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St. John's Episcopal Hospital South Shore

Coordinates: 40°35′55″N 73°45′09″W / 40.59860°N 73.75258°W / 40.59860; -73.75258
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St. John's Episcopal Hospital South Shore
Map
Geography
LocationFar Rockaway, Queens, New York, United States
Organization
TypeGeneral
Services
Beds209[1]
History
Opened1905
Links
ListsHospitals in New York State
Other linksList of hospitals in Queens

St. John's Episcopal Hospital South Shore[2][3][4] opened as St. Joseph's Hospital[5][6] on June 25, 1905,[7] became the South Shore Division of Long Island Jewish Hospital in January 1973, and was renamed St. John's Episcopal Hospital South Shore on July 1, 1976.

History

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During the 3+12 years that Long Island Jewish operated South Shore, Peninsula Hospital attempted to take over this Far Rockaway hospital.[8]

Regarding the need for a replacement for the century-old hospital[6] The New York Times wrote in 1976 that a clash between "officials said they could not continue to operate in the old structure" and voters who "feared a new hospital would bring too many people and cars into their community" resulted in a takeover by another group.[2][6] A proposed closing was avoided via a takeover by a related hospital group. A bankruptcy filed in 1999 by that group resulted in selling one of the group's hospitals.[9]

In 1987 the 300-bed hospital installed a dairy kosher kitchen.[10]

Peninsula Hospital, which in 2006 a state agency wanted St. Johns to absorb,[11] closed in 2012. This closing left St. John's, whose emergency room "was last renovated in the 1960s"[12] as the only hospital in Far Rockaway.

References

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  1. ^ "St. John's Episcoval Hospital". American Hospital Directory. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Rockaway Hospital To Be Taken Over By Episcopal Group". The New York Times. June 15, 1976.
  3. ^ Jennifer 8. Lee (September 26, 2006). "Queens: Teenager Fatally Shot". The New York Times.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "Dr. Bernard B. Siegel, Specialist on Allergies". The New York Times. October 12, 1982.
  5. ^ "Spring Ball to Help St. Joseph's Hospital". The New York Times. March 11, 1966.
  6. ^ a b c Vecsey, George (June 14, 1975). "Lawrence, L.I., Bitterly Divided Over Plans For Hospital". The New York Times. p. 29. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
  7. ^ "Far Rockaway's New Hospital Opened". The New York Times. June 26, 1905. p. 9. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  8. ^ Lawrence C. Levy (September 7, 1975). "Teaching Hospital Planned In Queens". The New York Times.
  9. ^ John Rather (November 21, 1999). "Episcopal Health Files for Reorganization". The New York Times.
  10. ^ Diane Ketcham (August 23, 1987). "Strictly kosher". The New York Times.
  11. ^ Michael Cooper; Sewell Chan (November 28, 2006). "Panel Said to Call for Closing 9 New York Hospitals". The New York Times.
  12. ^ Sarah Maslin Nir (May 20, 2012). "Down to One Hospital, Rockaway Braces for Summer Crowds". The New York Times.


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