Hospital in Queens, New York
Flushing Hospital Medical Center (also known as Flushing Hospital )[ 1] is one of the oldest hospitals in New York City.[ 2] It survived a 1999 bankruptcy [ 3] and subsequently affiliated first with the New York Presbyterian Hospital and then with the MediSys Health Network . The hospital is also currently affiliated with the New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine to provide clinical rotations for the college's osteopathic medicine students.[ 4]
History
Established in 1884,[ 5] in 1951 the hospital celebrated the birth of its 5,000th baby.[ 6]
By 1993 Flushing Hospital was described as "an unaffiliated community hospital that is struggling financially."[ 2] On that basis, the hospital affiliated with Preferred Health Network ,[ 7] then-described as "a network of hospitals and health centers based in Brooklyn."
A voluntary hospital , Flushing's nursing staff was particularly affected in early 2012 by financial difficulties,[ 8] having been listed in 2011 as being among six NYC hospitals "in critical condition" - at the time it was part of the MediSys Health Network .[ 9]
The hospital's original major building, constructed in 1913, was demolished in 1975.[ 5]
Affiliations
A Flushing Hospital ambulance turning from Horace Harding Expressway north onto Utopia Parkway in Auburndale, Queens
MediSys Health Network owns and operates Jamaica Hospital Medical Center and Flushing Hospital Medical Center.[ 10] [ 11] Its prior affiliations and management include the New York Presbyterian Healthcare Network .[ 12]
Parsons Hospital became a division of Flushing .[ 13] the latter was acquired by
New York Hospital in April 1996.[ 14]
References
^ "Accord at Flushing Hospital" . The New York Times . December 5, 1979.
^ a b Steven Lee Myers (May 13, 1993). "Takeover of Flushing Hospital Leads to a Review" . The New York Times .
^ "New York Study Finds Hospitals Prospered Under Deregulation" . The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) . January 25, 1999.
^ "Clinical Education Institutions | College of Osteopathic Medicine | New York Tech" . www.nyit.edu . Retrieved September 26, 2021 .
^ a b "Flushing Hospital Plans Modernization" . The New York Times . November 23, 1975.
^ "GIFTS WAIT BIRTH OF BABY NO. 5,000; Business Man Near Flushing Hospital Ready to Shower Infant Upon Arrival" . The New York Times . May 3, 1951.
^ Barbara Benson (March 3, 1996). "Big NY Hospital in talks to buy Queens system: Deal would hike market share, nab trophy primary-car facilities in boroughs" . Crain's New York Business .
^ "Nurses at Flushing Hospital Medical Center vote to strike if a deal isn't struck" . New York Daily News . January 23, 2012. if progress isn't made in restoring their health and pension benefits.
^ "Six city hosps in critical condition" . The New York Post . September 5, 2011.
^ "Operator Of Hospitals In Queens, NY, Agrees To Pay $4 million" . justice.gov . September 13, 2017.
^ "MediSys Health Network" . New York State Department of Health .
^ Edward Lewine (March 7, 1999). "NEIGHBORHOOD REPORT: FLUSHING; Cure for Financially Ailing Medical Center Seems Elusive" . The New York Times .
^ "Where to Find Medical Records for Closed Hospitals in New York State" (PDF) . Retrieved November 26, 2020 .
^ Norimitsu Onishi (November 10, 1996). "Neighbors Mourn Loss Of Hospital In Queens: Health Care Shift In Jackson Heights" . The New York Times .
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