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Kingston Avenue Hospital

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Kingston Avenue Hospital for Contagious Diseases[1][2] opened in 1891 as f; patients were transferred to Kings County Hospital Center in 1955.[3]

LocationBrooklyn, New York, United States
FormernameHospital for Contagious Diseases
Opened1891
Closed1955
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Kingston Avenue Hospital
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LocationBrooklyn, New York, United States
History
Former nameHospital for Contagious Diseases
Opened1891
Closed1955
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History

During a time of polio cases, which included eleven deaths in Brooklyn, a "special pavilion" was built at the hospital. It was used to take in cases where infected children were identified by the health commissioner.[4][5]

Controversies

A mother claimed that it took going to court to "free" her child from the hospital after "alleging neglect."[6] Twenty-two years later the removal of Kingston's Medical Superintendent became a public matter.[7][8]

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