Evangelical Deaconess Hospital

Brooklyn hospital

Hospital in New York, United States
40°41′00″N 73°54′35″W / 40.6832°N 73.9096°W / 40.6832; -73.9096HistoryClosed1950LinksListsHospitals in New York StateOther linksList of hospitals in Brooklyn

Evangelical Deaconess Hospital's four-story building on Chauncey Street continued to serve the Bushwick, Brooklyn neighborhood even after the hospital closed in the 1950s.[1]

History

nearby Chauncey Street train station

Twenty years after the hospital was closed, and the community rejected using it as an overflow for a Bronx-based drug rehab program,[2] the structure was adapted into a temporary relocation facility for "welfare families now in hotels as well as families left homeless by fires."[1][3]

It subsequently became a homeless men's shelter.[4][5]

See also

  • Deaconess Hospital (St. Louis, Missouri)

References

  1. ^ a b Steven R. Weisman (February 28, 1971). "Old Bushwick Hospital to Be Used to House Homeless Families". New York Times.
  2. ^ Iver Peterson (March 4, 1970). "Plan for Addicts Leads to a Sit-In". New York Times. Archived from the original on April 14, 2021. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
  3. ^ Peter Kihss (January 25, 1971). "Mayor Curbs use of Hotel Housing by City Agencies". New York Times. Archived from the original on April 14, 2021. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
  4. ^ "Highland Park and Ridgewood Reservoir". July 21, 2019.
  5. ^ Wording atop the entranceway has the words "Eddie Harris Residential Facility"


  • v
  • t
  • e
Hospitals in New York City
Manhattan (list)
Adult hospitals
Children's hospitals
Brooklyn (list)The Bronx (list)Queens (list)Staten Island (list)Networks
List of hospitals in New York City * Healthcare in New York City * List of hospitals in New York (state)


Stub icon

This article relating to a hospital in New York is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

  • v
  • t
  • e