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Parsons Hospital

Coordinates: 40°46′11″N 73°48′20″W / 40.76960°N 73.80546°W / 40.76960; -73.80546
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Parsons Hospital
Map
Geography
LocationQueens, New York, United States
Coordinates40°46′11″N 73°48′20″W / 40.76960°N 73.80546°W / 40.76960; -73.80546
Organization
TypeGeneral
Services
Beds100
History
Opened1963
Closed1988
Links
ListsHospitals in New York State

Parsons Hospital was "a small proprietary hospital in Queens"[1] that was transformed into one focused to serving a local largely immigrant population.[2] The hospital, which opened in 1963,[3] closed in 1988,[4] two years after it "was purchased by Asian American doctors."[2]

History

In 1986 a group of doctors purchased the 100-bed hospital "to serve the Asian population in Flushing, Queens."[2][5] It became a division of Flushing Hospital Medical Center in 1988[6] the latter was acquired by New York Hospital in April 1996.[4] Parsons closed[4] within months of being "cut off from Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement" for serious violations.[2]

The building was sold with the understanding that the new owner would demolish it.[7]

References

  1. ^ Ronald Sullivan (December 18, 1987). "Deaths Increase Among Patients With Medicare". The New York Times.
  2. ^ a b c d {{Dennis Hevesi (April 27, 1988). "Hospital to Lose U.S. Payments For Health Care". The New York Times.
  3. ^ "NYC emergency rooms".
  4. ^ a b c Norimitsu Onishi (November 10, 1996). "Neighbors Mourn Loss Of Hospital In Queens: Health Care Shift In Jackson Heights". The New York Times.
  5. ^ "An Approach to the Chinese in Queens". JSTOR.org.
  6. ^ "Where to Find Medical Records for Closed Hospitals in New York State" (PDF). Retrieved November 26, 2020.
  7. ^ Mark Lord (May 3, 2012). "Change will come to Parsons site". Queens Chronicle. destined for demolition, most likely within a few months