Did you know that up to the 19th century, it was very common for upper and middle class individuals to have surgical procedures done by private practitioners at their residences?
Check out a photo of Flushing Hospital Medical Center’s operating room taken in 1910.
Flushing Hospital OR circa 1910
Flushing Hospital Medical Center has served the community since 1884. Today, the 293 bed hospital offers a full array of primary and specialty health care services to the residents of Northeastern Queens.
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