Kingston Avenue Hospital Explained

Kingston Avenue Hospital
Location:Brooklyn
State:New York
Country:US
Opened:1891
Closed:1955
Former-Names:Hospital for Contagious Diseases
Other Links:List of hospitals in Brooklyn

Kingston Avenue Hospital for Contagious Diseases[1] [2] opened in 1891 as f; patients were transferred to Kings County Hospital Center in 1955.[3]

History

During a time of polio cases, which included eleven deaths in Brooklyn, a "special pavilion" was built at the hospital. It was used to take in cases where infected children were identified by the health commissioner.[4] [5]

Controversies

A mother claimed that it took going to court to "free" her child from the hospital after "alleging neglect."[6] Twenty-two years later the removal of Kingstons Medical Superintendent became a public matter.[7] [8]

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Notes and References

  1. News: . THAW FLOODS HOSPITAL; Six Feet of Water Surround Kingston Avenue Institution. Three Brooklyn Fire Engines Barely Able to Keep It Below the Floors Where Many Patients Are Being Cared For. . February 27, 1902.
  2. News: New York Times. Communicable Cases Off: Kingston Avenue Hospital Lists Fewest in 10 Years. April 22, 1940.
  3. News: . TB Patients Moved - 28 Children Taken to Kings County Hospital Center . January 26, 1956 . 19.
  4. News: . INFANT PARALYSIS STARTS A CLEANUP; City Departments Unite In Efforts to Impose Sanitation in Crowded Districts. 47 NEW CASES FOUND Health Commissioner Warns the Public That Adults Are Not Immune from It. . many old tenements and garbage and ashes are deposited in the halls . July 1, 1916.
  5. Web site: Plagues and People: Week 8 . Facilities Provided for More Complete Isolation and Better Nursing. June 30, 1916.
  6. News: New York Times. HER CHILD, THOUGH WELL, IN CONTAGION HOSPITAL; Mrs. Hoe May Ask Brooklyn Court to Free Him. THINKS SPITE RESPONSIBLE She Had Complained to Health Commissioner Darlington Alleging Neglect by Local Officials.. June 23, 1905.
  7. News: . DENIES POLITICIANS OUSTED DR. REGAN; Harris Says Their Only Effort in Case Has Been to Ask His Reinstatement at Hospital. DOCTOR REVIEWS RECORD Removed Superintendent Insists Kingston Av. Institution Was Improved by Him. . November 20, 1927.
  8. News: New York Times. DR. REGAN ADMITS DISOBEYING WYNNE; Ousted Hospital Head Gave Larger Doses of Anti-Toxin Than Superior Advised. HE KEPT OUTSIDE OFFICE Court Tells His Counsel That "Actual Malice" Must Be Proved in $200,000 Slander Suit.. April 8, 1932.

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