Beth David Hospital was one of a series of medical services that owned and operated the 1926-built 9-story building at ''161 East Ninetieth Street'' in
Manhattan
Manhattan (), known regionally as the City, is the most densely populated and geographically smallest of the five boroughs of New York City. The borough is also coextensive with New York County, one of the original counties of the U.S. state ...
. Their purchase of the building facilitated plans by the prior occupant,
Manhattan General Hospital
Manhattan General Hospital is a defunct hospital that also used the name ''Manhattan Hospital'' and relocated more than once, using buildings that serially served more than one hospital, beginning in the 1920s.
History
Alfred A. Richman, who ha ...
, to build an 11-story structure.
By mid-1963 ''Beth David'' was closed.
History
The roots of ''Beth David Hospital'' can be traced to the incorporation on November 29, 1886, of the ''Yorkville Dispensary for Women and Children'', located at 246-248 East 82nd Street. From there:
* In April 1912 they moved to 1822-1828 Lexington Avenue and 113th Street.
* In June 1913 ''Beth David Hospital'' celebrated for an entire week their having moved to a newly built facility.
* In 1934 ''Beth David'' purchased the ''161 East 90th Street'' building. Located in
Yorkville, this 9-story structure had previously housed the
Pan American Hospital
Pan American Hospital, now defunct, opened in 1927 at 161 East 90th Street, Manhattan. Its intended purpose was "to serve the Latin-American people through their own Spanish and Portuguese-speaking doctors and nurses."
It closed in 1930.
Histor ...
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* In 1957 they moved to their last location, 321 East 42nd Street.
** They changed their name to Grand Central Hospital on July 3, 1959.
** They closed late 1962 or early 1963.
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References
External links
history of the ''161 East 90th Street'' building ''Beth David Hospital'' bought in 1934
Defunct hospitals in Manhattan
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