Lourdes Hospital (New York)
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Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital is a community hospital
in Binghamton, New York
sponsored by the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul.
In 1983, the hospital was selected by the US Federal Government
to take part in a national cancer
research project. In 2006, a flood cost the hospital several million dollars in damages.
Community hospital
A Community hospital can be purely a nominal designation or have a more specific meaning. Specific mention of Community hospitals is encountered in the following countries:-- Thailand :...
in Binghamton, New York
Binghamton, New York
Binghamton is a city in the Southern Tier of New York in the United States. It is near the Pennsylvania border, in a bowl-shaped valley at the confluence of the Susquehanna and Chenango Rivers...
sponsored by the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul.
In 1983, the hospital was selected by the US Federal Government
Federal government of the United States
The federal government of the United States is the national government of the constitutional republic of fifty states that is the United States of America. The federal government comprises three distinct branches of government: a legislative, an executive and a judiciary. These branches and...
to take part in a national cancer
Cancer
Cancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...
research project. In 2006, a flood cost the hospital several million dollars in damages.