Crouse Hospital

Description

About Crouse
Crouse Hospital has been caring for generations of Central New Yorkers since 1887 Our mission is to provide the best in patient care by exceeding the expectations of our patients and to promote community health

A private notforprofit hospital Crouse is licensed for 506 acutecare beds and 57 bassinets We serve more than 23000 inpatients 66000 emergency services patients and more than 250000 outpatients a year from a 15county area in Central and Northern New York

History

Syracuse Womens Hospital and Training School for Nurses was founded in 1887 by a group of communityminded women the only hospital in the area that would admit women and children In 1902 its name was changed to Syracuse Hospital for Women and Children and by 1908 the hospital began to admit men In 1918 the name was changed to Syracuse Memorial Hospital to reflect its broader range of services In 1929 the hospital moved to its present location on Irving Avenue In 1946 after World War II and the establishment of a cooperative arrangement with Syracuse Universitys School of Nursing the Syracuse Memorial Hospital School of Nursing was dissolved

Crouse Irving Hospital destined to merge with Syracuse Memorial was founded by a group of physicians and investors under the leadership of Dr William L Wallace in 1912 The building was designed so that if the hospital venture was not successful the building could be used as a hotel However the hospital was needed to care for the growing city population and was efficiently and successfully managed In 1913 the Crouse Irving Hospital School of Nursing was founded

Two Hospitals Merge

For many years Syracuse Memorial Hospital and Crouse Irving Hospital operated separately while being located across the street from each other Involved in a communitywide effort to consolidate medical facilities and maximize access to healthcare the two hospitals merged in 1968 into Crouse Irving Memorial Hospital Crouse Irvings School of Nursing became the Crouse Irving Memorial Hospital School of Nursing at that time

At first the two separate buildings were maintained but services were shared Immediately following the merger plans were begun to expand and modernize the existing facility As part of the SHARE campaign to modernize healthcare facilities in Onondaga County funds were raised to replace the deteriorating Crouse Irving Hospital Building In 1976 the Irving Unit attached to the quotMemorial Unitquot the former Syracuse Memorial Hospital was opened and all medical services were located under one roof The former Crouse Irving Hospital was converted to an educational building for the hospital and the school of nursing then demolished in 1991 when the present Harry and Lillian Marley Education Center opened

Today
In June 1996 a new name and updated graphic identity were announced changing Crouse Irving Memorial Hospital to Crouse Hospital