Henry J. Carter Specialty Hospital and Nursing Facility explained
Henry J. Carter Specialty Hospital and Nursing Facility, also known as NYC Health + Hospitals/Carter is a long-term acute care hospital (LTACH) located in East Harlem, New York City that was opened in 2013 by the New York City Health and Hospitals corporation.[1]
History
The Henry J. Carter Specialty Hospital and Nursing Facility is located at the site of the former North General Hospital, which was closed in July 2010.[2] [3] This facility partially offset the closure of the Goldwater Memorial Hospital of the Coler-Goldwater Specialty Hospital and Nursing Facility located on the south side of Roosevelt Island.[4] [5] Goldwater Memorial Hospital was closed to make room for expansion of the Cornell Tech educational campus.[1] [4] The $285 million facility is named after Henry J. Carter, a philanthropist whose charity, Wheelchair Charities, has donated more than $25 million to the Health and Hospitals Corporation.[4] [6]
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Notes and References
- News: Weichselbaum . Simone . A new health care facility for New Yorkers with disabilities to open in East Harlem . October 14, 2020 . nydailynews.com . August 22, 2013.
- Array Architects . Henry J. Carter Specialty Hospital and Nursing Facility LTACH and SNF . The Journal of the American Institute of Architects . February 25, 2014 . October 14, 2020.
- News: Hartocollis . Anemona . North General Hospital Is Closing, but Clinics Are Ready to Take Its Place (Published 2010) . October 14, 2020 . The New York Times . June 28, 2010.
- News: Mays . Jeff . Former Goldwater Hospital Patients Arrive at $285M East Harlem Facility . October 14, 2020 . DNAinfo New York . December 17, 2013 . October 16, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201016043817/https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20131217/east-harlem/former-goldwater-hospital-patients-arrive-at-285m-east-harlem-facility/ . dead .
- News: Zimmer . Amy . Hospital Patients Forced Out as Roosevelt Island Tech Campus Moves In . October 14, 2020 . DNAinfo New York . May 3, 2012 . February 10, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210210232450/https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20120503/roosevelt-island/tech-campus-leaves-hospital-patients-worried-about-future/ . dead .
- Web site: New healthcare facility to be named after local philanthropist . Nurse.com Blog . October 14, 2020 . September 3, 2012.
