Astoria Sanitarium,[1] also referred to as Daly's Astoria Sanitarium, was a private hospital owned by John F. Daly.[2]

Astoria Sanitorium
Geography
LocationQueens, New York, United States
History
Former name(s)Astoria General Hospital, Mount Sinai Queens, Western Queens Community Hospital
Closed1898
Links
ListsHospitals in New York State

History

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A medical facility in Queens, NY named Astoria Hospital closed in 1898, and in 1910 "several former doctors from the Hospital attempted to revive Astoria Hospital, but they were unsuccessful." A 1925 attempt, using the name Daly's Astoria Sanitorium, operating as "a private sanatorium and maternity hospital" succeeded.[3][4]

Astoria General Hospital

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"A group of physicians purchased the hospital in 1949 and changed its name to Astoria General Hospital;[4][5] this was 32 years after Dr. Daly had finished Fordham Medical School. In 1993, Astoria General affiliated with Mount Sinai.[4][6][7] With some fund raising, they expanded and relocated.

At their new location they became Western Queens Community Hospital and subsequently Mount Sinai Queens.[8]

Controversy

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The New York Daily News published a story regarding a resident of Astoria Sanitarium, and her husband, the sanitarium's owner, who were key parties in attempts to unravel the murder of a police officer.[2][9]

References

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  1. ^ "JOHN W. DELANEY". The New York Times. March 24, 1938.
  2. ^ a b "He Insists she Knows Nothings About Slaying". The New York Daily News. September 12, 1928.
  3. ^ a cited survey reported 793 patients admitted in 1931 and "by 1949 this number had nearly doubled."
  4. ^ a b c "A New Look at Our History: Part I" (PDF). November 2011.
  5. ^ "Mount Sinai Queens".
  6. ^ "DR. JOSEPH J. DRAGO, PHYSICIAN IN QUEENS". The New York Times. March 5, 1976. former president of the board of directors of Astoria General Hospital
  7. ^ "Joseph F. Carlucci, Surgeon, 80". The New York Times. January 13, 1994. .. Astoria General Hospital, where he was president for two years
  8. ^ "PERSPECTIVES; In Jackson Heights, a New Building". The New York Times. February 6, 1994.
  9. ^ "Trooper Death Story Denied By Mrs. Daly". The New York Daily News. December 30, 1928.


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Astoria General Hospital was built by Andrew J.Presto, MD. Doctor Presto put a group of Doctors together to purchase the Old Daly and form the new hospital. The old building was used for offices and administration, a new building was built on the adjacent property. The ribbon cutting was 1952.


Astoria General Hospital was built by Andrew J, Presto, MD. Doctor Presto put a group of Doctors together to purchase the Old Daly Sanitarium and form a new hospital. The old building was used for offices and administration. A new building was built adjacent to the original Dalys. The ribbon cutting was 1952.