Mount Vernon Hospital, New York

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Montefiiore Mount Vernon Hospital
Montefiore Health System
Mount Vernon Hospital, New York
Geography
Location Mount Vernon, New York, United States
Coordinates 40°54′49″N73°50′23″W / 40.91357656736365°N 73.83975980282469°W / 40.91357656736365; -73.83975980282469
Services
Emergency department Yes
Beds85 [1]
History
Former name(s)Mount Vernon Hospital
Opened1893
Links
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Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital is an 1890s-founded hospital. [2] It was designated a total-care trauma facility in 1984. [3] In 1986, they expanded and added a 20-bed psychiatric unit and a rehabilitation unit. [4] The hospital also formed an AIDS program. [5]

The Mount Vernon hospital changed its name to Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital when it was taken over by Montefiore Health Systems. [6] [7]

History

The cornerstone for Mount Vernon Hospital was laid in 1893. [8]

The hospital was located in Mount Vernon's downtown area, which was about a mile square and densely built. It was described in 1986 as "a major institution;" [4] in 1996 it was described as "a financially distressed institution." [9]

They had begun specializing in healing chronic wound cases in 1989. [10] In 1996, they affiliated with another hospital and specialized more, including focused services for mental-health patients. [9] They had experience working with other hospitals, such as offering a program for local diabetics, aided by a larger Bronx-based teaching hospital. [11] In 1999, they closed their maternity unit and redirected expecting mothers to an affiliated hospital that tripled the capacity of its neonatal and maternity wing. [12]

They were a flagship to prevent the spread of infectious diseases within hospitals and the community. Part of this included reaching out to young children with a 'pledge' to wash their hands. [13]

References

  1. ↑ "Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital". American Hospital Directory. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  2. ↑ "The Mount Vernon Hospital". The New York Times . December 16, 1890.
  3. ↑ "Mt. Vernon Hospital: Trauma Care Cited". The New York Times . April 5, 1987.
  4. 1 2 Betsy Brown (July 13, 1986). "2 Major Plans for Mt. Vernon Garage Site". The New York Times .
  5. ↑ "In Mount Vernon, An Attempt to Tackle AIDS at the Community Level". The New York Times . August 20, 1989.
  6. ↑ Katz, Peter (October 16, 2019). "Montefiore to build $41M health care center, close Mount Vernon Hospital". Westfair Communications. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
  7. ↑ "American Hospital Directory - Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital (330086) - Free Profile". www.ahd.com. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
  8. ↑ "MOUNT VERNON'S NEW HOSPITAL.; The Cornerstone Laid In Spite Of A Snowstorm". The New York Times . February 23, 1893.
  9. 1 2 Elsa Brenner (September 29, 1996). "Hospital Care In the Face Of More Mergers". The New York Times .
  10. ↑ "A New Center Heals Chronic Wounds". The New York Times . December 17, 1989.
  11. ↑ Ann B. Silverman (December 4, 1983). "Teaching Diabetics To Care for Selves". The New York Times .
  12. ↑ Elsa Brenner (March 21, 1999). "In Brief: Hospital Expansion". The New York Times .
  13. ↑ Ann B. Silverman (September 1, 1985). "T. Bear's Message". The New York Times .


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