Parkchester General Hospital, located in The Bronx,[1][2] was a privately owned[1] 208-bed medical facility[2] that opened in 1941 and closed in 1978.[1]
Parkchester General Hospital
Geography
Location
1424 Parker Street, The Bronx, New York, United States
The hospital's initial building stood 8 stories high. A four-storey addition was built in 1960. The owner, Dr. Charles Louis Engelsher, died while plans were being made for an adjacent third building which was to house an eight-storey nursing home.[3] The hospital closed March 20, 1978 and was demolished some time prior to 2006 when an apartment building was built on the site.[4]
HistoryEdit
The hospital opened in 1941[5] as a privately owned hospital. When it closed in 1978, Parkchester was owned by Dr Bernard Kamer.[1] It was earlier owned by Dr Charles Louis Engelsher from 1941[5] to his death from coronary occlusion on August 25, 1964 (age 62).[3] A program to help those in need, especially the elderly, named RAIN, was founded by a Parkchester Hospital nurse, Beatrice Castiglia-Catullo.[6] The sponsored residences found at the site of the old hospital are named for Beverley.[7][8]
ControversyEdit
Kamer, the hospital's owner, filed for a Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on March 17, 1971, after which the State Commissioner of Health in New York began proceedings to close the hospital.[9][10][11]
The final closing of the hospital followed a 30-day suspension of the abortion and maternity services by the New York State Health Department, citing "life‐threatening deficiencies".[1] The hospital contended that there was an undeserved rush by State officials to close them, even though the hospital had previously passed two accreditation inspections, both before and after the investigation.[1]
ReferencesEdit
^ abcdef"Parkchester Hospital in the Bronx, A Subject of Inquiry, Closes Doors". The New York Times. March 20, 1978.
^ ab"Suit seeks a stay on Hospital Code. 3 3 Physicians Challenge Qualifications Provisions". The New York Times. December 3, 1964. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
^ ab"Dr. Charles L. Engelsher Dies; Owner of Parkehester Hospital; Sargeon Was a Political Baff Who Treated Officials—Hired Ex-Convicts". The New York Times. August 26, 1964.
^"1424 Parker St. in Westchester Square". streeteasy.com. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
^ ab"Ex-Convicts aided job law doctor; One of the 5, His Brother, Was 'Executive Director' of His Hospital in Bronx". The New York Times. June 11, 1943.
^"Our Founder". R.A.I.N. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
^"Business Records". The New York Times. March 18, 1978. Friday, March 17, 197_
^NYTimes: "Occasionally the digitization process introduces transcription errors or other problems." In this case, the correct year is 1978, not the 1971 displayed by the archive. FYI: March 17, 1971 was a Wednesday; in 1978 it was a Friday
^Howard J. Wein (1978). "Environmental Regulation and the Bankruptcy Act" (PDF). Duquesne Law Review. p. 144. addressed this issue in In re Parkchester General Hospital ... "high quality health service was a matter of vital public concern"
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parkchester, general, hospital, located, bronx, privately, owned, medical, facility, that, opened, 1941, closed, 1978, geographylocation1424, parker, street, bronx, york, united, statescoordinates40, 8370, 8480, 8370, 8480organizationcare, systemmedicare, medi. Parkchester General Hospital located in The Bronx 1 2 was a privately owned 1 208 bed medical facility 2 that opened in 1941 and closed in 1978 1 Parkchester General HospitalGeographyLocation1424 Parker Street The Bronx New York United StatesCoordinates40 50 13 N 73 50 53 W 40 8370 N 73 8480 W 40 8370 73 8480OrganizationCare systemMedicare Medicaid PrivateFundingPrivate hospitalTypeGeneralServicesEmergency departmentNoBeds208HistoryOpened1941Closed1978DemolishedBefore 2006LinksListsHospitals in New YorkOther linksHospitals in The Bronx Contents 1 Overview 2 History 3 Controversy 4 ReferencesOverview EditThe hospital s initial building stood 8 stories high A four storey addition was built in 1960 The owner Dr Charles Louis Engelsher died while plans were being made for an adjacent third building which was to house an eight storey nursing home 3 The hospital closed March 20 1978 and was demolished some time prior to 2006 when an apartment building was built on the site 4 History EditThe hospital opened in 1941 5 as a privately owned hospital When it closed in 1978 Parkchester was owned by Dr Bernard Kamer 1 It was earlier owned by Dr Charles Louis Engelsher from 1941 5 to his death from coronary occlusion on August 25 1964 age 62 3 A program to help those in need especially the elderly named RAIN was founded by a Parkchester Hospital nurse Beatrice Castiglia Catullo 6 The sponsored residences found at the site of the old hospital are named for Beverley 7 8 Controversy EditKamer the hospital s owner filed for a Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on March 17 1971 after which the State Commissioner of Health in New York began proceedings to close the hospital 9 10 11 The final closing of the hospital followed a 30 day suspension of the abortion and maternity services by the New York State Health Department citing life threatening deficiencies 1 The hospital contended that there was an undeserved rush by State officials to close them even though the hospital had previously passed two accreditation inspections both before and after the investigation 1 References Edit a b c d e f Parkchester Hospital in the Bronx A Subject of Inquiry Closes Doors The New York Times March 20 1978 a b Suit seeks a stay on Hospital Code 3 3 Physicians Challenge Qualifications Provisions The New York Times December 3 1964 Retrieved December 1 2020 a b Dr Charles L Engelsher Dies Owner of Parkehester Hospital Sargeon Was a Political Baff Who Treated Officials Hired Ex Convicts The New York Times August 26 1964 1424 Parker St in Westchester Square streeteasy com Retrieved March 28 2021 a b Ex Convicts aided job law doctor One of the 5 His Brother Was Executive Director of His Hospital in Bronx The New York Times June 11 1943 About R A I N Retrieved March 28 2021 Locations R A I N Retrieved March 28 2021 Our Founder R A I N Retrieved March 28 2021 Business Records The New York Times March 18 1978 Friday March 17 197 NYTimes Occasionally the digitization process introduces transcription errors or other problems In this case the correct year is 1978 not the 1971 displayed by the archive FYI March 17 1971 was a Wednesday in 1978 it was a Friday Howard J Wein 1978 Environmental Regulation and the Bankruptcy Act PDF Duquesne Law Review p 144 addressed this issue in In re Parkchester General Hospital high quality health service was a matter of vital public concern nbsp This article relating to a hospital in New York is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Parkchester General Hospital amp oldid 1073745640, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
