Wadsworth Hospital

Wadsworth Hospital was a 50-bed private hospital[1] that, after being cited by Federal, State and New York City oversight agencies, and subsequently losing funding, closed in 1976.[2]

not to be confused with the James W. Wadsworth Hospital in California, now known as West Los Angeles VA Medical Center

History

This five-story[3] Washington Heights hospital agreed in April of 1976, after pressure from oversight agencies, to close.[4] The 1929-built[5] structure had one serious violation: a "single front door, which is the only exit from the upper floors" (which the hospital refused to remedy: "contended that putting in another exit would mean cutting down on the number of beds").

The location, 629 West 185th Street, became a medical office building.[6]

Loss of funding

Wadsworth, "where the most-frequent procecure was abortion,"[1] was one of three in a series of hospitals closed in the mid-1970s for "life-threatening fire and health violations."[2][3] Initially they each lost certification, then they lost funding. As a result, it was "economically unfeasible for the hospital to stay in business."

See also

References
  1. David Bird (March 11, 1976). "U.S. Is Cutting Of f Funds To Wadsworth Hospital". The New York Times.
  2. Frances Cerra (May 24, 1976). "Medicare Drops Madison Ave. Hospital". The New York Times.
  3. David Bird (March 6, 1975). "Persistent Violation Found in Study Here Of Private Hospitals". The New York Times.
  4. "Metropolitan Briefs". The New York Times. April 8, 1976.
  5. "Property valuation (tax assessments) of West 185th Street".
  6. "Montefiore at 629 West 185th Street".
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