| Montefiiore Mount Vernon Hospital | |
| Org/Group: | Montefiore Health System |
| Coordinates: | 40.9136°N -73.8398°W |
| Location: | Mount Vernon |
| State: | New York |
| Country: | US |
| Emergency: | Yes |
| Beds: | 85 |
| Opened: | 1893 |
| Former-Names: | Mount Vernon Hospital |
Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital is an 1890s-founded hospital that had been "designated a total-care trauma facility since 1984." In 1986 they expanded and added "a new 20-bed psychiatric unit and a rehabilitation unit." The hospital also formed an AIDS program.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
The Mount Vernon hospital changed its name to Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital when it was taken over by Montefiore Health Systems.[8] [9]
The cornerstone for Mount Vernon Hospital was laid in 1893.[10]
The hospital was located in Mount Vernon's downtown area, which is "only about a mile square and densely built." It was described in 1986as "a major institution;"[11] in 1996 it was described as "a financially distressed institution."[12]
They had already begun to specialize in healing chronic wound cases in 1989.[13] In 1996 they affiliated with another hospital and specialized more, including focused services for mental-health patients.[12] They already had experience at working with other hospitals, such as offering a program for local diabetics, aided by a larger Bronx-based teaching hospital.[14] In 1999 they closed their maternity unit, and redirected expecting mothers to an affiliated hospital that tripled the capacity of "its neonatal and maternity wing."[15]
They were a flagship "to prevent the spread of infectious diseases within hospitals and within the community." Part of this included reaching out to young children with a 'pledge' to wash their hands.[16]