Emanuel Unity Hospital

Emanuel Unity Hospital^[1] was a hospital in Brooklyn; it is now defunct. It originated as Emanuel Hospital^[2] and Unity Hospital. By the 1970s it was referred to locally as Unity Hospital.^[3]

History

Emanuel Hospital plaque

Emanuel Hospital plaque site

The same local hospital that attempted to swallow up Emanuel Hospital in 1899^[2] was, in 1978, battling them for its own survival.^[3] The latter situation resulted in a compromise: for then, Unity would "keep its methadone maintenance drug program and its outpatient services open, both of which will be run by Jewish Hospital." By 1989 Jewish also lost a battle for survival.^[4]

Unity Hospital's 1545 St. Johns Place building,^[5][6] once the hospital closed,^[7] became an apartment building.

See also

• List of hospitals in Brooklyn

References

1. "Brooklyn Borough, Kings County, New York: 1930 Federal Census Team Transcription; Microfilmed on 55 rolls, T626-1491 to T626-1544". Retrieved December 9, 2020.
2. "OBJECT TO JEWISH HOSPITAL.; Incorporation of Emanu-El Hospital and Dispensary Disapproved". The New York Times. December 16, 1899.
3. Ronald Sullivan (February 12, 1978). "Jewish Hospital in Brooklyn Wins Its Battle to Survive, as State Aides Close Nearby Unity". The New York Times.
4. Howard W. French (March 20, 1989). "In Brooklyn, a Hospital Faces Its Own Mortality". The New York Times. Formed in a 1983 merger between two hospitals, Interfaith, with its 620 beds on two sites ... the former Jewish Hospital .. the former St. John's Episcopal Hospital
5. "Unity Hospital". Brooklyn Public Library.
6. "The Brooklyn Daily Eagle from Brooklyn, New York". Brooklyn Eagle. ... 150 members of the Junior Auxiliary of Unity Hospital, 1545 St. Johns Place
7. "Where to Find Medical Records for Closed Hospitals in New York State" (PDF). Retrieved November 26, 2020.

External links

• Unity Hospital, 1545 Johns Place, exterior view