Little Neck Hospital
History
Deepdale, which opened in 1959, had a program for training nursing students from a local college. The hospital was bought by Preferred Health Network in 1991, and in 1993 New York State's Department of Health made it known that it was planning on "eventually closing Deepdale." The hospital closed in 1996, and its building was purchased in 1999 for conversion into an assisted living facility.
Controversy
They were fined after being charged by New York State's Attorney General with illegally overcharging patients for telephone service. The accusation said it was a "deceptive and unconscionable business act." A larger fine was imposed for two situations involving "improper medical procedures" (both fatal).
In 1973, a nearly two hour power loss was compounded because "its emergency generator was inoperative and the Fire Department was called to provide a portable power supply."