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== Columbus Hospital ==
== Columbus Hospital ==
Columbus Hospital was founded in 1892 (the 400th anniversary of Columbus's voyage), incorporated in 1895, and formally opened on March 18, 1896, by the [[Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus]], to address the needs of Italian immigrants. The founding group included the now-canonized [[Mother Cabrini|Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini]], and among the first physicians of the hospital was [[George Frederick Shrady Sr.]]<ref name=walsh/><ref name=closing/><ref>{{Cite journal
Columbus Hospital was founded in 1892,<ref name="NYCMedDir1886">{{Cite document
| title = Medical Directory of the City of New York, 1886
| publisher = [[New York County Medical Society|Medical Society of the County of New York]]
| year = 1886
| pages = 326–327
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}}</ref> incorporated in 1895,<ref name="NYCMedDir1886"/> and formally opened on March 18, 1896,<ref name="MedicalRecord">{{Cite journal
| first = George Frederick |last = Shrady
| first = George Frederick |last = Shrady
| authorlink = George Frederick Shrady Sr.
| authorlink = George Frederick Shrady Sr.
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| date = March 28, 1896
| date = March 28, 1896
| volume = 49
| volume = 49
| pages = 451
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| issue = 13
| issue = 13
| page = [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924056973278&seq=461&q1=columbus 451]
}}</ref> by the [[Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus]], to address the needs of Italian immigrants.
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The founding group included the (now canonized) [[Mother Cabrini|Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini]],<ref name=closing/> and among the first physicians of the hospital was [[George Frederick Shrady Sr.]]<ref name="MedicalRecord"/>
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| quote = News of the Week. Opening of the Columbus Hospital, New York. -The Columbus Hospital on East Twentieth Street was formally opened March 18th. A large number of visitors was present. The reception lasted from 3 P.M. to 5 P.M., and the guests were received by the Salesian Missionaries of the Sacred Heart. Preceding the inspecting of the institution by the visitors, the hospital was blessed by Archbishop Corrigan, who also made a short address. The medical staff consists of Drs. Stephen Smith, George F. Shrady, John Boucher, Charles Lewis, Bache Emmet, Peter Callan, Frank Ferguson, Cornelius Cokeley, Ramon Guitéras, and Joseph Winters
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The hospital was originally located in a former residence at 41 East 12th Street. In 1895 it moved to 226–228 East 20th Street, which had an approximate capacity of 100 beds.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fQsJAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA786&lpg=PA787 |title=History of Medicine in New York: Three Centuries of Medical Progress, Volume 3 |first=James Joseph |last=Walsh |publisher=National Americana Society |year=1919 |pages=786–787}}</ref> In 1913 it relocated again, to larger quarters vacated by the New York Polyclinic Hospital at 214–218 East 34th Street.<ref>{{Cite news
The hospital was originally located in a former residence at 41 East 12th Street. In 1895 it moved to 226–228 East 20th Street, which had an approximate capacity of 100 beds.<ref name=walsh>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fQsJAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA786 |title=History of Medicine in New York: Three Centuries of Medical Progress, Volume 3 |first=James Joseph |last=Walsh |publisher=National Americana Society |year=1919 |pages=786–787}}</ref> In 1913 it expanded again, acquiring "annex" facilities vacated by the New York Polyclinic Hospital at 214–218 East 34th Street.<ref>{{Cite news
| title = Columbus Hospital; Seeks to Increase Accommodations for Italian Poor
| title = Columbus Hospital; Seeks to Increase Accommodations for Italian Poor
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| newspaper = [[The New York Times]]
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| archivedate = April 27, 2006 |url-status=dead}}</ref>


In July 1973, Columbus Hospital and Italian Hospital merged. The combined organization took the name Cabrini Health Care Center and later Cabrini Medical Center, after [[Mother Cabrini]], and became a 490-bed facility<ref name="italhospsoc"/> located at East 19th Street between Second and Third Avenues near [[Gramercy Park]].<ref name=closing/>
In July 1973, Columbus Hospital and Italian Hospital merged. The combined organization took the name Cabrini Health Care Center, after [[Mother Cabrini]], and became a 490-bed facility<ref name="italhospsoc"/> located at 227 East 19th Street, between Second and Third Avenues near [[Gramercy Park]].<ref name=closing/> By 1976, it was using the name Cabrini Medical Center.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://archives.med.nyu.edu/islandora/object/nyumed%3A16212/datastream/OBJ/download/HJD__Hospital_for_Joint_Diseases_Annual_Report__1975.pdf |title=69th Annual Report – for the Year 1975 |publisher=Hospital for Joint Diseases and Medical Center |date=May 1976 |page=29 |quote=Lectures... Cabrini Medical Center, New York City}}</ref> In the 1980s, it was one of the earliest hospitals to develop expertise for the [[AIDS]] epidemic that became a leading cause of death in its neighborhood.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gDAnrFozKAoC&pg=PA101 |title=Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures of the Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives |first=Jeffrey |last=Frerichs |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |date=November 9, 1993 |pages=101–103|isbn=9780160440991 }}</ref>


== Financial difficulties and closure ==
== Financial difficulties and closure ==
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The Cabrini Medical Center website reported: "As of March 14, 2008, many of the services at Cabrini Medical Center are no longer available. ... The Emergency Department, acute inpatient units and most outpatient services are closed."<ref>{{cite web |title=Cabrini Medical Center |url=http://www.cabrininy.org |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080405113610/http://www.cabrininy.org/ |archivedate=April 5, 2008 |url-status=unfit}}</ref> The center closed permanently on March 16, 2008, due to financial difficulties that resulted in patients and staff seeking other health care and employment.<ref name=closing>{{cite news |url=https://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20080314/FREE/205936952/cabrini-medical-center-preparing-to-close|title=Cabrini Medical Center preparing to close |first=Gail |last=Scott |newspaper=Crain's New York Business |date=March 14, 2008 |accessdate=October 14, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/cabrini-medical-center-closing-doors-article-1.288056 |title=Cabrini Medical Center closing doors |last=Schapiro |first=Rich |date=March 15, 2008 |work=[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]] |accessdate=October 29, 2019}}</ref>
The Cabrini Medical Center website reported: "As of March 14, 2008, many of the services at Cabrini Medical Center are no longer available. ... The Emergency Department, acute inpatient units and most outpatient services are closed."<ref>{{cite web |title=Cabrini Medical Center |url=http://www.cabrininy.org |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080405113610/http://www.cabrininy.org/ |archivedate=April 5, 2008 |url-status=unfit}}</ref> The center closed permanently on March 16, 2008, due to financial difficulties that resulted in patients and staff seeking other health care and employment.<ref name=closing>{{cite news |url=https://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20080314/FREE/205936952/cabrini-medical-center-preparing-to-close|title=Cabrini Medical Center preparing to close |first=Gail |last=Scott |newspaper=Crain's New York Business |date=March 14, 2008 |accessdate=October 14, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/cabrini-medical-center-closing-doors-article-1.288056 |title=Cabrini Medical Center closing doors |last=Schapiro |first=Rich |date=March 15, 2008 |work=[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]] |accessdate=October 29, 2019}}</ref>


On July 10, 2009, Cabrini Medical Center filed for [[Chapter 11 bankruptcy]], citing assets of $46 million and liabilities of $167 million. The top five secured creditors were the mortgage holder [[Sun Life Financial|Sun Life Assurance Company]] of Canada ($35.1 million); [[Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus]] in Chicago ($33 million); the New York branch of the Missionary Sisters ($18.7 million); [[Service Employees International Union]] National Benefits Fund ($5.1 million); and an affiliate of [[Saint Vincent's Catholic Medical Center]] ($4 million). The largest unsecured creditors were [[Consolidated Edison]] ($4.2 million); St. Vincent's ($3.2 million); [[Dormitory Authority of the State of New York]] ($2.6 million). Cabrini owed a $828,000 health facility assessment tax to New York State, $418,000 in fees to the [[New York State Department of Health]], $412,000 in dues to the Healthcare Association of New York State, and $308,000 to [[Mount Sinai Hospital, New York|Mount Sinai Hospital]].<ref name=bankrupt>{{cite news |first=Barbara |last=Benson |title=Absent a deal, Cabrini files for bankruptcy |newspaper=[[Crain's New York Business]] |date=July 10, 2009}}</ref>
On July 10, 2009, Cabrini Medical Center filed for [[Chapter 11 bankruptcy]], citing assets of $46 million and liabilities of $167 million. The top-five secured creditors were the mortgage holder [[Sun Life Financial|Sun Life Assurance Company]] of Canada ($35.1 million), [[Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus]] in Chicago ($33 million), the New York branch of the Missionary Sisters ($18.7 million), [[Service Employees International Union]] National Benefits Fund ($5.1 million), and an affiliate of [[Saint Vincent's Catholic Medical Center]] ($4 million). The largest unsecured creditors were [[Consolidated Edison]] ($4.2 million), St. Vincent's ($3.2 million), and the [[Dormitory Authority of the State of New York]] ($2.6 million). Cabrini owed a $828,000 health facility assessment tax to New York State, $418,000 in fees to the [[New York State Department of Health]], $412,000 in dues to the Healthcare Association of New York State, and $308,000 to [[Mount Sinai Hospital, New York|Mount Sinai Hospital]].<ref name=bankrupt>{{cite news |first=Barbara |last=Benson |title=Absent a deal, Cabrini files for bankruptcy |newspaper=[[Crain's New York Business]] |date=July 10, 2009}}</ref>


Medical staff residency training records and verification have become available through the Federation Credentials Verification Service.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fsmb.org/fcvs.html |title=Federation Credentials Verification Service |publisher=Federation of State Medical Boards |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140528073121/http://www.fsmb.org/fcvs.html |archivedate=May 28, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fsmb.org/fcvs_closedprograms.html |title=Closed Residency Programs |publisher=Federation of State Medical Boards |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202235253/http://www.fsmb.org/fcvs_closedprograms.html |archivedate=December 2, 2013}}</ref>
Medical staff residency training records and verification have become available through the Federation Credentials Verification Service.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fsmb.org/fcvs.html |title=Federation Credentials Verification Service |publisher=Federation of State Medical Boards |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140528073121/http://www.fsmb.org/fcvs.html |archivedate=May 28, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fsmb.org/fcvs_closedprograms.html |title=Closed Residency Programs |publisher=Federation of State Medical Boards |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202235253/http://www.fsmb.org/fcvs_closedprograms.html |archivedate=December 2, 2013}}</ref>


==Notable deaths==
==Current usage==
Following the closure, the property was sold to developers and transformed into a luxury condo complex known as Gramercy Square which re-used some of the buildings while razing others and building new. The former emergency room is now a garden.<ref name="hughes">{{Cite news |last=Hughes |first=C. J. |date=2016-01-22 |title=From Hospital to Condo |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/24/realestate/from-hospital-to-condo.html |access-date=2024-07-04 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Condo sales began in 2016 after several years of development.<ref>{{Cite news |last=newyorkyimby |date=2015-03-16 |title=Revealed: Cabrini Medical Center Conversion, aka Gramercy Square |url=https://newyorkyimby.com/2015/03/revealed-cabrini-medical-center-conversion-aka-gramercy-square.html |access-date=2024-07-04 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="Warerkar">{{Cite news |last=Warerkar |first=Tanay |date=2016-09-15 |title=Gramercy hospital-turned-luxury condo launches sales from $1.2M |url=https://ny.curbed.com/2016/9/15/12930462/gramercy-square-cabrini-medical-condo-chetrit |access-date=2024-07-04 |language=en}}</ref>
The following list is arranged chronologically, based on date of death:

*[[Nazzareno Formosa]] (1901–1937), priest<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.maltamigration.com/history/exodus/chapter4-8.shtml |title=The Maltese in New York |publisher=Malta Migration Museum |accessdate=December 20, 2019 |quote=Another priest working among the Maltese was the Rev. Nazzareno Formosa... He died on July 22, 1937 at Columbus Hospital.}}</ref>
The development of the former Cabrini site has led to members of the City Council and NYS Assembly exploring limitations on what can be done with [[Mount Sinai Beth Israel]] upon its closure and sale.<ref name="Brenzel">{{Cite news |last=Brenzel |first=Kathryn |date=2023-07-26 |title=Mount Sinai Beth Israel Selling Four Buildings in Manhattan |url=https://therealdeal.com/new-york/2023/07/26/officials-demand-affordable-housing-at-beth-israel-buildings/ |access-date=2024-07-04 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Ciro Terranova]] (1888−1938), racketeer<ref>{{cite news |title=Terranova Dead; Once Racket 'King' |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1938/02/20/archives/terranova-dead-once-racket-king-former-power-in-artichoke-trade.html |newspaper=The New York Times |date=February 20, 1938 |accessdate=December 20, 2019 |quote=Ciro Terranova, police character who achieved notoriety as the "artichoke king" and as a "big-shot" racketeer..., died at 12:30 o'clock this morning in Columbus Hospital.}}</ref>
*[[Giuseppe De Luca]] (1876–1950), baritone<ref>{{cite news |title=Giuseppe De Luca, Noted Singer, Dies. Baritone, Star at Metropolitan Two Decades, Mastered 100 Roles in Half-Century Career |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1950/08/28/archives/giuseppe-de-luca-noted-singer-dies-baritone-star-at-metropolitan.html |quote=Giuseppe De Luca ... died Saturday night in Columbus Hospital at the age of 74 [sic]. |newspaper=The New York Times |date=August 28, 1950 |accessdate=January 27, 2015}}</ref>
*[[Lord Buckley]] (1906–1960), comedian<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1960/11/13/archives/richard-buckley-dies-entertainer-54-was-known-as-the-hip-messiah.html |title=Richard Buckley Dies; Entertainer, 54, Was Known as the Hip Messiah |newspaper=The New York Times |date=November 13, 1960 |accessdate=December 13, 2019 |quote=Richard M. Buckley, an entertainer known as Lord Buckley, died last night in Columbus Hospital.}}</ref>
*[[Natale Evola]] (1907–1973), crime boss<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1973/08/31/archives/natale-evola-mafia-figure-is-dead-at-66.html |title=Natale Evola, Mafia Figure, Is Dead at 66 |newspaper=The New York Times |date=August 31, 1973 |accessdate=December 20, 2019 |quote=Evola, who headed the family once led by Joseph Bonanno, died early Tuesday morning at Columbus Hospital.}}</ref>
*[[Candy Darling]] (1944–1974), actress<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1974/03/22/archives/candy-darling-dies-warhol-superstar.html |title=Candy Darling Dies; Warhol 'Superstar' |newspaper=The New York Times |date=March 22, 1974 |access-date=September 8, 2018 |quote=Candy Darling, the transvestite performer who appeared in films and on the stage, died yesterday of cancer and pneumonia at the Columbus Hospital Division of the Cabrini Health Care Center.}}</ref>
*[[Peter Hujar]] (1934–1987), photographer<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/11/28/obituaries/peter-hujar-dies-at-53-made-photo-portraits.html |title=Peter Hujar Dies at 53; Made Photo Portraits |newspaper=The New York Times |date=November 28, 1987 |accessdate=December 13, 2019 |quote=Peter Hujar, a photographer known for his portraits of personalities in the cultural world, died of AIDS-related pneumonia at Cabrini Medical Center on Thursday.}}</ref>
*[[Jean-Michel Basquiat]] (1960–1988), artist<ref>{{cite web | title=Basquiat and Blake | website=The Allen Ginsberg Project | date=August 12, 2017 | url=https://allenginsberg.org/2017/08/sat-aug-12-basquiat-blake/ | access-date=September 29, 2019 | quote=Basquiat ... was pronounced dead-on-arrival on delivery to the Cabrini Medical Center.}}</ref>
*[[Scott Burton]] (1939–1989), sculptor<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/01/01/obituaries/scott-burton-sculptor-whose-art-verged-on-furniture-is-dead-at-50.html |title=Scott Burton, Sculptor Whose Art Verged on Furniture, Is Dead at 50 |newspaper=The New York Times |date=January 1, 1990 |accessdate=December 20, 2019 |quote=Scott Burton, an American sculptor whose work balanced stubbornly and elegantly between art and furniture while evolving into a new kind of public sculpture, died of AIDS on Friday at Cabrini Medical Center in New York City.}}</ref>
*[[Robert Buchholz]] (1954–1994), composer<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/07/07/obituaries/robert-buchholz-40-singer-and-composer.html |title=Robert Buchholz, 40; Singer and Composer |newspaper=The New York Times |date=July 7, 1994 |accessdate=December 20, 2019 |quote=Robert Buchholz, a singer, pianist and composer, died on June 27 at Cabrini Medical Center in Manhattan.}}</ref>
*[[Nell Rankin]] (1924–2005), mezzo-soprano<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/19/arts/music/nell-rankin-dies-at-81-mezzosoprano-with-met.html |title=Nell Rankin Dies at 81; Mezzo-Soprano With Met |newspaper=The New York Times |date=January 19, 2005 |accessdate=December 20, 2019 |quote=Nell Rankin, an American mezzo-soprano who sang at the Metropolitan Opera for 25 years..., died last Thursday at Cabrini Medical Center in New York.}}</ref>
*[[Kay Gardella]] (1923–2005), journalist<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/15/business/media/kay-gardella-82-daily-news-tv-critic-dies.html |title=Kay Gardella, 82, Daily News TV Critic, Dies |newspaper=The New York Times |date=April 15, 2005 |accessdate=December 20, 2019 |quote=Kay Gardella, a television critic and columnist for The Daily News who worked at that paper for nearly 60 years, died on Wednesday at Cabrini Medical Center in Manhattan.}}</ref>
*[[Arnold Drake]] (1924–2007), comic-book writer<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbr.com/doom-patrol-creator-arnold-drake-dies/ |title=''Doom Patrol'' Creator Arnold Drake Dies |date=March 12, 2007 |website=[[Comic Book Resources]] |accessdate=December 20, 2019 |quote=Drake passed away this morning in New York City's Cabrini Hospital from pneumonia and septic shock.}}</ref>
*[[Jim Cronin (zookeeper)|Jim Cronin]] (1951–2007), zookeeper<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.jimcroninmemorialfund.org/about-jim/ |title=About Jim |publisher=Jim Cronin Memorial Fund for Primate Welfare and Conservation |accessdate=December 20, 2019 |quote=Jim Cronin, founder of Monkey World, passed away on 17 March 2007 at Cabrini Medical Center in Manhattan.}}</ref>


==References==
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==Further reading==
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* {{cite thesis |degree=M.A. |title=Corrigan, Cabrini and Columbus: The Foundation of Cabrini Medical Center, New York City |first=John P. |last=DeLora |publisher=[[St. Joseph's Seminary, Dunwoodie]] |date=1994}}
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Cabrini Medical Center
Cabrini Medical Center is located in New York City
Cabrini Medical Center
Shown in New York City
Geography
Location227 East 19th Street, New York, United States
Coordinates40°44′11″N 73°59′02″W / 40.7363°N 73.9838°W / 40.7363; -73.9838
Services
Beds490 (in 1973)
History
Opened1973
Closed2008
Links
Websitehttp://www.cabrininy.org (archived)
ListsHospitals in New York State
Other linksHospitals in Manhattan

Cabrini Medical Center of New York City was created in 1973 by a merger of two Manhattan hospitals. It closed in 2008 due to financial difficulties cited by the Berger Commission,[1] followed by a bankruptcy filing.[2]

In January 2010, the five buildings formerly housing the medical center were purchased by Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center for $83.1 million,[3] with plans to open an outpatient cancer facility;[4] but in 2013 the buildings were sold to a developer to be converted into residences.[5]

Columbus Hospital

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Columbus Hospital was founded in 1892 (the 400th anniversary of Columbus's voyage), incorporated in 1895, and formally opened on March 18, 1896, by the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, to address the needs of Italian immigrants. The founding group included the now-canonized Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini, and among the first physicians of the hospital was George Frederick Shrady Sr.[6][7][8]

The hospital was originally located in a former residence at 41 East 12th Street. In 1895 it moved to 226–228 East 20th Street, which had an approximate capacity of 100 beds.[6] In 1913 it expanded again, acquiring "annex" facilities vacated by the New York Polyclinic Hospital at 214–218 East 34th Street.[9]

Italian Hospital and merger

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Italian Hospital was founded in 1937 by the Italian Hospital Society, with the assets and the West 110th Street location of the defunct Parkway Hospital.[10]

In July 1973, Columbus Hospital and Italian Hospital merged. The combined organization took the name Cabrini Health Care Center, after Mother Cabrini, and became a 490-bed facility[10] located at 227 East 19th Street, between Second and Third Avenues near Gramercy Park.[7] By 1976, it was using the name Cabrini Medical Center.[11] In the 1980s, it was one of the earliest hospitals to develop expertise for the AIDS epidemic that became a leading cause of death in its neighborhood.[12]

Financial difficulties and closure

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The main entrance in April 2010, two years after the hospital closed.

The Cabrini Medical Center website reported: "As of March 14, 2008, many of the services at Cabrini Medical Center are no longer available. ... The Emergency Department, acute inpatient units and most outpatient services are closed."[13] The center closed permanently on March 16, 2008, due to financial difficulties that resulted in patients and staff seeking other health care and employment.[7][14]

On July 10, 2009, Cabrini Medical Center filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, citing assets of $46 million and liabilities of $167 million. The top-five secured creditors were the mortgage holder Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada ($35.1 million), Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Chicago ($33 million), the New York branch of the Missionary Sisters ($18.7 million), Service Employees International Union National Benefits Fund ($5.1 million), and an affiliate of Saint Vincent's Catholic Medical Center ($4 million). The largest unsecured creditors were Consolidated Edison ($4.2 million), St. Vincent's ($3.2 million), and the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York ($2.6 million). Cabrini owed a $828,000 health facility assessment tax to New York State, $418,000 in fees to the New York State Department of Health, $412,000 in dues to the Healthcare Association of New York State, and $308,000 to Mount Sinai Hospital.[2]

Medical staff residency training records and verification have become available through the Federation Credentials Verification Service.[15][16]

Current usage

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Following the closure, the property was sold to developers and transformed into a luxury condo complex known as Gramercy Square which re-used some of the buildings while razing others and building new. The former emergency room is now a garden.[17] Condo sales began in 2016 after several years of development.[18][19]

The development of the former Cabrini site has led to members of the City Council and NYS Assembly exploring limitations on what can be done with Mount Sinai Beth Israel upon its closure and sale.[20]

References

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  1. ^ Ouellette, Alicia; Pratt, David (December 19, 2006). "The Berger Commission Proposes Big Changes for New York Hospitals". The Hastings Center. Archived from the original on April 23, 2019.
  2. ^ a b Benson, Barbara (July 10, 2009). "Absent a deal, Cabrini files for bankruptcy". Crain's New York Business.
  3. ^ Rubinstein, Dana (January 29, 2010). "Sloan-Kettering Drops $83.1 M. on Old Cabrini Buildings; Stalking Horse Demchick's $3 M. Payday". The New York Observer. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
  4. ^ Park, Andrew (February 18, 2010). "Cabrini to become cancer outpatient facility". Town & Village. Archived from the original on July 8, 2011.
  5. ^ Dailey, Jessica (July 26, 2013). "Cabrini Medical Center Headed for Residential Conversion". CurbedNY. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
  6. ^ a b Walsh, James Joseph (1919). History of Medicine in New York: Three Centuries of Medical Progress, Volume 3. National Americana Society. pp. 786–787.
  7. ^ a b c Scott, Gail (March 14, 2008). "Cabrini Medical Center preparing to close". Crain's New York Business. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
  8. ^ Shrady, George Frederick (March 28, 1896). "Opening of the Columbus Hospital, New York". Medical Record. 49 (13): 451. ISSN 0363-0803. News of the Week. Opening of the Columbus Hospital, New York. -The Columbus Hospital on East Twentieth Street was formally opened March 18th. A large number of visitors was present. The reception lasted from 3 P.M. to 5 P.M., and the guests were received by the Salesian Missionaries of the Sacred Heart. Preceding the inspecting of the institution by the visitors, the hospital was blessed by Archbishop Corrigan, who also made a short address. The medical staff consists of Drs. Stephen Smith, George F. Shrady, John Boucher, Charles Lewis, Bache Emmet, Peter Callan, Frank Ferguson, Cornelius Cokeley, Ramon Guitéras, and Joseph Winters
  9. ^ "Columbus Hospital; Seeks to Increase Accommodations for Italian Poor". The New York Times. April 6, 1913.
  10. ^ a b "About Us". Italian Hospital Society. Archived from the original on April 27, 2006.
  11. ^ 69th Annual Report – for the Year 1975 (PDF). Hospital for Joint Diseases and Medical Center. May 1976. p. 29. Lectures... Cabrini Medical Center, New York City
  12. ^ Frerichs, Jeffrey (November 9, 1993). Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures of the Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives. U.S. Government Printing Office. pp. 101–103. ISBN 9780160440991.
  13. ^ "Cabrini Medical Center". Archived from the original on April 5, 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  14. ^ Schapiro, Rich (March 15, 2008). "Cabrini Medical Center closing doors". Daily News. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
  15. ^ "Federation Credentials Verification Service". Federation of State Medical Boards. Archived from the original on May 28, 2014.
  16. ^ "Closed Residency Programs". Federation of State Medical Boards. Archived from the original on December 2, 2013.
  17. ^ Hughes, C. J. (January 22, 2016). "From Hospital to Condo". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
  18. ^ newyorkyimby (March 16, 2015). "Revealed: Cabrini Medical Center Conversion, aka Gramercy Square". Retrieved July 4, 2024.
  19. ^ Warerkar, Tanay (September 15, 2016). "Gramercy hospital-turned-luxury condo launches sales from $1.2M". Retrieved July 4, 2024.
  20. ^ Brenzel, Kathryn (July 26, 2023). "Mount Sinai Beth Israel Selling Four Buildings in Manhattan". Retrieved July 4, 2024.

Further reading

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  • DeLora, John P. (1994). Corrigan, Cabrini and Columbus: The Foundation of Cabrini Medical Center, New York City (M.A. thesis). St. Joseph's Seminary, Dunwoodie.
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