St. John's Guild Seaside Hospital
St. John's Guild Seaside Hospital[1] began with an 1879 land purchase and ended after the hospital was sold in 1951 and subsequently demolished.
| St. John's Guild Seaside Hospital | |
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.tiff.jpg.webp) The hospital in the early 1900s | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Staten Island, New York, United States |
| Coordinates | 40°34′01″N 74°05′55″W |
| History | |
| Opened | 1898 |
| Closed | 1951 |
| Demolished | after 1951 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in New York |
| Other links | List of hospitals in Staten Island |
History
New Dorp Beach (2012), where 14 acres were purchased in 1879 for building the hospital
The Staten Island land acquired along the shore of New Dorp Beach was used for what became St. John's Guild Seaside Hospital. Although the hospital was not dedicated until June 1899,[1] the prior year, in September, they reported handling 255 newborns.[2]
References
- "THE SEASIDE HOSPITAL.; New Building Erected by St. John's Guild at New Dorp, Staten Island, Dedicated". New York Times. June 17, 1899.
- "For the St. John's Guild". New York Times. September 9, 1888.
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