/20144/parking_facilities/282/rose_hill/1|title=Rose Hill|first=Linder Tia|last=M|website=www.fordham.edu}}</ref>
The hospital was closed on July 15, 1976, by a decision of the [[New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Fordham Hospital Closing July 15|url=http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1976/07/03/75627889.html?pageNumber=20|accessdate=29 December 2015|publisher=New York Times|date=July 3, 1976|page=20}}</ref> despite extensive community protests,<ref>"The Ram", Fordham student newspaper, November 19, 1975, page 1.</ref> including a [[sit-in]]. The building was demolished soon afterward. The site is now The Fordham University Rose Hill Parking Facility.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fordham.edu/info/20144/parking_facilities/282/rose_hill/1|title=Rose Hill|first=Linder Tia|last=M|website=www.fordham.edu}}</ref>
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Revision as of 22:10, 31 August 2020

Fordham Hospital
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Geography
LocationFordham, The Bronx, New York, United States
Coordinates40°51′33″N 73°52′53″W / 40.85922°N 73.88135°W / 40.85922; -73.88135
Organization
Care systemPublic
FundingGovernment hospital
TypeGeneral
History
Opened1892
ClosedJuly 15, 1976
Demolished1976
Links
ListsHospitals in New York State
Other linksList of hospitals in the Bronx

Fordham Hospital was the first public hospital in the Bronx, New York City, having opened in 1892. Prior to that time, all the New York City municipal hospitals were in Manhattan. It was located in the Fordham, Bronx section of the Bronx on Valentine Avenue near Kingsbridge Road, which at the time was a relatively undeveloped area, and inconvenient for patients and their families.[1] It moved to Aqueduct Avenue and St. James Place in 1898.

On May 11, 1907, the hospital moved to a 4 acre (1.6 ha) location just northwest of the intersection of Southern Boulevard and Crotona Avenue, adjacent to what was then St. John's College, now Fordham University. The architect was Raymond F. Almirall.[2] The hospital and university were affiliated at least to the extent of sharing the hospital president, who was also the dean of Fordham's medical school, which opened in 1913.[3]

In the mid-1930s, the Federal Art Project sponsored interior murals by artists Emily Newton Barto and Elizabeth Deering.

Artist Elizabeth Deering painting one of the Fordham Hospital murals on April 26, 1939
Artist Emily Barto painting one of the Fordham Hospital murals on October 6, 1937

The hospital was closed on July 15, 1976, by a decision of the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation,[4] despite extensive community protests,[5] including a sit-in. The building was demolished soon afterward. The site is now The Fordham University Rose Hill Parking Facility.[6]

References

  1. ^ History of Medicine in New York: Three Centuries of Medical Progress, Volume 3, by James Joseph Walsh, 1919, page 728.
  2. ^ The City Record, Volume 34, Part 5, by New York (N.Y.), page 4528, May 11, 1906.
  3. ^ Fordham: A History and Memoir, by Raymond A. Schroth, page 127.
  4. ^ "Fordham Hospital Closing July 15". New York Times. July 3, 1976. p. 20. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  5. ^ "The Ram", Fordham student newspaper, November 19, 1975, page 1.
  6. ^ M, Linder Tia. "Rose Hill". www.fordham.edu.
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