Royal Hospital (New York City)

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Royal Hospital
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"The Professional Building", site of the former Royal Hospital, in 2012
Royal Hospital (New York City)
Geography
Location2021 Grand Concourse, Bronx, New York, United States
Coordinates 40°51′07″N73°54′16″W / 40.8519°N 73.9044°W / 40.8519; -73.9044
Services
Beds91
History
OpenedBefore February, 1942
ClosedAfter October, 1975
Links
Lists Hospitals in New York State
Other links List of hospitals in the Bronx

Royal Hospital was a medical facility housed in a privately owned New York City structure called the Professional Building. [1]

History

Royal Hospital, at 2021 Grand Concourse, Bronx, New York, 10453, [2] was a 91-bed [3] private hospital. In 1942 it was owned by Dr. Morris A. Mason. [4]

By the mid-1970s, as the neighborhood declined, [5] [6] the focus of the hospital was increasingly abortions; New York Magazine wrote in 1973 that the hospital had been "completely remodeled in the past eight years" but concluded that it had "seen better days." [7]

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References

  1. "STATE SEEKS, TO AVERT STRIKE AT HOSPITAL; Mediation Board Takes Up Dispute Between Service Union and Bronx Professional Buildingg [sic]". The New York Times . August 28, 1937.
  2. "Where to Find Medical Records for Closed Hospitals in New York State" (PDF). Royal Hospital, 2021 Grand Concourse; Bronx, NY 10453
  3. David Bird (April 20, 1975). "Public can't view City H.I.P. Reports". The New York Times .
  4. "HOSPITAL IS ORDERED TO BARGAIN WITH AIDES; Head of Royal Institution in the Bronx Held Unfair to Union". The New York Times . February 14, 1942.
  5. "Nerola Will Press Case Thrown Out On Rights Violation". The New York Times . October 25, 1975.
  6. "Grand Jury Indicts 2 Freed by Judge On Robbery Charge". The New York Times . November 11, 1975.
  7. "Royal Hospital". New York Magazine . June 11, 1973. p. 51.