James Ewing Hospital
James Ewing Hospital was a 300-bed[1] Manhattan hospital notable for helping cancer patients.[2] Memorial Sloan Kettering took over running James Ewing Hospital in 1968.[3][4]
History
Ewing's predecessor was "City Cancer Hospital on
The Ewing building was a "ten-story structure on First Avenue, between Sixty-seventh and Sixty-eighth Streets"[1] and James Ewing Hospital was "an affiliate of Memorial Center for Cancer and Allied Diseases."[6] an earlier name of Memorial Sloan Kettering.[7] The opening of the hospital happened on August 22, 1950 with 300 beds. In 1950, this was a "modern" hospital and named after James Ewing in honor of his cancer research.[7][8]
Founder
In 1899 Ewing was appointed as the first professor of
The hospital was named after Dr. James Ewing (1866-1943), who had pioneered in cancer research and was featured on the cover of a 1931 Time Magazine issue as "Cancer Man Ewing."[8][11] The hospital building, 1250 First Avenue in Manhattan,[12] today is Memorial Sloan Ketterings's Arnold and Marie Schwartz Cancer Research Building.[13]
References
- ^ a b "Mayor Lays Stone for Hospital, Urges Expanded Building Plan; Officiating at the James Ewing Ceremonies, O'Dwyer Asks Support for Proposal for City to Borrow $150,000,000". The New York Times. November 27, 1948.
- ^ "Theatre Benefit Dec. 13 Will Aid Cancer Patients; Ewing Hospital Group to Gain at 'Unsinkable Molly Brown' Party". The New York Times. July 24, 1960.
- ^ Seth S. King (February 9, 1968). "Memorial Leases a City Hospital; Private Institution Will Run Ewing Cancer Center". The New York Times.
- ^ "Gretchen Green, Who Devoted Life to Serving Humanity, Dies". The New York Times. November 16, 1971.
of James Ewing Hospital, a division of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
- ^ "Hospital Volunteer, 83, Gets a Champagne Toast; Woman Hailed as She Begins Her 68th Year of Service; Spends 2 Days a Week helping Cancer Patients at Ewing". The New York Times. January 9, 1964.
- ^ "Hospital to Gain By Theatre Fete Here on Dec. 10; ' Saratoga' Showing to Aid Ewing Auxiliary of Memorial Center". The New York Times. July 22, 1959.
- ^ a b "Opening of Ewing Hospital | WNYC | New York Public Radio, Podcasts, Live Streaming Radio, News". WNYC. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
- ^ a b "Cancer Man Ewing". The New York Times. January 12, 1931. Archived from the original on March 25, 2005.
- PMID 22207564.
- ^ "James Ewing". American Association for Cancer Research (AACR). Retrieved August 3, 2023.
- ^ "Holly Ewing Bride on L.I." The New York Times. October 17, 1970.
- ^ "Robert F. Kurka, Composer, Dies at 35; Wrote Opera". The New York Times. December 13, 1957.
the James Ewing Hospital, 1250 First Avenue
- ^ "Arnold and Marie Schwartz Cancer Research Building".
.. houses the Center for Cell Engineering