After caring for his patients his entire life, all the kindness was returned to my husband at the very end… at Calvary.
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CalvaryCare® in the Bronx, NY
Calvary Hospital Bronx Campus
1740 Eastchester Road, Bronx, NY 10461
Phone: 718-518-2000
Fax: 718-518-2670
For nearly 120 years, Calvary Hospital has devoted itself to one mission — addressing the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of terminally ill patients and their loved ones. We care for adult patients with advanced cancer as well as other life-limiting illnesses.
CalvaryCare® includes outstanding end-of-life in the inpatient setting, in the home setting, and supportive services for the entire family, including more than two dozen free bereavement support groups that meet weekly in the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Manhattan.
CalvaryCare® is available on an inpatient basis at four facilities: 200-bed hospital in the Bronx, 25-bed Brooklyn Campus, The Dawn Greene Hospice (a 10-bed unit at Mary Manning Walsh Home in Manhattan), and Ozanam Hall of Queens Nursing Home.
Calvary Hospice offers home care and hospice in a variety of settings including private homes, nursing facilities, and assisted living facilities. Short-term inpatient care at The Dawn Greene Hospice and Ozanam Hall is provided under the oversight of the Calvary Hospice. Wherever Calvary delivers its care, the quality is the same as in its flagship Bronx location.
To make a referral or to learn more about our services, please call 718-518-2000, ext. 2300, fax 585-565-3887 or email calvaryadmissions@calvaryhospital.org.
Virtual Tour of the Bronx Campus
About Calvary Hospital
Founded in 1899, Calvary Hospital is the nation’s only fully accredited acute care specialty hospital singularly devoted to providing palliative care to adult patients with advanced and life-limiting illnesses, without regard to race, religion, or economic status.
Calvary’s continuum of care includes inpatient care, care of complex wounds, home care, hospice, nursing home hospice, bereavement care, and extensive support programs for patients, families, and friends. Each year, Calvary cares for thousands of patients and their families.
CalvaryCare® is founded in the guiding principles of compassion, respect for the dignity of every patient, and non-abandonment of our patients and families. Our primary goal is to address the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of the patient and their families.
Location Information
Admissions Requirements
To be considered for CalvaryCare®, patients must:
- Be eligible for Hospice inpatient level of care; and
- Require inpatient care for symptoms and care that cannot be managed effectively in the home setting
Personalized Assistance
The Community Outreach staff is available to answer any questions or concerns you may have regarding Calvary’s services and to assist in the referral process. Criteria for admission can be clarified by calling an Outreach Liaison Nurse.
Referring Patients
Hospitals, physicians, nurses, and other health care professionals can make referrals or inquiries directly to Calvary Hospice. We encourage families of prospective patients to contact us with any questions.
We offer on-site evaluation by a Calvary clinician.
To make a referral or to learn more about our services, please call 718-518-2000, ext. 2300, fax 718-518-2670 or email calvaryadmissions@calvaryhospital.org.
Learn more about admissions in our Admissions section.
Directions
BY SUBWAY and BUS:
Manhattan Express Bus to the Bronx:
BxM10 (Morris Park)
(MTA @ 718-330-1234 or www.mta.info)
Madison Ave. & 24th, 36th, 44th, 52nd,59th, 71stSt.,
3rd Ave. & 86th, 122nd St.
Bronx Stop = Morris Park & Eastchester Rd.
IRT East Side
- Dyre Avenue (Lexington Express) train #5 to 180th Street.
- Morris Park Avenue bus #21 to Eastchester Road and Waters Place.
OR - #6 train (Lexington Local) to Westchester Square
- #31 or #21 bus to Eastchester Road and Waters Place.
IRT West Side
- 241st Street.
- Train #2 (7th Avenue Express) to 180th Street.
- Morris Park Avenue bus #21 northbound to Eastchester Road and Waters Place.
IND. 6th Avenue
- 205th Street “D” Train to Fordham Road (Grand Concourse).
- Pelham Bay bus #12 to Eastchester Road and Pelham Parkway.
- Transfer to #31 bus to Eastchester Road and Waters Place.
BUS from QUEENS:
- Take Q44 to West Farms Square.
- Take bus #21 northbound (in front of the school) to Eastchester Road and Waters Place.
SUBWAY and BUS from BROOKLYN:
- IRT #4 or #5 train to 125th Street
- Pelham #6 train to Westchester Square
- Bus #21 or #31 to Eastchester Road and Waters Place.OR
- IRT #2 or #5 to East 180th Street
- Switch to bus #21 to Eastchester Road and Waters Place.OR
- IND “F” train to Time Square Shuttle Train to Grand Central Station
- Transfer to #6 train northbound to Westchester Square.
- Transfer to bus #21 or #31 to Eastchester Road and Waters Place.
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BY CAR:
From MANHATTAN or BROOKLYN
- East Side Drive (FDR Drive) to Triborough Bridge.
- Exit at Bruckner Expressway, then go on to the New England Thruway.
- Exit at Pelham Parkway West.
- Turn left onto Eastchester Road and continue to 1740.
From QUEENS
- Whitestone Bridge to Hutchinson River Parkway.
- Exit at Pelham Parkway West.
- Turn left onto Eastchester Road and continue to 1740.OR
- Throgs Neck Bridge to Bruckner Express Way to New England Thruway to Pelham Parkway West.
- Turn left onto Eastchester Road and continue south to 1740.
From WESTCHESTER or CONNECTICUT
- Hutchinson River Parkway south to East Tremont Avenue/Westchester Avenue exit.
- Bear right to Waters Place, and turn right onto Eastchester Road.
- Continue to 1740.OR
- Saw Mill River Parkway south to Cross County Parkway east to Bronx River Parkway south.
- East on Pelham Parkway, cross over to the service road and make a right onto Eastchester Road.
- Continue to 1740.
Parking
Daily parking is available at our Bronx Campus onsite for a nominal fee.
Patient Care Program
The following program of care is available to Calvary patients and family members at the Bronx Campus:
- Medical Team of 15 Physicians
- Hospice and Palliative Care trained nursing and Social Work staff
- Pastoral care department with 30 chaplains representing a range of faith backgrounds
- 200 private rooms
- Complimentary cable television and telephone service
- Overnight accommodations for family members as needed
- Kosher Hospitality Suite, Shabbat lounge and Kosher food
- State-of-the-art patient care equipment
- Beauty Salon offering haircuts in the salon or at the bedside
- Therapeutic Music Program and Complimentary Therapies (coming soon)
Most hospitals employ just a handful of chaplains for their patients. Spiritual care is so valued at this Hospital, we employ 24 full-time chaplains. They are available seven days a week to care for the spiritual needs of patients and families.
Chaplains lead worship services regularly at our multi-faith chapel in the Bronx, visit the Brooklyn Campus regularly and provide individual counseling. They also perform sacraments and other religious rituals.
A Spanish-speaking ministry is available upon request. Spiritual care providers are also dedicated to caring for the spiritual needs of Calvary@Home patients, wherever they are receiving our care.
In 2004, when Calvary opened the Family Care Center at the Bronx Campus, it was the first of its kind. Adults and youngsters alike visit the FCC as a respite from the patient floors.
Testimonials
Your care for my Susan during her final days was life-saving.
I am grateful beyond words for the care that Calvary Hospital provided my beloved wife Susan at the end of her life. Your medical attention and palliative expertise were superior. Your attentive sensitivity to our needs as a Jewish family was remarkable. And your heartfelt love which we felt from every staff member was genuine. Calvary provided Susan with more than just a place for her to die, but also a sheltered, peaceful community to leave this life as she lived it – with her dignity undiminished. As soon as Calvary started caring for Susan, you lifted that heavy burden from us and allowed us to simply be a family once again. Because of you, my soulmate died in peace, which assures me that she will rest in peace. God bless you, Calvary Hospital.
Throughout their entire lives, our parents sacrificed everything for us.
Our greatest gift to them during their final days was Calvary. True to the culture of proud Italian-Americans, our parents worked hard all of their lives so that their five sons could have the education and opportunities that they didn’t. So it was only natural that when dad had terminal cancer, then years later mom, uterine cancer, we took them to only place on earth that could relieve their pain and suffering with the most expert end-of-life care – Calvary Hospital – in the place they loved the most – Brooklyn. Both times, their physical and emotional pain was totally relieved with constant comfort, compassion and non-abandonment. But Calvary’s unique care didn’t stop with mom and dad. They also gave my brothers and me a whole new life that was stress-free. They took away our roles as caregivers and gave us back our simple roles as sons. We were all able to live our lives as a family again. Calvary took care of the rest. At the end of the day, Calvary and my parents had a lot in common: they made the good times great, and the tough times easier. Thank you Calvary.
My wife Doris loved life more than anyone. When her lung cancer began to spread, we prayed that the end would be pain-free. Our prayers were answered by the skills and compassion of the doctors and nurses at Calvary Hospital. Until the very end, we held hands, we laughed, we cried. Nothing is more miraculous than Calvary.
Near the end of my brother’s life, I convinced him to leave Puerto Rico and come to America where they could handle his pain and suffering. During my brother’s final days we saw only happiness and love. God answered our prayers by sending us to Calvary.
My husband Jimmy suffered terribly with the pain of advanced cancer. The HMOs denied us financial coverage for Calvary. They left us with Jimmy to die an agonizing death. But Calvary wouldn’t abandon us. You said, ‘If we can’t care for Jimmy, let us close our doors rather than close our hearts.
Special thanks to the angels who provided the light for our brother Howard’s path. A truly exceptional staff.
My Mother received Calvary at Home Hospice Care, and she was given excellent care by the nurses and home health aides… The nurses that come to check on my mother were very professional, friendly and compassionate, and did everything to make her comfortable… With the help of Calvary we were able to honor my Mother’s wishes to be at home, and to die with dignity surrounded by her family.
My Aunt Mary loved her Catholic religion, her Irish legacy, and a place called Calvary.
My Aunt Mary lived life with extraordinary pride, passion and purpose. Nothing made her prouder than her loving family, her Catholic faith and her Irish heritage. She passed down to all of us a determination to always work hard and help those in need. When a terminal illness began to rob her of her life, we knew that she deserved a special place to give her the dignity and care that she so greatly deserved. Being the Chief of Counterterrorism in the NYPD, I knew the City well. So the choice for Aunt Mary was simple: Calvary Hospital’s Dawn Greene Hospice at Mary Manning Walsh Home on the Upper East Side. The special staff of nurses and doctors relieved her of the physical pain, and she was spiritually comforted daily by the Catholic nuns and priests. She was surrounded by angels who gave all of us a peace and serenity that we will never forget. Thank you Calvary Hospital.
There was only one place that could match my sister’s love for life during her final days: Calvary Hospital.
My sister Eileen possessed an incredible love and enthusiasm for life. With her keen sense of style, she loved fashion, shopping, traveling to Europe, and finding new and exciting restaurants. So when we realized that there was no cure for her terminal cancer, there was no better place that she spend her final days than where her quality of life would never be compromised: Calvary Hospital. The staff at Calvary – in fact, every employee who we were in contact with – relieved the pain, as well as the incredible stress that we were experiencing. Eileen was treated with the integrity, dignity, and grace that she deserved…even to her very last day. Her hair was kept properly coiffed, her nails done just right, and her nurse even applied her signature make up. Eileen said the pampering made her feel loved. The staff was extraordinary in their care, as if God had hand-picked them to work there. Eileen always believed that you should never give up on life as long as you have a breath in you. Well, Calvary Hospital celebrated her life until the very end in a way that only Calvary can. Thank you, Calvary. And God bless you.
