NewsPublished: Nov. 28, 2025, 8:00 a.m.
The W.T. Garner Mansion is one of the few free-standing pre-Civil War mansions still surviving in New York City. It became the St. Austin’s School for Boys in the 1880s. In 1903, it was acquired by the Sisters of Charity and became the original building of St. Vincent’s Hospital.Staten Island Advance
STATEN ISLAND, NY. — St. Vincent’s Hospital, which was founded by the Sisters of Charity, opened on Thanksgiving Day in 1903 at the intersection of Bard and Castleton avenues in West Brighton.
The hospital now operates on the same campus as Richmond University Medical Center after being renamed in a 2006 sale.
St. Vincent’s Medical Center opened officially on Thanksgiving Day, 1903, one month after its auxiliary had formed. Here, it is shown in 1968.Staten Island Advance
Richmond University is a nonprofit healthcare and teaching institution with more than 440 beds. It is affiliated with the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and the Mount Sinai Health System.
Richmond University features a Level I Adult Trauma Center and a Level II Pediatric Trauma Center, along with expanded facilities.
Works is done on St. Vincent’s Medical Center in 1989. Staten Island Advance
Richmond University Medical Center stands today at the heart of West Brighton, continuing its 122-year legacy of care.Staten Island Advance
St. Vincent’s Hospital, shown here in 2004, changed hands and was renamed Richmond University Medical Center in 2006.Staten Island Advance
The Lucille and Jay Surgical Pavilion, a new state of the art 40,000 square-foot, $42 million project, opened its doors to the public in 2024.(Courtesy of Richmond University Medical Center)
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