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Victory Memorial Hospital

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Victory Memorial Hospital was a 254-bed medical facility. It was announced in 2006 that they're closing; they were acquired by SUNY Downstate Medical Center in 2009 and renamed SUNY Downstate at Bay Ridge.

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Victory Memorial Hospital
7th Avenue, New York Brooklyn

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7th Avenue 9010
11228 New York, Brooklyn
New York, United States
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