Bellevue Woman's Hospital

Bellevue Woman's Center
Ellis Medicine
Geography
Location2210 Troy–Schenectady Road, Niskayuna, New York, United States
Coordinates42°47′34″N 73°52′44″W / 42.79265°N 73.87898°W / 42.79265; -73.87898
Organization
Care systemPrivate (nonprofit)
TypeSpecialist hospital
Services
Beds40 (2012)[3]
History
Former namesBellevue Maternity Hospital; Bellevue Woman's Hospital
Opened1931
Links
ListsHospitals in New York State

Bellevue Woman's Center is a specialty women's hospital operated by Ellis Medicine at 2210 Troy–Schenectady Road in Niskayuna, Schenectady County, New York.[4] It provides maternity and women's health services and has long been a major facility for obstetric care in the Capital Region. In 2025, Ellis consolidated most outpatient surgical services away from the Bellevue campus and onto its main hospital campus (Ellis Hospital) on Nott Street in Schenectady, while stating that deliveries and cesarean sections would continue at Bellevue.[1][5][2]

Campuses and services

Bellevue Woman's Center's campus is separate from by operated by Ellis Medicine in Niskayuna. It also operates sites in Schenectady, such as the McClellan Street Health Center (624 McClellan Street).[4]

It focuses on obstetric and gynecologic care. It is one of three Ellis Medicine campuses and is identified as the site for maternity and specialized care for women and infants.[6] It operates a Level II neonatal intensive care unit and, in 2004, had 55 beds, about 2,200 deliveries, and roughly 2,000 ambulatory surgeries.[7]

History and services

Early development

Nurse Mary Grace (Jorgensen) founded Bellevue Maternity Hospital in 1931. In 1941, a house on Troy–Schenectady Road was converted for hospital use, and in 1973, a modern maternity care building was erected on that campus.[8]

Berger Commission recommendation (2006) and outcome

In 2006, a New York State Commission on Health Care Facilities in the 21st Century (the "Berger Commission") described the facility as one of only two remaining nonprofit women's specialty hospitals in the United States.[9] However, it recommended closing Bellevue's hospital operations and redistributing its services within Schenectady County.[7]

Ellis Medicine era

Bellevue did not ultimately close. By July 2007, it had relinquished its operating license, and Ellis Hospital took over operations, but Bellevue continued to operate under its own name.[10]

Service timeline

Sources:[11][12][13][14]

  • 1931 – Nurse Mary Grace (Jorgensen) founded Bellevue Maternity Hospital.
  • 1941 – A house on Troy–Schenectady Road was converted for hospital use.
  • 1973 – A modern maternity-care building was erected on the campus.
  • 2006 – The Berger Commission recommended closing Bellevue's hospital operations and redistributing services within Schenectady County, while describing it as one of only two remaining nonprofit women's specialty hospitals in the United States.
  • 2007 – Local reporting described Bellevue relinquishing its operating license and Ellis Hospital taking over operations, but the facility continued operating as a women's hospital under the Ellis system.
  • 2012 – Ellis Medicine renovated and expanded the Bellevue campus. More than 2,500 babies were delivered there in 2011.
  • 2013 – A county community health planning document described Bellevue as one of three Ellis Medicine campuses and identified it as the site for maternity and specialized care for women and infants.
  • 2019 – Ellis Medicine consolidated same-day surgeries from the McClellan Street Health Center to other Ellis sites, including Bellevue and the Nott Street campus.
  • 2025 – Ellis shifted most outpatient surgical services from Bellevue to Ellis Hospital's Nott Street campus while stating that deliveries and cesarean sections would continue at Bellevue, facing community opposition.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Iannella, Lilli (August 22, 2025). "Bellevue hospital surgeries moved to Ellis Hospital in Schenectady". Times Union. Retrieved December 28, 2025.
  2. ^ a b Lucas, Dave (August 15, 2025). "Advocates worry changes at Bellevue Woman's Center threaten maternal healthcare in Capital Region". WAMC Northeast Public Radio. Retrieved December 28, 2025.
  3. ^ Crowley, Cathleen F. (February 16, 2012). "Terminal then, thriving now". Times Union. Retrieved December 28, 2025.
  4. ^ a b "Bellevue Woman's Center". Ellis Medicine. Retrieved December 28, 2025.
  5. ^ "Surgical services, units closed at Bellevue Woman's Center". Spectrum News. August 22, 2025. Retrieved December 28, 2025.
  6. ^ Community Health Assessment (CHA) and Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) (2014–2017) (PDF) (Report). Schenectady County Public Health Services; Healthy Capital District Initiative. November 15, 2013. Retrieved December 28, 2025.
  7. ^ a b A Plan to Stabilize and Strengthen New York's Health Care System: Final Report of the Commission on Health Care Facilities in the 21st Century (PDF) (Report). Commission on Health Care Facilities in the 21st Century. December 2006. Retrieved December 28, 2025.
  8. ^ "Historical Photos". Town of Niskayuna. Retrieved December 28, 2025.
  9. ^ Northern Regional Advisory Committee Final Report (PDF) (Report). New York State Commission on Health Care Facilities in the Twenty-First Century. November 2006. Retrieved December 28, 2025.
  10. ^ Harding, Jessica (July 25, 2007). "Bellevue Woman's Hospital strikes deal to stay open: Ellis will take over operations on Nov. 1" (PDF). The Spotlight. p. 19. Retrieved December 28, 2025.
  11. ^ "New Bellevue facility ready for patients". Times Union. December 7, 2012. Retrieved December 28, 2025.
  12. ^ Bump, Bethany (December 23, 2019). "Ellis discontinues surgeries at McClellan Street campus: Same day surgeries to be performed at main campus or Bellevue Woman's Center". Times Union. Retrieved December 28, 2025.
  13. ^ "Changes Coming to McClellan Street Health Center". Spectrum News. December 22, 2019. Retrieved December 28, 2025.
  14. ^ Nelson, Paul (August 14, 2025). "Union blasts plans to move surgeries from Bellevue Woman's Center to Schenectady". Times Union. Retrieved December 28, 2025.


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