Richmond University Medical Center
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Richmond University Medical Center is a hospital in West New Brighton, Staten Island in New York City. [1]
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[edit] History
Richmond University Medical Center was established on January 1, 2007. The hospital was previously called St. Vincent's Hospital. St. Vincent's was opened in 1903 under the direction of the Sisters of Charity. What began as a hospital opened to tend to tuberculosis patients grew into a sprawling hospital campus with a Level 1 Trauma Center and a place renowned for its care of women and children, delivering over 3,000 babies each year.
There are 2 Campuses: Main Campus: 355 Bard Avenue Staten Island, NY 10310 Bayley Seton Campus: 75 Vanderbilt Avenue, Staten Island, New York 10304
This chart shows the number of beds the hospital is licensed to operate.
[edit] Number of beds
Bed Type #
- Alcohol Detoxification 7
- Coronary Care 10
- Intensive Care 20
- Maternity 34
- Medical-Surgical 291
- Neonatal Continuing Care 6
- Neonatal Intensive Care 8
- Neonatal Intermediate Care 11
- Pediatric 23
- Pediatric Intensive Care Unit 3
- Psychiatric / Mental 35
- Total Beds = 448
In March 2008, RUMC announced it would be closing several clinics due to a fiscal crisis. As RUMC struggles to chart its financial course in the face of $26 million in loans it must soon pay back in full, lawmakers are hoping the state Legislature will provide relief by passing a bill to free up a fund for non-profit agencies. [3]
[edit] Ownership
- Sisters of Charity of New York (?-1999) [4]
- Saint Vincent's Catholic Medical Center (1999-2007) [5]
- Richmond University Medical Center (2007- )
[edit] References
- ^ "Richmond University Medical Center", New York State Department of Health. Retrieved on 2007-08-21.
- ^ New York State Hospital Profile
- ^ Staten Island's RUMC confronts another fiscal dilemma - Staten Island Real-Time News - SILive.com
- ^ "A Conversion At St. Vincents; In Catholic Merger, Serving the Poor Means Courting the Affluent.", New York Times, October 3, 1999. Retrieved on 2007-08-21. "So last summer, the hospital, along with Sisters of Charity Healthcare, a hospital on Staten Island, agreed to merge with the Catholic Medical Centers of Brooklyn and Queens. Overnight, the region's largest Catholic health care system was born, with eight hospitals and scores of other services under its wing."
- ^ "More $$ worry as St. Vincent's deal is sealed", Staten Island Advance, Thursday, December 28, 2006. Retrieved on 2007-08-21. "St. Vincent's Hospital, West Brighton, will be sold today to Bayonne Medical Center for $10 million, and the North Shore hospital will become Richmond University Medical Center on Monday, parties to the sale said yesterday."
