Bird S. Coler Hospital (referred to more recently as Coler Specialty Hospital and Nursing Facility) opened in 1952 and occupies most of the north tip of the island. According to city officials, , there were no immediate plans to close the north campus. The number of beds has increased from 500 to 815 to, as of 2012, 1,025; in 2020 they were described as "one of the largest public nursing facilities in the world."
