Woodlawn Sanitarium

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Woodlawn Sanitarium
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Location354 East 238th Street, Woodlawn Heights, Bronx[1], New York, United States
Coordinates40°53′59.12″N 73°51′55.64″W / 40.8997556°N 73.8654556°W / 40.8997556; -73.8654556
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Woodlawn Sanitarium[1][2] (referred to as Woodlawn Sanitarium, Inc. by the NYC Municipal Civil Service Commission)[3] was an early 20th century hospital located in the Woodlawn[4][5] section of The Bronx.

In 1936, the hospital's president, Dr. Arthur F. Cody had apparently committed suicide.[1][6]

By 1940 they were advertising having "modern equipment, including X-Ray, Fluoroscope."[7]

Location of Woodlawn in The Bronx

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "DR. A.F. CODY'S BODY IS FOUND IN RIVER; Head of Bronx Sanitarium Had Been Missing Since March 6 -- Nervous After Operation". The New York Times. June 2, 1936. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  2. ^ "Anthony Derrenbacher, 57, an architect, of pneumonia". The New York Daily News. June 14, 1941. p. 156.
  3. ^ NYC City Record: Municipal Civil Service Commission. "City Record" (PDF). August 10, 1940. Woodlawn Sanitarium, Inc.
  4. ^ "New Misericordia Planned in Bronx; Hospital, Founded With $1 in 1887, Will Quit Yorkville for Site Near Woodlawn". The New York Times. January 28, 1955.
  5. ^ "Woodlawn" (PDF). NYC.gov.
  6. ^ "Dr. Arthur F. Cody Missing". The New York Times. March 13, 1936.
  7. ^ Medical Directory of New York, New Jersey: 1940.