Jamaica Hospital Medical Center
at Jamaica–Van Wyck
MTA New York City Bus: Q24, Q54, Q56, Q60[3][4]
Jamaica Hospital Medical Center is a private, non-profit teaching hospital and emergency facility in the Jamaica neighborhood of Queens, New York City, on the service road of the Van Wyck Expressway at Jamaica Avenue. The hospital is a clinical campus of the New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine and provides clinical clerkship education for the college's osteopathic medical students. [5]
Origins
Since 1837, the village of Jamaica, Queens, had been served by the stagecoach. In 1883, the Long Island Rail Road opened its Atlantic Branch to Brooklyn, making Jamaica a suburb of New York City. The residents held a fundraiser in 1883 and collected $179.40 (equivalent to $5,866 in 2023). This money was saved until the Jamaica Hospital was opened in 1891 near what is now Jamaica Avenue and 169th Street. At that time the founders applied to state officials for a certificate of incorporation, which was granted on February 20, 1892.[6]
Jamaica Hospital's first permanent location opened on June 18, 1898, near the Union Hall Street station on the east side of New York Avenue (Guy Brewer Blvd), a short distance north of South Street. The new hospital building opened on May 1, and despite not being ready to fully receive patients, admitted its first patients several days later. Due to an influx of wounded during the Spanish–American War. By July every available space was occupied by soldiers.
Jamaica Hospital dedicated
The new Jamaica Hospital building on Van Wyck Boulevard was completed on August 24, 1924, where the first patient was admitted. The following day the building was dedicated and Jamaica Hospital formally opened.[7]
Notable births
See also
References
- ^ a b c "About Us - Jamaica Hospital Medical Center". Jamaica Hospital Medical Center. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
- ^ "Jamaica Hospital Medical Center". American Hospital Directory. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
- ^ "Directions & Parking - Jamaica Hospital Medical Center". Jamaica Hospital Medical Center. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- ^ "Queens Bus Map" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. August 2022. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
- ^ "Clinical Education Institutions | College of Osteopathic Medicine | New York Tech". www.nyit.edu. Retrieved 2021-09-26.
- ^ "History of Jamaica Hospital". Jamaica Hospital Medical Center. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
- ^ The Long Island Press, August 26th, 1924
- ^ Politi, James (2023-03-31). "Donald Trump: a criminal indictment arrives for the former president". Financial Times. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
External links
- Official website
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- Captain Tilly Park
- Foch Sitting Area
- Proctor-Hopson Circle
- Prospect Cemetery
- Roy Wilkins Park
- Springfield Park
- Al-Iman School
- Archbishop Molloy High School
- August Martin High School
- Children's Library Discovery Center
- Dominican Commercial High School
- Hillcrest High School
- Jamaica High School
- The Mary Louis Academy
- Queens Gateway to Health Sciences Secondary School
- Queens High School for the Sciences
- Thomas A. Edison High School
- York College
- The Young Women's Leadership School of Queens
- First Presbyterian Church in Jamaica
- First Reformed Church
- Grace Episcopal Church Complex
- Greater Allen A. M. E. Cathedral of New York
- Jamaica First German Presbyterian Church
- Masjid Al-Mamoor
- St. Monica's Church
structures
- 85-15 Wareham Place
- Baisley Park Houses
- Belson Stadium
- Jamaica Chamber of Commerce Building
- Jamaica Hospital Medical Center
- Jamaica Savings Bank
- 146-21 Jamaica Avenue
- 161-02 Jamaica Avenue
- King Manor
- Jamaica Race Course
- J. Kurtz and Sons Store Building
- La Casina
- Loew's Valencia Theatre
- Queens Detention Facility
- Sidewalk clock on Jamaica Avenue
- South Jamaica Houses
- Triboro Hospital for Tuberculosis
- United States Post Office
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- Beaver Pond
- Jamaica Bay
- Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge