St. John's Riverside First in Westchester
First In Westchester...First In Quality Healthcare
Broadway, Yonkers, NY 10701
914-964-4444
ParkCare Pavilion
2 Park Avenue, Yonkers, New York 10703
914-964-7300 |
Overview
St. Johns Riverside Hospital, a 407-bed community hospital, has been providing quality health care for the communities of Yonkers and southern Westchester since 1869. St. Johns staff of 300 highly skilled physicians represents almost every medical and surgical specialty and utilizes St. Johns state-of-the-art medical technology.
Providing exceptional care is our first priority. Our staff of well qualified Registered Nurses, who are committed to excellence in nursing and quality patient care, ensure that each patient receives professional nursing care that is personalized and patient centered.
St. Johns is accredited by the New York State Health Department and the Joint Commission an Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. St. Johns is committed to the highest standards of health care.
History
The year was 1869. Approximately 14,000 called Yonkers their home when a small, dedicated, committee of women from St. Johns Episcopal Church opened the St. Johns Invalid Home on Warburton and Ashburton Avenues to care for the poor of the parish in their time of sickness and misfortune.
Officially incorporated as a charitable institution in early 1870, St. Johns became the first hospital in Westchester County.
Demand increased quickly and the fledgling institution responded. Later in 1870, St. Johns moved to the Grove House on Woodworth Avenue and Locust Street to accommodate 30 beds. Then, in 1894, William and Eva Cochran donated buildings on Ashburton Avenue from Palisade Avenue to North Broadway and further increased capacity to 100 beds. What is today the oldest nursing school in the county, the Cochran School of Nursing, was established simultaneously. The Cochrans again contributed by donating the Cochran Surgical Pavilion in 1903. The next giant step into the future came in 1930 with a new six-story wing on Palisade Avenue, bringing the number of beds to 237.
With help from the Andrus family and the Surdna Foundation, St. Johns moved to its present 14-story, 273-bed hospital facility on North Broadway, which boasted the most comprehensive healthcare services available. Dedicated in 1963, the Andrus Pavilion represented a renewed commitment to healthcare with an emphasis on modern facilities and equipment. The Pavilion honors the late John E. Andrus and recognizes the special commitment of his daughter, Mrs. Helen Andrus Benedict, whose generosity in purchasing the land and funding the new hospital building enabled St. Johns Riverside Hospital to step boldly into a new era of care.
Incorporated in 1896, Yonkers General Hospital long exemplified its commitment to high quality care by its initiative in addressing the needs of the community and pioneering programs to meet those needs. Some of those firsts include the first Visiting Nurse and Home Care policy; pioneering Cobalt Teletherapy for the treatment of cancer; the addition of the Micro-Surgery Eye Unit including the Argon and Yag Lasers for Ambulatory Surgery and the only Alcohol Detoxification Program in Southern Westchester.
In 1896, the Hathaway Home, located at 127 Ashburton Avenue, was purchased for $7,500 and the institution was incorporated by New York State and became the Homeopathic Home and Maternity. The Home was administered by a fifteen-member Board of Managers, all women, with Georgianna W. Law serving as the first President. The hospital had no endowment and all expenses were met by voluntary contributions of money and supplies. No government aid was solicited or accepted, and the officers and managers served gratuitously.
Yonkers General Hospital also held the unique distinction of being one of the only hospitals in the United States to have been started by women, as a hospital for women and managed solely by women until 1931. As such Yonkers General was one of the first hospitals in the City of Yonkers to care for maternity patients and sick infants.
Yonkers General also pioneered the treatment of heroin abuse in Westchester County and established the first Methadone Maintenance Treatment Clinic outside of New York City which served as a treatment model throughout New York State. It contintinued to expand its in and out patient services, including a fully comprehensive Alcohol and Substance Abuse Program.
In 1994, Yonkers General affiliated with St. John's Riverside Hospital and a new management team was brought in. Realizing the need to provide HIV and addiction services to a community with high rates of both problems, Yonkers General secured government grants and expanded these services while reducing expenses, focusing on quality issues and improving patient satisfaction.
In 2001, Yonkers General Hospital officially merged with St. John's and is now known as the ParkCare Pavilion.
Through the years, St. Johns Riverside has thoroughly fulfilled its commitment to the residents of Yonkers, continuing a tradition of providing multi-generational care to families.
