River Crest Sanitarium | |
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Geography | |
Location | Astoria,_Queens, New York, United States |
Coordinates | 40°46′45″N 73°54′48″W / 40.77917°N 73.91333°W |
Organization | |
Care system | NY State Licensed |
Funding | NY State |
Type | Specialist |
Services | |
Beds | 500 |
Speciality | Disorders of the nervous system |
Helipad | No |
History | |
Opened | 1896 |
Closed | 1961 |
Demolished | 1962 |
Links | |
Lists | Hospitals in New York State |
River Crest Sanitarium was a New York State licensed mental hospital located in Astoria, Queens. River Crest was founded in 1896 by John J. Kindred (1864-1937), a Virginia native who moved to Queens and was elected to the House of Representatives, serving from 1911 to 1913 and 1921 to 1929.[1][2][3]