{{Short description|Hospital in Queens, New York}} {{Use mdy dates|date=November 2020}} {{Use American English|date=November 2020}} {{Infobox hospital | name = Flushing Hospital Medical Center | org_group = MediSys Health Network | image = | image_size= | caption = | logo = | location = 4500 Parsons Blvd, Flushing | region = | state = New York | country = US | healthcare = Non-profit Hospital | type = | speciality = | standards = | emergency = Yes | affiliation = *American University of the Caribbean *New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine *St. George's University School of Medicine *SUNY Downstate School of Medicine *Ross University School of Medicine | beds = 293 | helipad = | founded = 1884 | closed = | website = https://flushinghospital.org/ | coordinates = | other_links = }}
'''Flushing Hospital Medical Center''' (also known as '''Flushing Hospital''')<ref name=FlushHos.NYT1979>{{cite news |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1979/12/05/archives/accord-at-flushing-hospital.html |title=Accord at Flushing Hospital |date=December 5, 1979}}</ref> is one of the oldest hospitals in New York City.<ref name=FlushHos.NYT1993>{{cite news |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/05/13/nyregion/takeover-of-flushing-hospital-leads-to-a-review.html |title=Takeover of Flushing Hospital Leads to a Review |author=Steven Lee Myers |date=May 13, 1993}}</ref> It survived a 1999 bankruptcy<ref name=FlushHos.BankrupcyWSJ99>{{cite news |newspaper=The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB917226826566735000 |title=New York Study Finds Hospitals Prospered Under Deregulation |date=January 25, 1999}}</ref> and subsequently affiliated first with the New York Presbyterian Hospital and then with the MediSys Health Network. The hospital is also currently affiliated with the New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine to provide clinical rotations for the college's osteopathic medicine students.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Clinical Education Institutions {{!}} College of Osteopathic Medicine {{!}} New York Tech|url=https://www.nyit.edu/medicine/clinical_education_institutions|access-date=2021-09-26|website=www.nyit.edu|archive-date=February 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220214172851/https://www.nyit.edu/medicine/clinical_education_institutions|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Designations== The hospital is a New York State designated primary stroke center and a Level 3 Perinatal Center.<ref>{{cite web |title=Flushing Hospital Medical Center |url=https://profiles.health.ny.gov/hospital/printview/103006}}</ref>
==History== Established in 1884,<ref name=FlushHos.NYT75>{{cite news |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1975/11/23/archives/flushing-hospital-plans-modernization.html |title=Flushing Hospital Plans Modernization |date=November 23, 1975}}</ref> in 1951 the hospital celebrated the birth of its 5,000th baby.<ref>{{cite news|date=May 3, 1951|title=GIFTS WAIT BIRTH OF BABY NO. 5,000; Business Man Near Flushing Hospital Ready to Shower Infant Upon Arrival|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1951/05/03/archives/gifts-wait-birth-of-baby-no-5000-business-man-near-flushing.html}}</ref>
By 1993 Flushing Hospital was described as "an unaffiliated community hospital that is struggling financially."<ref name="FlushHos.NYT1993" /> On that basis, the hospital affiliated with Preferred Health Network,<ref name=PrefHealthNet.Crain96>{{cite news |newspaper=Crain's New York Business |url=https://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/19960304/SUB/603040709/big-ny-hospital-in-talks-to-buy-queens-system-deal-would-hike-market-share-nab-trophy-primary-care-facilities-in-borou |title=Big NY Hospital in talks to buy Queens system: Deal would hike market share, nab trophy primary-car facilities in boroughs |author=Barbara Benson |date=March 3, 1996}}</ref> then-described as "a network of hospitals and health centers based in Brooklyn."
A voluntary hospital, Flushing's nursing staff was particularly affected in early 2012 by financial difficulties,<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=New York Daily News |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/queens/nurses-flushing-hospital-medical-center-vote-strike-deal-isn-struck-benefits-article-1.1010623 |title=Nurses at Flushing Hospital Medical Center vote to strike if a deal isn't struck |quote=if progress isn't made in restoring their health and pension benefits. |date=January 23, 2012 |author=Irving DeJohn}}</ref> having been listed in 2011 as being among six NYC hospitals "in critical condition" - at the time it was part of the MediSys Health Network.<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=The New York Post |url=https://nypost.com/2011/09/05/six-city-hosps-in-critical-condition |title=Six city hosps in critical condition |date=September 5, 2011 |author=Carl Campanile}}</ref>
The hospital's original major building, constructed in 1913, was demolished in 1975.<ref name="FlushHos.NYT75" />
==Affiliations== [[File:Utopia_Pkwy_Horace_Harding_td_(2018-06-11)_07.jpg|thumb|A Flushing Hospital ambulance turning from Horace Harding Expressway north onto Utopia Parkway in Auburndale, Queens]] MediSys Health Network owns and operates Jamaica Hospital Medical Center and Flushing Hospital Medical Center.<ref>{{cite web |website=justice.gov |url=https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/operator-hospitals-queens-ny-agrees-pay-4-million-settle-alleged-false-claims-act |title=Operator Of Hospitals In Queens, NY, Agrees To Pay $4 million |date=September 13, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.health.ny.gov/health_care/medicaid/redesign/sdh/tech/mcnamara.htm |title=MediSys Health Network |website=New York State Department of Health}}</ref> Its prior affiliations and management include the New York Presbyterian Healthcare Network.<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/03/07/nyregion/neighborhood-report-flushing-cure-for-financially-ailing-medical-center-seems.html |title=NEIGHBORHOOD REPORT: FLUSHING; Cure for Financially Ailing Medical Center Seems Elusive |author=Edward Lewine |date=March 7, 1999}}</ref>
Parsons Hospital became a division of ''Flushing''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.health.ny.gov/facilities/hospital/docs/medical_records_from_closed_hospitals.pdf |title=Where to Find Medical Records for Closed Hospitals in New York State |access-date=November 26, 2020}}</ref> The latter was acquired by New York Hospital in April 1996.<ref name=JacksHtsHosp.NYT1996>{{cite news |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/11/10/nyregion/health-care-shift-in-jackson-heights.html |title=Neighbors Mourn Loss Of Hospital In Queens: Health Care Shift In Jackson Heights |author=Norimitsu Onishi |date=November 10, 1996}}</ref>
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==External links== * [https://www.nytimes.com/1996/11/10/nyregion/health-care-shift-in-jackson-heights.html New York Times article on Flushing Hospital and others nearby]
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