St. Francis Hospital (New York City)
Hospital in New York, United States
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St. Francis Hospital is a former Catholic hospital which operated in New York City during the 19th and 20th centuries.
- 407-409 East 5th Street, Manhattan (1865)
- 609 East 5th Street, Manhattan
- 525 East 142nd Street, Mott Haven, Bronx (1906)
| St. Francis Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Poor Sisters of St. Francis | |
  Location in The Bronx shown within New York City | |
| Geography | |
| Location |
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| Coordinates | 40.810448°N 73.917139°W |
| Services | |
| Beds | 240 in 1892,[1] 380 in 1966[2] |
| History | |
| Founded | May 1, 1865 |
| Closed | 1966 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in New York State |
| Other links | |
History
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It was founded in 1865 by the Poor Sisters of St. Francis, who had been founded in Germany in 1851 by Mother Frances Schervier.[3]
In the late 19th century[4] and early 20th century[5] it was located at 407-409 East 5th Street, Manhattan, where it served the large German immigrant population of the Lower East Side. In 1892 it had 240 beds.[1] In 1906 the hospital moved to 525 East 142nd Street, in the Mott Haven section of the Bronx, also largely populated by German immigrants.[6]
The hospital provided free care to all comers without respect to nationality or religion.[7] Faced with a crumbling infrastructure, for which there were not sufficient funds to replace, the hospital was closed by the Archdiocese of New York on December 31, 1966, amidst wide popular protest.[8][2]
In 1970, a 17-story New York City Housing complex was built on the site.