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Defunct Bronx hospital
Hospital in New York, United States
Bronx Maternity Hospital
[1]
was a growing medical facility which was heralded "POOR TO BE TREATED FREE: Forty Beds to be Devoted Exclusively to Mothers and Ailing Children" in 1920
[2]
when they outgrew their prior location.
History
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From a 1914
MATERNITY HOSPITAL FAIR
[3]
to a 1920 dedication "attended by a thousand or more men and women"
[2]
they grew. In 1930
The New York Times
headlined "Maternity Institution Plans a $1,000,000 Structure"
[4]
Twenty-one years later a "Building Plans Filed" headline followed.
[5]
The hospital has since closed.
References
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about Ladies Auxiliary's fundraiser:
"Bronx Maternity Hospital Auxiliary"
.
The Hebrew Standard
. April 29, 1921.
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b
"BRONX MATERNITY; New $100,000 Building at 166th Street and Grand Concourse Ready for Patients. POOR TO BE TREATED FREE Forty Beds to be Devoted Exclusively to Mothers and Ailing Children"
.
The New York Times
. November 1, 1920.
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"MATERNITY HOSPITAL FAIR.; Seven-Day Carnival On in the Bronx to Aid Hunt's Point Project"
.
The New York Times
. March 30, 1914.
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"BRONX HOSPITALS BUILD NEW UNITS; Maternity Institution Plans a $1,000,000 Structure on Grand Concourse. OTHER PLANTS ENLARGED Two Buildings Protected for Home for Incurables to Cost $1,800,000. Plans Two New Buildings"
.
The New York Times
. March 2, 1930.
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"Building Plans Filed"
.
New York Times
. November 6, 1951. p. 50
. Retrieved
October 18,
2015
.