New York Community Hospital Explained

New York Community Hospital is a hospital in Brooklyn, NY that was founded in 1929 by two brothers, both doctors. The hospital has been renamed^[1] several times before becoming part of New York-Presbyterian Hospital in 1997. They more recently partnered with Maimonides Medical Center.^[2] The hospital, which was described as "One Address, Many Hospitals" due to changing names,^[2] offers Kosher meals to patients.^[3]

History

The original medical facility, Madison Park Hospital, was founded in 1929 by Dr. Albert R. Fritz and his brother Dr. J. Dudley Fritz.^[1] It was mostly known as a maternity hospital.^[2] The hospital was named for the neighborhood. Over a period of time, the name was changed and the hospital underwent more than one affiliation.

• Madison Community Hospital of Adelphi College^{[4] [5]}
• Hospital of the Jacques Loewe Foundation (1961)^{[6] [7]}
• Community Hospital, which filed for bankruptcy in 1973.^[8] In 1978 the New York State Hospital Review and Planning Council recommended closing the hospital.^[9]
• New York Community Hospital (1992; affiliated with New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center.^[2]
• New York Community Hospital (1997-2016; affiliated with New York-Presbyterian Hospital.^{[10] [11] [12]}

• New York Community Hospital (2018; partnered with Maimonides Medical Center)^{[13] [3]} The link of the 134-bed NYCH with the 711-bed Maimonidies that began as a Clinical Collaboration in 2018 brought speculation in 2020 that "a full-asset merger" has been discussed.^[14]

It began as a 60-bed hospital, subsequently expanded to 134 beds.^[2] In 2006 a state agency recommendedmerging this hospital with another;^[15] it wasn't done.

Notes and References

1. News: . Dr. Albert B. Fritz, A Hospital Founder . August 24, 1972.
2. News: The New York Times. Plaza's Gift to Canned Foods; One Address, Many Hospitals. Michael Pollak . June 11, 2006.
3. Web site: About Us. The Hospital offers Kosher meals as supervised by the Vaad Harabbanim of the Flatbush Rabbinical Services.
4. News: The New York Times. Richard Charet M.D. . Director of Medicine at the Madison Park Hospital of Adelphi College . April 6, 2004.
5. News: . Paid Notice: Deaths CHARET, RICHARD, MD. . Director of Medicine at the Madison Park Hospital of Adelphi College . April 6, 2004.
6. News: The New York Times. Child to Jay Marcuses . at the Hospital of the Jacques Loewe Foundation . March 7, 1964.
7. Web site: GPO-CRECB-1963-pt17-3-2.
8. News: . Bankrupt Hospital Overcoming Deficit . J. C. Barden . March 24, 1974.
9. News: . State Asks Reorganization of Hospitals in Brooklyn . Ronald Sullivan . June 15, 1978.
10. News: The New York Times. Paid Notice: Deaths SKINNER, DR. DAVID B.. December 30, 2002.
11. News: . Paid Notice: Deaths PULLANO, JOYCE, M.D. . May 1, 2002.
12. NYCH has on its website the words "New York Community Hospital ended its affiliation with New York-Presbyterian in 2016, opening the door for..."
13. News: Brooklyn Eagle. Maimonides joins forces with NY Community Hospital. Paula Katinas . January 31, 2018.
14. News: Crain's New York Business. Maimonides Community Hospital Ink Affiliation. Jennifer Henderson . Shuan Sim . December 10, 2020.
15. News: The New York Times. Panel Said to Call for Closing 9 New York Hospitals. Michael Cooper . Sewell Chan . November 28, 2006.