Linden General Hospital

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Linden General Hospital was "a 78-bed private health facility in a rundown part of Brooklyn's East New York section."{{cite news |newspaper=The New York Times

|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1975/03/31/archives/hospital-in-brooklyn-open-despite-accreditation-loss-linden.html

|title=Hospital in Brooklyn Open Despite Accreditation Loss

|author=David Bird |date=March 31, 1975}} It was a "two-story brick" building located at 501 New Lots Avenue.

History

The building previously housed {{visible anchor|Riverdale Hospital}}.{{cite news |newspaper=Brooklyn Eagle |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33000015/the_brooklyn_daily_eagle

|title=Two Births Here During Tremors

|date=November 1, 1935 |page=3 |via=Newspapers.com}}

Linden General Hospital was founded as a privately owned hospital in 1933, and sold twice, once to a dentist, the second time to two doctors. Fees for service to patients from Medicaid and Medicare comprised "most of" their income.{{cite news |newspaper=The New York Times

|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1975/05/25/archives/us-will-end-aid-to-hospital-here-agency-cites-fire-hazards-at.html

|title=U.S. Will End Aid to Hospital Here

|author=Emanuel Perlmutter |date=May 25, 1975}} Due to various lackings, the hospital lost accreditation and subsequently funding. It subsequently closed,{{cite news

|newspaper=The New York Times

|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1976/05/24/archives/medicare-drops-madison-ave-hospital.html

|title=Medicare Drops Madison Ave. Hospital

|author=Frances Cerra |date=May 24, 1976}} and the 1920-built building{{cite web |website=The Real Deal (TRD Research)

|url=https://therealdeal.com/new-research/topics/property/501-new-lots-avenue/

|title=501 New Lots Avenue}} became a homeless shelter.{{cite magazine |magazine=Brownstoner Magazine

|url=https://www.brownstoner.com/real-estate-market/shelter-brooklyn-homeless-facilities-map

|title=Shelter: Brooklyn Homeless Facilities Mapped - Brooklyn

|author=Hannah Frishberg |date=January 4, 2016}}

=Loss of funding=

For "life-threatening fire and health violations", Linden General lost certification and funding but this situation, due to insufficient coordination among Federal, state and city oversight authorities, did not lead to an immediate closure. One factor was that the state "did not have legal jurisdiction over proprietary hospitals in the city" were initially observed. Following "lengthy legal battles in which the state was hampered by lack of staff" the hospital closed.

References

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Category:Defunct hospitals in Brooklyn