Description
Monroe Community Hospital is a fully certified residential health care facility, providing long-term care for individuals with complex health conditions requiring higher levels of medical and nursing care. Approximately one-quarter of our residents are under the age of 65. We are proudly owned and operated by Monroe County.
History
The nonprofit 566-bed hospital's roots can be traced to the 1933-built Monroe Community Home and Infirmary, which was a replacement for the 1820s-built Monroe County Almshouse. The Community Home structure "was designed by local architect Sigmund Firestone." Firestone employed Thomas Boyde Jr (1905-1981), who later became "Rochester's first Black architect." Boyde's "decorative architectural elements added to" Firestone's design.
Some of the 190-year-old facility's attending physicians are "affiliated with the University of Rochester's Strong Memorial Hospital."
We provide care for individuals with unique medical needs, and have specialty nursing units providing:
- Alzheimer and Dementia Care
- Respiratory Care Services
Residents also have access to convenient, on-site services including
- In-house dental, ophthalmology, and podiatry clinics
- Banking and cashier services
- Barber and beautician services
- Tapestry, the MCH Gift Shop
- The Boutique Thrift Shop
- Laundry services
