McDougall Hospital
| McDougall General Hospital | |
|---|---|
| U.S. Army | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Fort Schuyler, The Bronx, New York, United States |
| Coordinates | 40°48′20″N 73°47′31″W / 40.80556°N 73.79194°W |
| Organization | |
| Care system | Military |
| Funding | Government hospital |
| Type | Military |
| Services | |
| Beds | 2,000 |
| History | |
| Opened | October, 1862 |
| Closed | September 1865 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in New York State |
| Other links | Hospitals in The Bronx |
McDougall Hospital was a U.S. Army military hospital located at Fort Schuyler in New York City before and during the American Civil War.
The hospital was opened in October 1862 until being temporarily closed in February 1864.[1] The hospital received 4,505 patients during that time period.[1] It was reopened in May, 1864 and permanently closed in September 1865.[1] The hospital received 7,587 patients during that time period.[1] It had a capacity of 2,000 beds. In October 1863, the hospital was "to be removed without delay"; it was one of the oldest of the U.S. military hospitals. During the Civil War, about 16% of its patients were lost by desertion and failure to return from furlough.[2]
In the Fall of 1864, the hospital housed 1600 patients.[3] By the time that it was closed, in September, 1865, the hospital had received a total of 12,092 patients.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Board of Managers of the Westchester Diet Kitchen (1865). McDougall Hospital (PDF). p. 22. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
- ^ See: a "post history" for Fort Schuyler on NARA microfilm M903 reel 4; Brooklyn Eagle, October 22, 1863, p. 3; and History of Fort Schuyler, http://us.geocities.com/twentiethnyva/schuyler[dead link].
- ^ New York Times, November 19, 1864, p. 8.
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