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Description

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Mission Statement
From its inception in 1899 Calvary Hospital has been faithfully devoted to providing palliative care to adult patients in the advanced stages of cancer addressing the symptoms of the disease not its cure A voluntary notforprofit hospital operated in connection with the Archdiocese of New York Calvary continues to embody this tradition of caring through the services and programs offered and through the dedication and concern shown by its staff members

The Hospital will continue to be faithful to this tradition through a twofold commitment Calvary will strive primarily to expand its programs and services to meet the emerging physical psychosocial and spiritual needs of both patients and families through the provision of acute inpatient outpatient home care hospice and satellite services In addition through the Palliative Care Institute the Hospital will endeavor to transmit to other health care professionals through research and education the knowledge and competence which it has developed in the care of the advanced cancer patient

Through this twofold commitment Calvary Hospital will deepen and strengthen the philosophy of compassionate care which has been the cornerstone of its program of service and will offer to those in our expanded community and others a tradition of successful experience in the care of the advanced cancer patient

Who We Are
Calvary Hospital is the only fully accredited acute care specialty hospital exclusively providing palliative care for advanced cancer patients in the United States With 225 beds in the Bronx and Brooklyn and more than 950 employees we serve more than 5300 patients annually We provide palliative care which is the active treatment of the symptoms not the cure of the disease in order to make our patients as comfortable as possible Our programs include inpatient care case management outpatient care hospice home care and support programs for families and friends

As we approach the future with a sense of hope and promise Calvary is ever mindful of the legacy of our founders the Women of Calvary to provide compassionate care while recognizing the individuality and dignity of every patient At the same time we will continue to develop new programs and services to meet the needs of todays world

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History

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In 1899 a small group of widows in New York inspired by the work of a group in France called Women of Calvary began caring for destitute women with terminal diseases They took care of the women first in their own homes then in two brownstone houses on Perry Street in Greenwich Village

The House of Calvary moved to Macombs Road in the Bronx in 1915 became fully accredited in 1965 and officially changed its name to Calvary Hospital in 1969 Calvary Hospital has occupied its present site at 1740 Eastchester Road in the Bronx since 1978

We are grateful to the religious orders that have contributed their strength to the work of Calvary In 1910 the Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt were asked by the Archdiocese of New York to assist in service to the patients at Calvary and they did so until 1958 From 1958 until 1972 the Dominican Sisters of the Sick Poor administered the Hospital and from 1972 until 1976 The Little Company of Mary assisted in the administration of nursing and overall patient care