Beth Abraham Center
Beth Abraham Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing[1] is a medical facility in Bronx, New York, which was founded as the Beth Abraham Home for Incurables. It was originally a long-term residential care facility, but was later expanded to include rehabilitation services.
| Beth Abraham Center | |
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| Centers Healthcare | |
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 The facility as seen from across Bronx Park East. | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | 612 Allerton Ave, Bronx, New York, United States |
| Coordinates | 40°51′54″N 73°52′12″W / 40.8649°N 73.8700°W |
| Organization | |
| Care system | Private |
| Type | Specialist |
| Network | Centers Healthcare |
| Services | |
| Beds | 450 |
| Speciality | Rehabilitation, residential care |
| History | |
| Former name(s) | Beth Abraham Hospital Beth Abraham Home Beth Abraham Home for Incurables |
| Opened | March 21, 1920 |
| Links | |
| Website | beth-abraham-center |
| Lists | Hospitals in New York State |
History
editBertha Alperstein founded Beth Abraham in memory of her late husband Avraham Eliezer Alperstein. The property was acquired in January 1920 for $115,000 (equivalent to $1,749,070 in 2023),[2] and the new hospital opened on March 21, 1920.[3] On its fifth anniversary, the hospital celebrated the opening of a new building costing $500,000 (equivalent to $7,604,651 in 2023) which increased its total capacity to 225 patients.[4]
In January 1952, the hospital's name was shortened to Beth Abraham Home, owing to developments in "rehabilitative physical and psychological techniques [which gave] patients a chance to advance medically and socially far beyond former concepts of mere custodial care."[5]
In 1963, Beth Abraham began "an active affiliation with a neighboring teaching institution, Montefiore Hospital".[6]
In 1996, The New York Times wrote that "the 520-bed Bronx hospital" was opening new facilities in Westchester County and in Manhattan.[1] Although they also use the name Beth Abraham - Centers Health Care Nursing and Rehabilitation, as of 2021 Montefiore's "Find a Doctor" still lists "Beth Abraham Hospital. 612 Allerton Avenue. Bronx, NY."[7]
References
edit- ^ a b Forgeron, Harry (May 12, 1968). "Bronx Hospital to Be Modernized" (PDF). The New York Times. p. 251. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
- ^ "Bronx Estate Sold" (PDF). The New York Times. January 28, 1920. p. 30. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
- ^ "Open Beth Abraham Home" (PDF). The New York Times. March 22, 1920. p. 14. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
- ^ "Beth Abraham Home Fete" (PDF). The New York Times. March 22, 1926. p. 11. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
- ^ "Home for Incurables Drops 'Incurables' From Its Name" (PDF). The New York Times. January 11, 1952. p. 18. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
- ^ Brodoff, Bernard N.; Cherkasky, Martin; Adelman, William (October 1963). "The affiliation of an institution for the care of the long-term sick". Journal of Chronic Diseases. 16 (10): 1115–1121. doi:10.1016/0021-9681(63)90045-6. PMID 14068922.
- ^ "Google: "Beth Abraham" "Montefiore"". Retrieved April 22, 2021.
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