New York Nursery and Child's Hospital
| New York Nursery and Child's Hospital | |
|---|---|
Main building at 61st Street and Amsterdam Avenue, circa 1924. | |
| Geography | |
| Location | New York City, United States |
| History | |
| Former name(s) | The Nursery for the Children of Poor Women |
| Opened | 1854 |
| Closed | 1934 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in the United States |
New York Nursery and Child's Hospital was an obstetrics and pediatrics hospital founded on May 2, 1854 by Mary Ann Delafield DuBois and Ana R. Emmit in New York City. Initially the Hospital served as a foundling home and provided care for New York's working women and their children. It was a pioneer in treating infants under the age of two.