| Fordham Hospital | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Fordham, The Bronx, New York, United States |
| Coordinates | 40°51′33″N 73°52′53″W / 40.85922°N 73.88135°W |
| Organization | |
| Care system | Public |
| Funding | Government hospital |
| Type | General |
| Affiliated university | Fordham University |
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| Services | |
| Beds | 387 (in 1976)[1] |
| History | |
| Opened |
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| Closed | July 15, 1976 |
| Demolished | 1976 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in New York State |
| Other links | List of hospitals in the Bronx |
Fordham Hospital was the first public hospital in the Bronx, New York City, having opened in 1892. Prior to that time, all the New York City municipal hospitals were in Manhattan. It was located in the Fordham section of the Bronx on Valentine Avenue near Kingsbridge Road, which at the time was a relatively undeveloped area, and inconvenient for patients and their families.[2] It moved to Aqueduct Avenue and St. James Place in 1898.
- ^ a b Bird, David (23 April 1976). "Why the Fight for 'Deplorable' Fordham Hospital". The New York Times. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ^ History of Medicine in New York: Three Centuries of Medical Progress, Volume 3, by James Joseph Walsh, 1919, page 728.