Kingston Avenue Hospital

Kingston Avenue Hospital for Contagious Diseases opened in 1891 as f; patients were transferred to Kings County Hospital Center in 1955.

History

During a time of polio cases, which included eleven deaths in Brooklyn, a "special pavilion" was built at the hospital. It was used to take in cases where infected children were identified by the health commissioner.

Controversies

A mother claimed that it took going to court to "free" her child from the hospital after "alleging neglect." Twenty-two years later the removal of Kingston's Medical Superintendent became a public matter.