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Caledonian Hospital

Coordinates: 40°39′11″N 73°57′50″W / 40.6531°N 73.9638°W / 40.6531; -73.9638
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Caledonian Hospital
Map
Geography
LocationBrooklyn, New York, United States
Coordinates40°39′11″N 73°57′50″W / 40.6531°N 73.9638°W / 40.6531; -73.9638
Services
Beds444
History
Opened1910
Closed2003
Links
ListsHospitals in New York State
Other linksList of hospitals in Brooklyn

Caledonian Hospital[1][2][3] opened in 1910,[4][5] merged[6][7] with the 1840s-founded Brooklyn Hospital in 1982[8] and closed in 2003.[4] Pre-merger, Brooklyn had 444 beds and Caledonian 209.[7]

Caledonian's seven-story structure subsequently became a "luxury rental with 120 units."[9]

History

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The hospital's founder's[10] son, Donald G. C. Sinclair (c. 1905–1976), was the president and subsequently chairman of the board.[11][12]

By 1987, Brooklyn Caledonian's Caledonian Campus had a new wing, effectively doubling that location's size.[8] Funding was via loans that were backed by the Federal Housing Authority.[13]

References

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  1. ^ "Engineer Joins Board Of Caledonian Hospital". The New York Times. December 15, 1950.
  2. ^ "Scottish Motif set for Hospital Fete". The New York Times. December 2, 1954.
  3. ^ "Ruel Smith, Editor; Wrote Boys' Books". The New York Times. July 31, 1937.
  4. ^ a b "Anti-Gentrification Ghosts Haunt Luxury Flatbush Development". Gothamist. May 19, 2015. Archived from the original on November 8, 2020. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  5. ^ "Caledonian Hospital".
  6. ^ Ronald Sullivan (June 11, 1984). "6 Hospitals, Public and Private, Will Share Services in Brooklyn". The New York Times.
  7. ^ a b Ronald Sullivan (December 3, 1981). "Four Brooklyn Hospitals Plan to Merge Into Two New Ones". The New York Times. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
  8. ^ a b "History of the Brooklyn Hospital Center". Archived from the original on December 17, 2007.
  9. ^ Ronnie Koenig (May 12, 2017). "When Home Was a Hospital". The New York Times.
  10. ^ co-founder? "Bannerman Castle Trust". American Heritage. Summer 2017. founder of the Caledonian Hospital
  11. ^ "Donald Sinclair, 71, Investment Banker". The New York Times. March 19, 1976.
  12. ^ Caledonian, 1929: "LOUIS STAUCH DEAD; PIONEER AT CONEY; Had to Steep on Beach First Night--Could Feed 5,000 at a Time in His Restaurant. HIS CHARITIES NOTEWORTHY Since Retirement Had Lavished in Person Fruits and Flowers on Hospital Patients. Born in a Hell's Kitchen Loft. Got Job on Dreamland Site". New York Times. April 5, 1929. in the Caledonian Hospital
  13. ^ 10, 20 and (mostly) 40 year bonds: "Medical Care Issue Yields 8% to 9 3/4%". New York Times. May 26, 1983.