The New York Almshouse Became What Medical Institution

Almshouse | American institution | Britannica

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almshouse, also called poor house or county home, in the United States, a locally administered public institution for homeless, aged persons without means. Such institutions radically declined in number in the second half of the 20th century, replaced …

Public health in New York City | Digital Almshouse Project

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The institutions that made up the nineteenth century New York public health system were the Bellevue Hospital and Almshouse, the New York Hospital, the Children’s hospital for …

Almshouse Ledgers - NYC Department of Records

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Almshouse Ledgers — NYC Department of Records & Information Services. In October 2015, under a grant generously funded by the National Historical Publications and …

NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue - NYC Health + Hospitals

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Address 462 First Avenue New York, NY 10016 Directions & Parking General Information 1-212-562-5555 Appointments 1-844-692-4692 Recognized as High Performing Hospital …

Monroe County Insane Asylum (1857-1891) - University …

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How Bellevue went from a desolate New York …

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Bellevue Hospital, located on the east side of New York City, first opened its doors in 1736 and began as a desolate almshouse, a pest house for persons afflicted with communicable diseases...

The City Hall Park Project - Almshouses - Archaeology

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Apart from providing shelter and food, the Almshouse was a workhouse that was designed to ensure that those who entered it would learn skills and knowledge to enable them to gain employment. A...

Blackwell's Island Asylum - Asylum Projects

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The institution was the first in what later became a larger system of New York City Asylums which was comprised of hospitals on Blackwell's, Ward's, and more …

Almshouse ledgers collection - Government of New York …

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The records of the Almshouse Ledger Collection represent the activities of the institutions under the purview of various city departments on Blackwell’s Island. Records in this …

The New York Almshouse Became What Medical Institution

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almshouse, also called poor house or county home, in the United States, a locally administered public institution for homeless, aged persons without means. Such …