Parkchester General Hospital

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Parkchester General Hospital
Geography
Location1424 Parker Street, The Bronx, New York, United States
Coordinates 40°50′13″N73°50′53″W / 40.8370°N 73.8480°W / 40.8370; -73.8480 Coordinates: 40°50′13″N73°50′53″W / 40.8370°N 73.8480°W / 40.8370; -73.8480
Organization
Care system Medicare, Medicaid, Private
Funding Private hospital
Type General
Services
Emergency department No
Beds208
History
Opened1941
Closed1978
DemolishedBefore 2006
Links
Lists Hospitals in New York
Other links Hospitals in The Bronx

Parkchester General Hospital, located in The Bronx, [1] [2] was a privately owned [1] 208-bed medical facility [2] that opened in 1941 and closed in 1978. [1]

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Overview

The hospital's initial building stood 8 stories high. A four-storey addition was built in 1960. The owner, Dr. Charles Louis Engelsher, died while plans were being made for an adjacent third building which was to house an eight-storey nursing home. [3] The hospital closed March 20, 1978 and was demolished some time prior to 2006 when an apartment building was built on the site. [4]

History

The hospital opened in 1941 [5] as a privately owned hospital. When it closed in 1978, Parkchester was owned by Dr Bernard Kamer. [1] It was earlier owned by Dr Charles Louis Engelsher from 1941 [5] to his death from coronary occlusion on August 25, 1964 (age 62). [3] A program to help those in need, especially the elderly, named RAIN, was founded by a Parkchester Hospital nurse, Beatrice Castiglia-Catullo. [6] The sponsored residences found at the site of the old hospital are named for Beverley. [7] [8]

Controversy

Kamer, the hospital's owner, filed for a Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on March 17, 1971, after which the State Commissioner of Health in New York began proceedings to close the hospital. [9] [10] [11]

The final closing of the hospital followed a 30-day suspension of the abortion and maternity services by the New York State Health Department, citing "life‐threatening deficiencies". [1] The hospital contended that there was an undeserved rush by State officials to close them, even though the hospital had previously passed two accreditation inspections, both before and after the investigation. [1]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Suit seeks a stay on Hospital Code. 3 3 Physicians Challenge Qualifications Provisions". The New York Times . December 3, 1964. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Dr. Charles L. Engelsher Dies; Owner of Parkehester Hospital; Sargeon Was a Political Baff Who Treated Officials—Hired Ex-Convicts". The New York Times . August 26, 1964.
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  9. "Business Records". The New York Times . March 18, 1978. Friday, March 17, 197_
  10. NYTimes: "Occasionally the digitization process introduces transcription errors or other problems." In this case, the correct year is 1978, not the 1971 displayed by the archive. FYI: March 17, 1971 was a Wednesday; in 1978 it was a Friday
  11. Howard J. Wein (1978). "Environmental Regulation and the Bankruptcy Act" (PDF). Duquesne Law Review. p. 144. addressed this issue in In re Parkchester General Hospital ... "high quality health service was a matter of vital public concern"