Prospect_Hospital

Prospect Hospital

Prospect Hospital

Defunct hospital in The Bronx/NYC, subsequently a nursing home

Prospect Hospital on Kelly Street was a small private hospital in existence prior to the 175-bed seven-story private hospital located in The Bronx that opened at 730 Kelly Street in 1963 and closed in 1985,[1] and is now a homeless shelter.

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History

Prospect, which owned "15 brownstone buildings that are used for drug and alcohol rehabilitation and other social programs," was owned by a locally-born man, Dr. Jacob B. Freedman, who built it in 1963.[1][2] The hospital was the linchpin of the now-landmarked South Bronx neighborhood, Longwood.[3]

An attempt was made by a group of doctors to reopen,[4] but it was not successful.[5] The 175-bed seven-story facility was purchased to become "family inns" rather than being termed "homeless shelters" or "welfare hotels." The latter were described as "rooms that are often cramped and squalid."[6] The building, located at 730 Kelly Street, was renamed Prospect Family Inn; one part of it is Prospect Family Nursery, a two-room "around the clock" setup "where parents in crisis can leave their children for up to 72 hours."[7][8]

At another location, there was a predecessor medical facility "that traced its beginnings to 1919."[9]

References

  1. [1]
    Peter Kerr (March 18, 1985). "Hospital Shuts Abruptly and State Plan Inquiry". The New York Times.
  2. [2]
    "Prospect Hospital Will Lay Cornerstone on Wednesday". The New York Times. August 27, 1962.
  3. [3]
    David W. Dunlap (October 10, 1982). "South Bronx Neighbors Hold Devastation At Bay". The New York Times.
  4. [4]
    "State Judge Acts On Shut Hospital". The New York Times. April 30, 1985.
  5. [5]
    "Neighborhood Report, Hunts Points: Clinic is revival's newest milestone". The New York Times. January 9, 1994. since Prospect Hospital closed
  6. [6]
    Barbara Basler (July 3, 1986). "Private Group Prepares Housing for Homeless". The New York Times.
  7. [7]
    Emily M. Bernstein (July 23, 1993). "72 Hours of Relief; Center Tackles Family Crises". The New York Times.
  8. [8]
    It works with children ages 2 months to 5 years old.
  9. [9]
    "Longwood, Bronx". June 4, 2007.


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