Coney Island Hospital
Encyclopedia
Coney Island Hospital is a public hospital located in Brooklyn
, New York City
. It is owned by the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation.
station on the oceanfront beach near West Third Street. Most cases were feet cut by broken bottles.
On May 12, 1902, a small wooden building, one and one half stories high, on Sea Breeze Avenue, was rented to serve as an emergency hospital during the summer months. It was called the Sea Breeze Hospital but officially known as Reception Hospital, an annex of the Kings County Hospital
. It had 20 beds and facilities for emergency treatment. Patients requiring more were taken to Kings County Hospital, about seven miles away, in a horse-drawn ambulance.
Rapid population growth called for a large and permanent hospital.
In 1908, construction of a 100 bed hospital was started, north of Coney Island Creek
and east of Ocean Parkway
. On May 18, 1910, it dedicated. Coney Island Hospital consisted of six buildings, namely; Main Hospital Building, Nurses Home, Employees Dormitory, Laboratory Building, Power Plant and Laundry Building.
Population growth continued and so in 1954 the two white brick towers that make up the current hospital were opened. In Spring 2006, Coney Island Hospital opened a new inpatient bed tower.
The hospital has been recognized for clinical innovations in Primary Care, Adolescent Medicine, Nuclear Medicine and Emergency Services. Interpreter services can be provided day or night in over 130 languages.
At 371 beds, Coney Island Hospital is the major medical service provider in southern Brooklyn with over 18,000 discharges, over 300,000 outpatient visits at its four sites, and its busy Emergency Department.
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
, New York City
New York City
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. It is owned by the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation.
History
In 1875, Coney Island Hospital began as a first aidFirst aid
First aid is the provision of initial care for an illness or injury. It is usually performed by non-expert, but trained personnel to a sick or injured person until definitive medical treatment can be accessed. Certain self-limiting illnesses or minor injuries may not require further medical care...
station on the oceanfront beach near West Third Street. Most cases were feet cut by broken bottles.
On May 12, 1902, a small wooden building, one and one half stories high, on Sea Breeze Avenue, was rented to serve as an emergency hospital during the summer months. It was called the Sea Breeze Hospital but officially known as Reception Hospital, an annex of the Kings County Hospital
Kings county hospital
Kings County Hospital Center is a hospital located at 451 Clarkson Avenue in East Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York City. It is under the umbrella of the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation , the municipal agency which runs New York City's public hospitals.According to the HHC, "Kings County...
. It had 20 beds and facilities for emergency treatment. Patients requiring more were taken to Kings County Hospital, about seven miles away, in a horse-drawn ambulance.
Rapid population growth called for a large and permanent hospital.
In 1908, construction of a 100 bed hospital was started, north of Coney Island Creek
Coney Island Creek
Coney Island Creek encompasses two sea inlets in Brooklyn, New York City, one separating Coney Island from the neighborhoods of Gravesend and Bath Beach, the other separating the neighborhoods of Sheepshead Bay and Manhattan Beach...
and east of Ocean Parkway
Ocean Parkway (Brooklyn)
Ocean Parkway is a broad boulevard in the west central portion of the borough of Brooklyn in New York City.-Route description:Ocean Parkway extends over a distance of about five miles , running almost north to south from the vicinity of Prospect Park to Brighton Beach...
. On May 18, 1910, it dedicated. Coney Island Hospital consisted of six buildings, namely; Main Hospital Building, Nurses Home, Employees Dormitory, Laboratory Building, Power Plant and Laundry Building.
Population growth continued and so in 1954 the two white brick towers that make up the current hospital were opened. In Spring 2006, Coney Island Hospital opened a new inpatient bed tower.
The hospital has been recognized for clinical innovations in Primary Care, Adolescent Medicine, Nuclear Medicine and Emergency Services. Interpreter services can be provided day or night in over 130 languages.
At 371 beds, Coney Island Hospital is the major medical service provider in southern Brooklyn with over 18,000 discharges, over 300,000 outpatient visits at its four sites, and its busy Emergency Department.
External links
- Coney Island Hospital official website
- Coney Island Hospital weblog
- Coney Island Hospital page on the New York City Health and Hospital Corporation website
- Hospital profile
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