Brunswick Hospital Center

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Brunswick Hospital Center
Brunswick Hospital Center
Geography
Location Amityville, New York, United States
Coordinates 40°41′5.2″N73°25′16.6″W / 40.684778°N 73.421278°W / 40.684778; -73.421278
Organization
Type Specialized
Services
Beds146
History
Opened1900s (early)
Links
Website www.brunswickhospitalcenter.org
Lists Hospitals in New York State

Brunswick Hospital Center or Brunswick Hall Psychiatric Hospital is a psychiatric hospital in Amityville, New York. The American Hospital Directory reported that there were 146 staffed beds in the hospital in 2021. [1]

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History

The hospital center opened as a private facility in 1887 and was later named Brunswick Hospital Center. [2] It was privately owned by the family of Benjamin Stein, a radiologist who took it over in the early 1950s. [3]

The Brunswick Medical Center opened in 1978 and after a string of financial troubles, was turned over to Suffolk County, NY.[ when? ][ citation needed ] In 2005, the hospital closed its doors and was later demolished in 2012. [4] [5]

The psychiatric division, Brunswick Hall Psychiatric Hospital, was reopened prior to the pandemic and remains in operation today. [6]

References

  1. "Brunswich Hospital Center". American Hospital Directory. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
  2. "Brunswick Home - Museum of disABILITY History". www.museumofdisability.org. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
  3. Spangler, Nicholas (February 14, 2012). "Demolition of old Brunswick Hospital eyed". Newsday.
  4. "Brunswick Hospital in Amityville is razed". www.amityvillerecord.com. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
  5. "Old Brunswick Hospital Medical Center in Amityville to be razed - Babylon Beacon". Babylon Beacon - Babylon Village, West Babylon, North Babylon, Deer Park, Lindenhurst, West Islip and Long Island, New York. August 23, 2012. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
  6. "Brunswick psychiatric hospital in New York latest ransomware victim". Cybernews. September 13, 2024. Retrieved May 29, 2025.