Hospital in New York, United States
Calvary Hospital is an American
non-profit institution specializing in
hospice and
palliative care , headquartered in
the Bronx , a
borough of
New York City ,
New York . The hospital has a total of 225 beds.
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History
Calvary Hospital was founded in 1899 and is operated in connection with the
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York . The hospital was one of the first, and is still one of the largest, medical complexes focusing on end-of-life
hospice care.
[3]
In addition to its main facility in the
Morris Park, Bronx it has had a 25-bed facility within the
Lutheran Medical Center in
Sunset Park, Brooklyn since 2001. It also has various outreach programs.
[3]
Calvary Hospital operates a third location, the Dawn Greene Hospice, a 10-bed facility located on the 15th Floor of Mary Manning Walsh Home (MMW) on the Upper East Side of Manhattan.
[4]
Deaths of notable people
Ronald Alexander (1917–1995), playwright
[5]
Alan Betrock (1950-2000), music critic and publisher
[6]
Chad Brown (1961-2014), poker player
[7]
Thomas A. Duffy (1906–1979), judge, lawyer, and politician
[8]
Xavier Gonzalez (1898–1993), artist
[9]
Larry Harlow (1939–2021),
salsa music performer, composer, and producer
Ellen Holly (1931–2023), actress
[10]
Robert Hughes (1938–2012), art critic, writer, and television producer
[11]
Hank Jones (1918–2010), jazz musician (pianist)
[12]
Randy Jones (1944-2016), jazz musician (drummer)
[13]
Lewis H. Michaux (1885–1976), bookseller and civil rights activist
[14]
Andrew P. O'Rourke (1933-2013),
[15]
Stay High 149 (Wayne Roberts) (1950 - 2012), graffiti artist
[16]
Soupy Sales (1926-2009), actor, comedian
[17]
Richard Tee (1943–1993), pianist, studio musician, singer and arranger
[18]
Yomo Toro (1933–2012), musician
[19]
Guy J. Velella (1944-2011), New York State Senator
[20]
See also
References
^
a
b Staff (undated).
"About Us" . Calvary Hospital. Retrieved July 31, 2011.
^ Helhoski, Anna (December 8, 2010).
"Greenwich Hospital Wins 5th Summit Award" . Greenwich Daily Voice . Retrieved January 4, 2019 .
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a
b Goodstein, Steven (August 7, 2015).
"Calvary Hospital Celebrates a Century in the Bronx" .
Bronx Times-Reporter . Retrieved January 4, 2018 .
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"Mary Manning Walsh, Calvary Collaborate on Hospice Care Unit" . Catholic New York .
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"Ronald Alexander, Playwright, 78, Dies" . The New York Times . 3 May 1995. Retrieved 15 November 2014 .
^ Hiatt, Brian (13 April 2000).
"Journalist And Onetime Blondie Producer Alan Betrock Dies" . MTV News . Retrieved 30 June 2020 .
^ Collson, Brett (July 2, 2014).
"Chad Brown Passes Away at Age 52" . www.pokernews.com . Retrieved 28 June 2020 .
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"Thomas A. Duffy, Retired in 1976 As Judge of Civil Court in Queens" . The New York Times . 13 April 1979. Retrieved 28 June 2020 .
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"Xavier Gonzalez, 94, Painter and Sculptor" . The New York Times . 15 January 1993. Retrieved 28 June 2020 .
^ Barnes, Mike (December 7, 2023).
"Ellen Holly, Pioneering Black Actress on 'One Life to Live,' Dies at 92" .
The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved December 7, 2023 .
^ Kennedy, Randy (6 August 2012).
"Robert Hughes, Art Critic Whose Writing Was Elegant and Contentious, Dies at 74" . The New York Times . Retrieved 28 June 2020 .
^ Keepnews, Peter (17 May 2010).
"Hank Jones, Versatile Jazz Pianist, Is Dead at 91" . The New York Times . Retrieved 21 November 2023 .
^
Obituary . New York Times . Retrieved on July 2, 2016.
^ Fraser, C. Gerald (27 August 1976).
"Lewis Michaux, 92, Dies; Ran Bookstore in Harlem" . The New York Times . Retrieved 28 June 2020 .
^ Berger, Joseph (4 January 2013).
"Andrew P. O'Rourke, 79, Rival to Mario Cuomo, Dies" . The New York Times . Retrieved 28 June 2020 .
^ Gonzalez, David (12 June 2012).
"Wayne Roberts, 'Stay High 149' in Graffiti Circles, Is Dead at 61" . The New York Times . Retrieved 28 June 2020 .
^ Standora, Leo.
"Soupy Sales, famed comedian from the Golden Age of Television, dead at 83" . nydailynews.com . Retrieved 11 November 2020 .
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"Richard Tee, 49, Dies; Composer and Pianist" .
The New York Times . 26 July 1993.
^ Ratliff, Ben (2 July 2012).
"Yomo Toro, Virtuoso of Latin Music, Dies at 78" . The New York Times . Retrieved 28 June 2020 .
^ Hevesi, Dennis (27 January 2011).
"Guy J. Velella, State Senator From Bronx, Dies at 66" . The New York Times . Retrieved 28 June 2020 .
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