1892 (as Rescue Home for Women)[2] March 13, 1919 (as Booth Memorial Hospital (Manhattan))[3] February 6, 1957 (as Booth Memorial Hospital (Queens))[2] May 1993 (as New York Hospital Queens)[2] July 1, 2015 (as NewYork-Presbyterian/Queens)[1]
The hospital began as a non-profit hospital inManhattan operated bythe Salvation Army called Booth Memorial Hospital and Medical Center, one of several Salvation Army hospitals around theUnited States to bear the "Booth Memorial Hospital" name.[2] It was named after Salvation Army founderWilliam Booth.[7] It was originally opened in 1892 as a rescue home for women, particularly unmarried mothers, located at East 123rd Street inEast Harlem.[2][5][8][9][10][11] After several location changes, it was moved to 312–20 East 15th Street (also referred to as 314 and 316 East 15th Street) on theEast Side in the 1910s in a joint venture with theAmerican Red Cross, when it was officially named Booth Memorial Hospital.[2][3][12] It was licensed as a general-care hospital in 1918.[2] The facility was expanded throughout the decade, officially dedicated on March 13, 1919.[3][13] It was located across fromStuyvesant Square, at the site of the modernMount Sinai Beth Israel hospital.[3]
Groundbreaking ceremonies on the hospital's current location inQueensboro Hill, in Flushing, occurred on June 24, 1954.[14] The Salvation Army moved the hospital due to lack of medical facilities in the burgeoning borough of Queens,[9][10] and after failing to develop the former New York Orthopedic Hospital inMidtown, onEast 59th Street andFirst Avenue just south of theQueensboro Bridge, into a replacement.[15] It was dedicated and opened on February 5, 1957.[16][17] Built at a cost of $4.8 million, this modern facility featured 210 beds at the time of its opening.[2][5][6][16] The hospital was accredited by theJoint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals in 1958.[18] Around this time, North Hempstead Turnpike was renamed Booth Memorial Avenue.[19] The former Manhattan site was purchased by theNew York Infirmary.[12] The women's rescue home was moved to a wing in the new hospital, called the Perkins Pavilion.[10]
In February 2015, New York–Presbyterian announced plans to assume full control of New York Hospital Queens.[4][24] On July 1, 2015, the complex was renamed NewYork–Presbyterian/Queens, making it New York–Presbyterian's first Queens campus and its sixth campus overall.[1][24]
The Center for Radiation Oncology at the north end of the campus.
The West Wing building, opened in 2010.
A Jamaica-bound Q20B bus passing by the hospital on Main Street.
The hospital is located on a large block bound byMain Street, Booth Memorial Avenue, 141st Street, and 56th Avenue.[6][25] It consists of five multi-story buildings, with a parking lot located across Booth Memorial Avenue.[5][25] The main entrance and lobby are located on Main Street at the southwest end of the block, while the emergency entrance is located on Booth Memorial.[25] The only non-hospital structure on the block is aSpeedway LLCfilling station (formerly branded as aHess Corporation station) on the northwest corner, which is currently being demolished and turned into a parking lot.[6][26]
In 1999, a major modernization project took place, adding 200 beds to the hospital.[17] A second major expansion of the facility was approved byQueens Community Board 7 in September 2006, leading to the construction of the current lobby building and a new West Wing building.[6][27] Groundbreaking on the project took place on February 9, 2007.[28] The West Wing opened in 2010.[6][29] A new parking garage, either on the current parking lot or on property taken from nearbyKissena Corridor Park, was proposed, but has yet to be constructed.[6][27][28] In 2012, the hospital installed a half-acre ofgreen roof with funding from theNew York City Department of Environmental Protection.[30]
In addition to the main facility, several other facilities, including primary and specialty care facilities, are located across Queens, particularly in nearby Flushing andFresh Meadows.[6][9][31][32]
