| Glen Cove Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Northwell Health | |
 North façade of the hospital in 2021 | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Glen Cove, New York, United States |
| Coordinates | 40°52′15″N73°37′21″W / 40.8708°N 73.6224°W /40.8708; -73.6224 |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Beds | 119 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1921 |
| Links | |
| Website | glencove |
| Lists | Hospitals in New York State |
Glen Cove Hospital is a hospital inGlen Cove, New York, United States, that is part of theNorthwell Health system. It was founded in 1921 and moved to its current location in 1927. From 1927 to 1955, it was known asNorth Country Community Hospital, and at other times it had various names referencing Glen Cove.
It was incorporated on September 6, 1921.[1] It was initially named Glen Cove Community Hospital and operated out of a three-story brick Colonial mansion on Glen Street, which was remodeled to provide accommodations for twenty patients.[2]
It quickly outgrew these facilities, and so its current campus on St. Andrew's Lane was purchased and a new building constructed.[3] The building, to be named North Country Community Hospital, was three stories with space for 112 beds, with a separate nurses' home and service building.[4] Its architect wasPeabody, Wilson & Brown.[1] The hospital was funded bysubscription, with wealthy donors providing three-quarters of the $1,250,000, and the general public providing the rest.[5] A total of 5,000 people donated towards the effort.[6] At thecornerstone-laying ceremony in 1926, a significant number of its doctors resigned to protest wealthy donors on the new hospital's board handpicking its medical board.[5] It opened on September 15, 1927, with its first birth occurring less than an hour after its opening.[7]
A new wing increasing capacity to 150 opened in 1951.[8][9] In 1956, construction began on a south wing to increase capacity from 180 to 250.[10]
In 1955, the name was changed to Community Hospital at Glen Cove. The hospital had sued the newNorth Shore Hospital in nearbyManhasset, New York, over its name, contending that they were too similar, leading to errors in the delivery of medicines and other supplies, mail, and the writing ofchecks. Upon losing, it decided to change its own name to prevent confusion.[11][12]
In 1971 a new four-story north wing opened, containing a new lobby and emergency room, and facilities for rehabilitation medicine, intensive care, pediatrics, radiology, social services, and admissions.[13] A further expansion occurred in the 1980s.[14]
The hospital was acquired byNorth Shore University Hospital in 1990. North Shore University Hospital would merge withLong Island Jewish Medical Center in 1997, and the combined system would be renamedNorthwell Health in 2015.[15] During this time the hospital was known asNorth Shore University Hospital at Glen Cove.[16]
In 2003, thematernity ward andobstetrics unit were closed. However, its emergency room was upgraded and in 2006 it was announced that thecritical care unit would be renovated.[17] In 2006, the campus was given the additional name The Mildred and Frank Feinberg Campus.[18]
In 2014, the hospital's staff was reduced by about half, with itsorthopedic surgery unit moving toSyosset Hospital.[19] This led to concerns that the hospital would close or be converted to anambulatory care center, but this did not happen.[20] In 2019, a major renovation and expansion began of the hospital's outpatient Family Medicine Center.[21][22][23]