Midwood Hospital

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Midwood Hospital
Midwood Hospital
Geography
Location Brooklyn, New York, United States
Coordinates 40°39′25″N73°57′34″W / 40.65690388026088°N 73.95952218934382°W / 40.65690388026088; -73.95952218934382 Coordinates: 40°39′25″N73°57′34″W / 40.65690388026088°N 73.95952218934382°W / 40.65690388026088; -73.95952218934382
Organization
Care system Private
History
Former name(s)Midwood Sanitarium
Construction started1929 (rebuilt building)
Opened1907
Closed1970s
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Other links Hospitals in Brooklyn

Midwood Hospital [1] opened in 1907 as Midwood Sanitarium. It closed in the 1970s, and its building served as a private school from 1979 thru 2000. [2]

History

The original four-story Midwood Sanitarium wood structure was replaced and renamed in 1929, after a fire, with a fireproof building that used more of the grounds and could treat more patients. [2] It received repeat business for births, [3] and was noted for "bright and cheery colors" as "a relief from endless white walls." [2]

From 1979 to 2000 it housed St. John's Elementary School, a private school. [2]

The next use for the 19 Winthrop Street building, still continuing as of 2021, is via CAMBA, Inc., [2] a city-funded social services organization. [4]

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References

  1. "Cameron Duncan, Gynecologist, 80; Brooklyn Specialist for 56 Years Dies--A Founder of Midwood Hospital". New York Times . March 5, 1956.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Suzanne Spellen (aka Montrose Morris) (October 1, 2018). "A Look Back at Flatbush's Small Hospital for Cradle to Grave Medical Care". Brownstoner Magazine . The words 'sanatorium' and 'sanitarium' are interchangeable.
  3. "After Paying for 12 Other Babies Brooklyn Couple Get 13th Free". New York Times . August 20, 1954.
  4. "At Whole Foods, a Welcome Sign for Immigrants Seeking Jobs". New York Times . April 29, 2007. run by Camba, a social services group