Astoria Sanitarium

Astoria General Hospital and Mount Sinai Queens redirect here, as does Western Queens Community Hospital

Astoria Sanitorium
Geography
Location	Queens, New York, United States
History
Former names	Astoria General Hospital, Mount Sinai Queens, Western Queens Community Hospital
Closed	1898
Links
Lists	Hospitals in New York State

Mount Sinai Queens

Astoria Sanitarium, ^[1] also referred to as Daly's Astoria Sanitarium, was a private hospital owned by John F. Daly. ^[2] The name has also been used in connection with later successor institutions in western Queens, including Astoria General Hospital, Western Queens Community Hospital, and the facility now (2026) known as Mount Sinai Queens.

History

A medical facility in Queens, NY named Astoria Hospital closed in 1898, and in 1910 "several former doctors from the Hospital attempted to revive Astoria Hospital, but they were unsuccessful." A 1925 attempt, using the name Daly's Astoria Sanitorium, operating as "a private sanatorium and maternity hospital" succeeded. ^{[3] [4]}

Astoria General Hospital

"A group of physicians purchased the hospital in 1949 and changed its name to Astoria General Hospital; ^{[4] [5]} this was 32 years after Dr. Daly had finished Fordham Medical School. In 1993, Astoria General affiliated with Mount Sinai. ^{[4] [6] [7]} With some fund raising, they expanded and relocated.

Controversy

The New York Daily News in 1928 published a story regarding a resident of Astoria Sanitarium, and her husband, the sanitarium's owner, who were key parties in attempts to unravel the murder of a police officer. ^{[2] [8]}

As Mount Sinai Queens

In June 1999, The Mount Sinai Hospital acquired Western Queens Community Hospital for $40 million and renamed it The Mount Sinai Hospital of Queens (now Mount Sinai Queens), making it the first community hospital to bear the Mount Sinai name. ^{[9] [10]}

Mount Sinai Queens is a licensed acute-care hospital in the Astoria neighborhood, located at 25-10 30th Avenue. ^{[11] [12]}

In the 2010s, the hospital undertook a multi-phase modernization and expansion project. Construction of a six-story, 140,000-square-foot pavilion began in 2013 and opened in phases, including the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Emergency Department (2016), expanded operating rooms, and additional outpatient services. ^{[13] [14] [15]}

References

1. "JOHN W. DELANEY". The New York Times . March 24, 1938.
2. "He Insists she Knows Nothings About Slaying". The New York Daily News . September 12, 1928.
3. a cited survey reported 793 patients admitted in 1931 and "by 1949 this number had nearly doubled."
4. "A New Look at Our History: Part I" (PDF). November 2011.
5. "Mount Sinai Queens".
6. "DR. JOSEPH J. DRAGO, PHYSICIAN IN QUEENS". The New York Times . March 5, 1976. former president of the board of directors of Astoria General Hospital
7. "Joseph F. Carlucci, Surgeon, 80". The New York Times . January 13, 1994. .. Astoria General Hospital, where he was president for two years
8. "Trooper Death Story Denied By Mrs. Daly". The New York Daily News . December 30, 1928.
9. Thottam, Jyoti (March 16, 2000). "Mount Sinai of Queens reflects community". QNS. Retrieved January 8, 2026.
10. "Mount Sinai Queens: History". Mount Sinai. Retrieved January 8, 2026.
11. "Mount Sinai Queens". Mount Sinai. Retrieved January 8, 2026.
12. "Location, Directions & Parking". Mount Sinai. Retrieved January 8, 2026.
13. "Mount Sinai Queens officially opens ambulatory pavilion". QNS. April 27, 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2026.
14. "Mount Sinai Queens Celebrates Grand Opening of Its New Pavilion". Mount Sinai. April 26, 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2026.
15. Evelly, Jeanmarie (June 19, 2013). "Mount Sinai Hospital Expansion Moves Forward After Sucessful Vote". DNAinfo. Retrieved January 8, 2026.

External links

• Court of Appeals, Daly's Astoria Sanitarium vs. McNeil Blair, a case involving liability of a hospital for injuries to patients