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, 1861-1941. (New York Academy of Medicine). WorldCat record id: 77491723
