Rutherford Medical

303 SECOND AVENUE RUTHERFORD MEDICAL IN 1899 CONSTRUCTION BEGAN FOR THE NEW YORK LYING IN HOSPITAL. DESIGNED BY ROBERT HARICHARDSON AND DONATED BY J. PIERPONT MORGAN, THE HOSPITAL OPENED ITS DOORS IN 1902 AND DURING ITS EARLY YEARS SIXTY PERCENT OF ALL HOSPITAL BIRTHS IN MANHATTAN TOOK PLACE HERE. IN 1934 MANHATTAN GENERAL HOSPITAL TOOK OVER THE BUILDING AND BECAME A PIONEER PROPRIETARY VOLUNTARY HOSPITAL PROVIDING MEDICAL SURGICAL AND OBSTETRICAL CARE.