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1300 York Avenue
PO Box #34
New York, NY 10065
email-archives@med.cornell.edu
(212) 746-6072
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King George III of England grants royal charter to "The Society of the Hospital in the City of New York in America", later changed to The Society of the New York Hospital.
Dr. Samuel Bard makes an appeal to the citizens of New York City for the establishment of the city's first hospital.
Medical Center Highlights
Departmental Timelines
The New York Nursery and Child's Hospital was founded in 1910, through the consolidation of the Nursery and Child's Hospital and New York Infant Asylum. Buildings were maintained at Lexington Avenue and 51st Street, and at Amsterdam Avenue and 61st Street, until 1913, when the Amsterdam branch was expanded and the Lexington branch was closed.
The Nursery for the Children of Poor Women opened in 1854 on St. Mark's Place, specifically to care for the children of wet-nurses and of parents who worked away from home during the day. Originally, its purpose was to aid "worthy" working women, and proof of marriage and good character of the mother were required for admission of her children. Rates charged were a percentage of the mother's income, and any child not picked up at the end of the day was sent to the city's Alms House.