St. Francis Hospital (Flower Hill, New York)

St. Francis Hospital and Heart Center is a hospital in Flower Hill, New York, on Long Island.[1]

For other hospitals named St. Francis Hospital, see St. Francis Hospital.

St. Francis Hospital
Catholic Health Services of Long Island
St. Francis Hospital in 2008.
Shown in New York
St. Francis Hospital (Flower Hill, New York) (the United States)
Geography
Location100 Port Washington Boulevard
Roslyn, New York 11576, Long Island, New York, United States
Coordinates40.8042°N 73.6700°W / 40.8042; -73.6700
Organization
TypeSpecialist
Services
SpecialityCardiac Center
History
Former name(s)St. Francis Sanatorium
Opened1922
Links
Websitehttps://stfrancisheartcenter.chsli.org/
ListsHospitals in New York

As of 2008, it is New York State's only specialty designated cardiac center.[2]

History

The origins of St. Francis Hospital can be traced back to 1922, when Carlos W. Munson, a wealthy Flower Hill resident and the heir to the Munson Steamship Company - along with his wife, Mabel, gave this 15-acre parcel of their property to the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary.[2][3][4] The Franciscan Missionaries soon opened a covent here on this land, and used it as a camp for poor and chronically-ill children from New York City.[3][4]

In 1937, the Franciscan Missionaries learned that 2% of Brooklyn schoolchildren suffering from rheumatic heart conditions needed charitable healthcare assistance.[5] As a result, they transformed the facility into a cardiac sanatorium for children.[3][5]

By 1941, St. Francis featured 125 beds, held children between 6 and 16 years of age, and the average stay was 8 months.[5]

In 1954, St. Francis Hospital expanded their operations to care for adults in addition to children.[4]

By 1973, the hospital had grown to feature 227 beds and 5 operating rooms.

After Avianca Flight 52 crashed on January 25, 1990 in Cove Neck, located a few miles to the east, St. Francis Hospital was one of several area hospitals that took in and cared for passengers injured in the crash.[6]

In 2012, St. Francis Hospital renovated their emergency room, expanding it and making it more energy-efficient.[7]

References
  1. Bleyer, Bill, List of Geographical Misnomers, Newsday, Retrieved on 2009-05-16.
  2. "About Us". St. Francis Hospital and Heart Center. Retrieved April 22, 2008.
  3. "Village of Flower Hill » Village History". villageflowerhill.org. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  4. Glass, Judy (August 2, 1987). "Hospital Began as Children's Camp". The New York Times – via ProQuest.
  5. "St. Francis Sanitorium". Newsday. January 30, 1941 – via ProQuest.
  6. Nagourney, Eric (March 10, 1990). "Slow Healing: 2 Dozen Survivors Still in Hospital, Many Facing More Than a Year of Therapy or Extra Surgery Tending Their Pain Flight 52 survivors brace for months of recovery". Newsday – via ProQuest.
  7. Pm, 2012 8:35. "Roslyn hospital unveils bigger, greener ER". Newsday. Retrieved December 3, 2020.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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