Political Formation and Topography 13 



Lebanon Hospital, located at Cauldwell and Westchester 

 avenues, upon the site formerly occupied by the Ursuline 

 Convent, was incorporated by a number of Jewish citizens in 

 1890. The present building was occupied in 1892; and there 

 are two hundred and fifty beds, four ambulances, and a full 

 complement of surgeons and nurses. From its central location 

 in a thickly settled neighborhood, it is probably the busiest 

 of the Bronx hospitals, as it makes no distinction as to religion 

 in its services. Its name is almost invariably mispronounced, 

 and it is called Le-ban-on by the people of the vicinity. It 

 is supported by subscriptions and donations, and also by help 

 from the city. 



St. Francis's Hospital is in charge of the Sisters of the Poor 

 of St. Francis, and is situated between Brook and St. Ann's 

 avenues and I42d and 143d streets. It has been located 

 here since 1906, and is a splendid up-to-date institution with 

 over four hundred beds. It treats patients of every and all 

 creeds, colors, and nationalities; and for its treatment of non- 

 paying poor, it receives pay from the city. 



St. Joseph's Hospital, under Sisters of the same order, is 

 situated on the block above St. Francis's; but its doors, while 

 open to all creeds and nationalities, are closed to all cases 

 except those of consumption, all stages of which are taken care 

 of. There are five hundred beds, over four hundred of which 

 are free to the poor, of whom there were 21 11 treated from 

 October 1, 1910 to September 30, 191 1. The hospital was 

 opened here on January 1, 1889; and it is maintained by 

 private subscriptions and donations, though the city helps 

 for the care of poor patients. 



Union Hospital was started in the spring of 191 1 for the 

 treatment of all ailments, and for general hospital work. It 

 occupies the Eden mansion, the former home of Fordham 



