Wadsworth Hospital
Defunct Manhattan hospital, now medical offices
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Wadsworth Hospital was a 50-bed private hospital[1] that closed in 1976, after being cited by Federal, State and New York City oversight agencies, and subsequently losing funding.[2]
Washington Heights, Manhattan, New York, United States
| Wadsworth Hospital | |
|---|---|
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| Geography | |
| Location | 629 West 185th Street, Washington Heights, Manhattan, New York, United States |
| Coordinates | 40°51′7.99″N 73°55′57.91″W |
| Organization | |
| Care system | Private |
| Type | General |
| Services | |
| Beds | 50 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1929 |
| Closed | 1976 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in New York State |
| Other links | Hospitals in Manhattan |
History
This five-story[3] Washington Heights hospital agreed in April 1976, after pressure from oversight agencies, to close.[4] The 1929-built[5] structure had one serious violation: a "single front door, which is the only exit from the upper floors" (which the hospital refused to remedy: "contended that putting in another exit would mean cutting down on the number of beds").
The location, 629 West 185th Street, became a medical office building.[6]
Loss of funding
Wadsworth, "where the most-frequent procedure was abortion,"[1] was one of three in a series of hospitals closed in the mid-1970s for "life-threatening fire and health violations."[2][3] Initially they each lost certification, then they lost funding. As a result, it was "economically unfeasible for the hospital to stay in business."
