Lying-In Hospital
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Lying-In Hospital,[1][2] which was chartered in 1799, was given a strong boost in 1897 with "the magnificent gift of $1,000,000" from J. Pierpont Morgan.[3][4]
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Lying-In Hospital | |
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Geography | |
Location | Manhattan, New York, United States |
Organization | |
Type | Specialist |
Services | |
Speciality | Maternity hospital |
History | |
Opened | 1799 |
Closed | 1932 (merged with New York Hospital) |
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Lists | Hospitals in New York State |
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It relocated[5] more than once, both before and after Morgan's donation. Their focus was expectant women.[6] Lying-In Hospital merged in 1932 with New York Hospital,[5] and the original name was dropped.[7]
Their "Second Avenue, between 17th and 18th Streets" location "was redeveloped as an apartment building in the 1980s."[8]