Little Neck Hospital

Little Neck Hospital, also known as Little Neck Community Hospital,[1][2] Deepdale Hospital,[3] and Deepdale General Hospital[4] all referred to a 185-bed facility at the same address on Little Neck Parkway in Little Neck, Queens, New York City.[5] It opened in 1959 as Deepdale, was renamed in 1991, and closed in 1996.[6] By the time it closed, this hospital was operating as a division of Flushing Hospital Medical Center;[7] the latter was acquired by New York Hospital in April 1996.[1]

History

Deepdale, which opened in 1959, had a program for training nursing students from a local college.[8] The hospital was bought by Preferred Health Network in 1991,[9] and in 1993 New York State's Department of Health made it known that it was planning on "eventually closing Deepdale."[9] The hospital closed in 1996,[6] and its building was purchased in 1999 for conversion into an assisted living facility.[10]

Controversy

They were fined after being charged by New York State's Attorney General with illegally overcharging patients for telephone service.[11] The accusation said it was a "deceptive and unconscionable business act." A larger fine was imposed for two situations involving "improper medical procedures" (both fatal).[4]

In 1973, a nearly two hour power loss was compounded because "its emergency generator was inoperative and the Fire Department was called to provide a portable power supply."[12]

References
  1. Norimitsu Onishi (November 10, 1996). "Neighbors Mourn Loss Of Hospital In Queens: Health Care Shift In Jackson Heights". The New York Times.
  2. Joseph Berger (June 17, 1997). "Cost-Cutting Plan Limits Choices for Revolving-Door Addicts". The New York Times.
  3. Lee Dembart (June 4, 1975). "Carey Considers a Panel to Study Malpractice Law". The New York Times.
  4. Sam Howe Verhovek (October 25, 1988). "A Brooklyn Hospital Is Fined for Having Rodents". The New York Times.
  5. "Little Neck Community Hospital, Little Neck, NY". Retrieved November 26, 2020.
  6. Charlie Leduff (May 18, 1997). "Resisting a Development Among the Lilacs". The New York Times. which closed Dec. 3
  7. "Where to Find Medical Records for Closed Hospitals in New York State" (PDF). Retrieved November 26, 2020.
  8. "Hospital Increases X-Ray, Lung Aids". The New York Times. October 12, 1975.
  9. Steven Lee Myers (May 13, 1993). "Takeover of Flushing Hospital Leads to a Review". The New York Times.
  10. Kathianne Boniello (December 23, 1999). "New assisted-living home in Little Neck". QNS.com.
  11. Gerald Gold (October 17, 1973). "Private Hospitals Reportedly Charging Patients Too Much for Use of Phones". The New York Times.
  12. Frank J. Prial (July 10, 1973). "Mercury Reaches 94° Power Cut". The New York Times.

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