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Brooklyn Hebrew Maternity Hospital

Coordinates: 40°40′08″N 73°55′19″W / 40.66893105965419°N 73.9219743316706°W / 40.66893105965419; -73.9219743316706
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Brooklyn Hebrew Maternity Hospital
Map
Geography
LocationBrooklyn, New York, United States
Coordinates40°40′08″N 73°55′19″W / 40.66893105965419°N 73.9219743316706°W / 40.66893105965419; -73.9219743316706
Organization
TypeSpecialist
Services
SpecialityMaternity hospital
History
Opened1921
Closedbefore 1930
Links
ListsHospitals in New York State

Brooklyn Hebrew Maternity Hospital,[1][2] which opened in 1921,[3] was located at 1395 Eastern Parkway.[4] This four-story building[3] previously housed Maternity Hospital of Brownsville and East New York.[4][5]

The hospital included "two separate kitchens to observe the dietary laws." Other features included:[3]

  • two delivery rooms
  • one operating room
  • space for twenty patients in a large ward
  • ten private rooms.

The hospital grounds also had a secondary structure for doing laundry.[3]

Brooklyn Women's Hospital

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Brooklyn Hebrew Maternity Hospital closed; the 1395 Eastern Parkway building served as Brooklyn Women's Hospital August 1, 1930 through 1966.[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ "FIREMEN RACE IN VAIN TO REVIVE DEAD INFANT; Inhalator of Hospital Might Have Saved Baby, Says Head of Brooklyn Rescue Squad". New York Times. July 28, 1928.
  2. ^ "GIRL BABIES WIN PRIZES.; Excel Boys in Contest at Brooklyn Hebrew Maternity Hospital". New York Times. October 17, 1927.
  3. ^ a b c d "New Maternity Hospital Opened". The Hebrew Standard. November 25, 1921.
  4. ^ a b "New Matron for Maternity Hospital". The Hebrew Standard. October 28, 1921. superintendent of the Brooklyn Hebrew Maternity Hospital at 1395 Eastern Parkway
  5. ^ "Maternity Hospital of Brownsville and East New York". Modern Hospital. Vol. 15. 1920. p. 66. to be known as the Maternity Hospital of Brownsville and East New York
  6. ^ Samuel Abelow (1937). History of Brooklyn Jewry. Scheba Publishing. pp. 230–231.
  7. ^ "HUSH RADIOS TO AID ILL YOUNG MOTHER; Brooklyn Resident Near the Women's Hospital Eager to Help Her Fight for Life". New York Times. July 24, 1934.


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