Bellevue Hospital Center (also referred to as Bellevue Hospital or Bellevue) is a public and psychiatric hospital in New York City. Located at 462 First Avenue New York, 10016, it was founded on March 31, 1736 and is the oldest public hospital in the United States.
Bellevue is well known for its psychiatric facilities and as a triage center during disasters.
Known Staff[]
Physicians[]
- Dr. Kyle Beresford
- Dr. Janice Cole
- Dr. Darby Wilder
Other[]
- Dr. Rebecca Hendrix
- Nurse Gruber
- Nurse Cathy
- Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (S.A.N.E.) Jen Burrows
Previous Patients[]
- Mr. Kloster was send to Bellevue, after he exposed himself in open court. (SVU: "Payback")
- Cheryl Avery was taken to Bellevue, after being gang-raped at Rikers Island. (SVU: "Fallacy")
- Bennie Edgar Ralsey was a released serial rapist and patient of psychologist Dr Greta Heints, but was institutionalized at Bellevue after a parole violation. (SVU: "Mother")
- Larry, Sonya, and Holly Purcell were taken to Bellevue after a car accident. Holly was later discovered to be a victim of sexual abuse (SVU: "Contagious")
- Miranda Cole was briefly admitted and eventually released after she was raped by Thomas Mathers. She had sex with patient Raymond Ettinger before he was released, but he was brought back on suspicion of raping Miranda, only to find out she already returned to her home. (SVU: "Weak")
- Carrie Lynn Eldridge's mother Denise wanted her daughter to undergo a rape-kit at Bellevue. (SVU: "Intoxicated")
- Danny Kohler and Annabelle Paoletti were admitted to Bellevue, after a shooting took place on their school's playground. Annabelle had to undergo surgery and stayed in a recovery room. (SVU: "Raw")
- Detective Elliot Stabler and Detective John Munch were taken to Bellevue after a shooting took place in court (SVU: "Raw")
- Detective Stabler was taken there after being thrown through a glass window. (SVU: "Loophole")
- William Lewis was rushed to Bellevue after claiming to have had a seizure at Rikers. (SVU: "Psycho/Therapist")
- Angela Wheatley was treated there after she was poisoned by her ex-husband, Richard Wheatley. He also bribed Detective Diego Morales to kill her while she was recovering along with luring Captain Olivia Benson to a possible death trap as well, but this plan was foiled with the intervention of Sergeant Ayanna Bell and Detective Stabler. (OC: "Forget It Jake; It's Chinatown")
- Michael Groves was admitted there after the SWAT team tazed and cuffed him for his accusations against the 12th Precinct. (SVU: "Internal Affairs")