The hospital, founded in 1899 by Dr. Henry Waldo Coe, was originally run out of his family's home. In 1905, Coe purchased the Massachusetts Building from the Lewis and Clark Exposition and moved it from the exposition site in NW Portland to Mt. Tabor, where it was converted into a psychiatric hospital. Five years later, Dr. Coe moved operations to what would be its final location, a 47 acre site in East Portland bounded by SE 96th and 102nd avenues, and Stark and Main streets. During its early years, the hospital went by several names including Dr. Coe's Nervous Sanitarium, Mindease, Mt. Tabor Sanitarium and Crystal Springs Sanitarium. In 1904, Morningside was awarded a contract from the U.S. Department of the Interior to care for mentally ill and mentally handicapped patients from the territory of Alaska, who would constitute the bulk of the hospital's patients throughout its tenure. Between 1905 and 1968, nearly 5,000 patients were admitted to Morningside, not including the roughly 40 admitted monthly on behalf of Multnomah County, which used the hospital for emergency care. After Dr. Henry Waldo Coe's death in 1927, Morningside was taken over by his son, Wayne Coe. Although not a medical doctor, Wayne Coe acted as hospital administrator and eventually as Chairman of the Henry Waldo Coe Foundation. In 1955, Morningside came under attack after a bill was introduced by U.S. Rep. Edith Green (D) of Oregon, to transfer care of Alaskan patients to Alaska. Questions of financial impropriety raised during hearings lead to an investigation of the hospital by the U.S. General Accounting Office in 1956. By this time, Wayne Coe's son Henry Coe, had entered the family business. The Coes were accused of using hospital funds for personal expenses, including trips to South Africa and Mexico, a beach property in Gearhart and a ranch in Stanfield, Oregon. The Coes were also accused of "outrageous abuse of privilege" including the use of patient labor for home and hospital building and maintenance, under the guise of ...
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Address | 425 Robinson St, Binghamton, New York 13904, US |
Phone | (607) 724-1391 |
Industry | Hospitals & Clinics, Healthcare |
Competitors | Crossroads Maine, FAMILIES ACT, Foundations Associates, The Gooden Center, West Hills Behavioral Health Hospital |
SIC | SIC Code 80 Companies, SIC Code 806 Companies |
NAICS | NAICS Code 6221 Companies, NAICS Code 62 Companies, NAICS Code 622 Companies |
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Morningside Hospital is based in Binghamton, New York.
The NAICS codes for Morningside Hospital are [6221, 62, 622].
The SIC codes for Morningside Hospital are [80, 806].