Genesee Hospital was a
hospital
A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment with specialized health science and auxiliary healthcare staff and medical equipment. The best-known type of hospital is the general hospital, which typically has an emerge ...
in
Rochester, New York
Rochester () is a City (New York), city in the U.S. state of New York (state), New York, the county seat, seat of Monroe County, New York, Monroe County, and the fourth-most populous in the state after New York City, Buffalo, New York, Buffalo, ...
, United States, that was open from September 19, 1889, to May 21, 2001.
Closure
In April 2001, Via Health, the company that owned the hospital, announced that the hospital would close within 90 days in an effort to cut costs. The move was met with criticism from community members and workers at the hospital.
The hospital site and buildings remained intact after the hospital's closure, and ViaHealth retained a presence, with a
diabetes
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center and some other facilities. In April 2006, Buckingham Properties purchased the site, and in February 2007, announced that the property would be transformed into a mixed-use site, with apartments, offices and retail space.
References
Hospital buildings completed in 1889
Hospitals in Rochester, New York
Hospitals established in 1889
Defunct hospitals in New York (state)
1889 establishments in New York (state)
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