| Location | Queens |
|---|---|
| State | New York |
| Country | US |
| Affiliation | New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine |
| Beds | 100 |
| Former names | Flushing Hospital Medical Center North Division |
| Opened | before 1950 |
| Closed | 1988 |
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]
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]
References
- ^ Ronald Sullivan (December 18, 1987). "Deaths Increase Among Patients With Medicare". The New York Times
- ^ Dennis Hevesi (April 27, 1988). "Hospital to Lose U.S. Payments For Health Care". The New York Times
- ^ "NYC emergency rooms"
- ^ Norimitsu Onishi (November 10, 1996). "Neighbors Mourn Loss Of Hospital In Queens: Health Care Shift In Jackson Heights". The New York Times
- ^ Chen, Hsiang-Shui (1992). "An Approach to the Chinese in Queens". JSTOR.org. Cornell University Press. pp. 27–48. ISBN 9780801426971. JSTOR 10.7591/j.ctt207g616.6
- ^ "Where to Find Medical Records for Closed Hospitals in New York State". Retrieved November 26, 2020.
- ^ Mark Lord (May 3, 2012). "Change will come to Parsons site". Queens Chronicle
destined for demolition, most likely within a few months