- St. Francis Hospital of The Sisters Of The Poor Of St. Francis
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Name = St. Francis Hospital of The Sisters Of The Poor Of St. Francis
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map_type = New York City
latitude = 40.725047
longitude = -73.98129
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Region = New York City
State = New York
Country = US
Coordinates = coord|40.725047|-73.98129|display=title,inline|region:US_type:landmark|name=Central Park Hospital
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Beds = 240 (in 1892)
Founded = 1865
Closed = 1966
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Wiki-Links = |The St. Francis Hospital of The Sisters Of The Poor Of St. Francis was a hospital that operated inNew York City during the 19th and 20th century. It was founded in 1865 by theSisters of the Poor of St. Francis . [Citation
title = ST. FRANCIS HOSPITAL'S WORK
newspaper =The New York Times
date = March 5, 1884
year = 1884
url = http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9B03E2DC123AE033A25752C0A9629C94689FD7CF]In the late 19th century [Citation
title = WORK OF ST. FRANCIS'S HOSPITAL
newspaper =The New York Times
date = April 1, 1889
year = 1889
url = http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9B03E2DC123AE033A25752C0A9629C94689FD7CF] and early 20th century [citation
last1 = Koren
first1 = John
authorlink1 = John Koren
author2 = United States Bureau of the Census
authorlink2 = United States Bureau of the Census
title = Benevolent Institutions 1904
publisher =United States Government Printing Office
year = 1905
location =Washington, D.C.
url = http://books.google.com/books?id=0u0CBiv6dP8C&printsec=titlepage&source=gbs_summary_r&cad=0#PPA188,M1
oclc = 3638187] it was located at 603 to 617 Fifth Street. In 1892 it had 240 beds. [citation
last1 = Kobbé
first1 = Gustav
authorlink1 = Gustav Kobbé
title = New York and Its Environs
publisher =Harper & Brothers
year = 1892
location =New York
page = 61
url = http://books.google.com/books?id=coUC4QotqA0C&printsec=titlepage#PPA61,M1
oclc = 7570781]The hospital provided free care to all comers without respect to nationality or religion. [citation
author1 = D. Appleton and Company Publishers
authorlink1 = D. Appleton & Company
title = Appleton's Dictionary of Greater New York and Its Vicinity: With Maps of New York and its Environs: an Alphabetically Arranged Descriptive Index and Guide to Places, Institutions, Societies, Amusements, Resorts, Etc., in and About the City of New York.
publisher = D. Appleton and Company Publishers
year = 1892
location =New York
edition = 14th
page = 128
url = http://books.google.com/books?id=jWsdAAAAMAAJ&printsec=titlepage#PPA128,M1
oclc = 154728261] It was closed in 1966 amidst wide popular protest. [Citation
last1 = Johnson
first1 = Thomas A.
authorlink1 = Thomas A. Johnson
title = City May Reopen Part of St. Francis
newspaper =The New York Times
date = December 31, 1966
year = 1966
url = http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9B03E2DC123AE033A25752C0A9629C94689FD7CF]References
External links
* [http://historyreadings.com/newyork/nyinst/191.html Some content sourced from "New York and Its Institutions, 1609-1871"] including an engraved illustration.
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