Woodlawn Sanitarium
Geography
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
Links
ListsHospitals in New York
Other linksList of hospitals in the Bronx

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

  1. 1 2 3 "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.


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