McDougall Hospital was a U.S. Army military hospital located at Fort SchuylerinNew York City before and during the American Civil War.
McDougall General Hospital | |
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U.S. Army | |
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Geography | |
Location | Fort Schuyler, The Bronx, New York, United States |
Coordinates | 40°48′20″N 73°47′31″W / 40.80556°N 73.79194°W / 40.80556; -73.79194 |
Organization | |
Care system | Military |
Funding | Government hospital |
Type | Military |
Services | |
Beds | 2,000 |
History | |
Opened | October, 1862 |
Closed | September 1865 |
Links | |
Lists | Hospitals in New York State |
Other links | Hospitals in The Bronx |
The hospital was opened in October, 1862 until being temporarily closed on February, 1864.[1] The hospital received 4,505 patients during that time period.[1] It was reopened in May, 1864 and permanently closed in September 1865.[1] The hospital received 7,587 patients during that time period.[1] It had a capacity of 2,000 beds. In October 1863, the hospital was "to be removed without delay"; it was one of the oldest of the U.S. military hospitals. During the Civil War, about 16% of its patients were lost by desertion and failure to return from furlough.[2]
In the Fall of 1864, the hospital housed 1600 patients.[3] By the time that it was closed, in September, 1865, the hospital had received a total of 12,092 patients.[1]
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