Parsons Hospital
100-bed hospital in Queens/NYC
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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 before 1950,[3] closed in 1988,[4] two years after it "was purchased by Asian American doctors."[2]
| Parsons Hospital | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Queens, New York, United States |
| Coordinates | 40.76960°N 73.80546°W |
| Organization | |
| Type | General |
| Affiliated university | New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine |
| Services | |
| Beds | 100 |
| History | |
| Former name | Flushing Hospital Medical Center North Division |
| Opened | before 1950 |
| Closed | 1988 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in New York State |
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]
