Williamsburg General Hospital was the final name of a Brooklyn hospital that opened in the late 19th century and both moved and changed names more than once. One of these names is associated with "Brooklyn's first woman ambulance surgeon," Mary Crawford. Today that location houses an apartment buildingPosted in(Not)Forgotten Greenpoint and an earlier one became a playground.

History The hospital had several names and was associated with no fewer than five locations.Talk:Williamsburg General Hospital#No fewer than five locations

Three names used by the hospital were: Brooklyn Throat HospitalNYC City Council Williamsburgh Hospital (Williamsburg Hospital once Williamsburg'''s "h" was dropped) Williamsburg General Hospital.

Five locations associated with the hospital were: "South 3d St. and Bedford Avenue" (at times written as Bedford Avenue and South 3rd Street) 106 South Third StreetLegislative Document - Volume 19 - Page 169 - Google Books Result: WILLIAMSBURGH HOSPITAL, THE 106 South Third Street, Brooklyn Incorporated April 26, 1889, as " The Brooklyn Throat Hospital "; reincorporated as the above by chapter 503 of the LawsTalk:Williamsburg General Hospital#South 3rd Street: 106 vs. 130 342 Bedford AvenueThe Real Estate Record for January 18, 1919, page 92, lists an entry for 156 South 9th Street as land purchased by Williamsburgh Hospital, then having its address listed as 342 Bedford Avenue. A more recent update indicates seven stories. "built in 1926" is stated by 156 South 9th Street and 757 Bushwick Avenue.

They began as Brooklyn Throat Hospital in 1859 and were listed in the 1897 Annual Report of the New York State Board of Welfare asDispensary of the Brooklyn Throat Hospital. They were renamed Williamsburgh HospitalWilliamsburg Hospital post-1855, when the "h" was dropped from Williamsburgh and subsequently Williamsburg General Hospital.

The 757 Bushwick Avenue structure that housed the hospital's last location was torn down and, in 1970, rebuilt as an apartment building. In 1936 the 106 South Third Street structure was purchased by the city government, torn down, and became Berry Playground''.

See also List of hospitals in Brooklyn

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