From the Archive – March 18 – City Hospital
SPECIAL EDITION MARCH 18, 2020
This is first in a series of historical excerpts from the
Archives of the RIHS. This biographical story is of a person who was hospitalized at City Hospital on our Island in 1901. It is signed “A GRATEFUL PATIENT”
| Below is the link to the article. https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1901/08/04/102626024.html?pageNumber=27 If you have a New York Times subscription go to Times Machine for Aug. 4, 1901 “Life at the City Hospital” |
UPDATE
Coler Long Term Care and Rehabilitation
Named Site of Expanded Hospital Beds
Since 1952 Coler Hospital has served the City of New York.
At its peak, Coler had over 750 patients and long term care residents.
In recent years Coler specialized in long term care and many of its units were closed.
In this time of health crisis the City will re-activate over 300 beds for acute medical cases.
Per a teleconference with the administration, two aspects of care and safety were emphasized:
The current residents of Coler are being cared for by the Coler staff and extreme measures are being taken as to preventing the Coronovirus from entering the facility. All staff are monitored upon entering the building. No visitors are permitted. All activities that involve congregating residents are canceled.
THE SAFETY OF THE STAFF, RESIDENTS, COMMUNITY AND ALL OF ROOSEVELT ISLAND IS OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE TO THE CITY, STATE AND HEALTH+HOSPITALS.
The new units which are not near current patient areas are being prepared to be acute hospital areas.
Acute care staffing will be provided for these patients.
The type of patients being admitted to Coler is not known yet.
The units are being prepared by contractors and emergency preparedness personnel who can do the work with sped and have vast knowledge in emergency preparedness.
Reminder: Coler was flooded by Hurricane Sandy in 2012 and
most of the residents were safe and sheltered in place. The City of New York has spent about $93,000,000 to upgrade and improve the building.
Personally, I have been a member of the Coler Community Advisory Board for over 15 years and am currently the President of the Coler Auxiliary.
There are many islanders who are on Coler committees such as OPEN-DOOR, volunteers, Advisotyr Board, Auxiliary and in many departments and we miss serving our neighbors and hope to be back soon.
Judith Berdy, President
Roosevelt Island Historical Society
Leave a comment