Bellevue Hospital (New York, N.Y.)

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Bellevue Hospital was founded in 1736 as an infirmary in an almshouse. It is the oldest public hospital in the United States. Four medical colleges have been affiliated with the hospital as well as the Bellevue Training School for Nurses, the first school to be based on the organizational principles of Florence Nightingale. Bellevue is now a member of the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation.

The Bellevue Hospital Medical College was established in 1861 and merged with University Medical College to form University and Bellevue Hospital Medical College, 1898. In 1935 the name was changed to New York University College of Medicine, and in 1960 it was changed to New York University School of Medicine.

From the description of Records, 1857-1948. (New York Academy of Medicine). WorldCat record id: 77491718

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referencedIn Papers, 1923-1984 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Papers, 1864-1982 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
creatorOf Bellevue Hospital (New York, N.Y.). Records, 1857-1948. New York Academy of Medicine
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associatedWith Bellevue Hospital Medical College. Carnegie Pathological Laboratories. corporateBody
associatedWith Culter, Condict Walker 1859-1930 person
associatedWith Dorothea May Moore, 1894- person
associatedWith Francis, John W. 1789-1861. person
associatedWith Frankenberg, Jacob Henry person
associatedWith Hildegard E. Peplau person
associatedWith Holt, L. Emmett 1855-1924. person
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associatedWith Roberts, Charles Frederick 1860- person
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associatedWith Thompson, William Gilman, 1856-1927 person
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New York (State)
United States
New York (State)--New York
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Active 1857

Active 1948

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