Elmhurst Hospital Ward Overview
Elmhurst Hospital Prison Ward is listed in the DOC facility materials at 79-01 Broadway, Queens, NY 11370. It is one of the hospital prison wards tied to NYC DOC custody and NYC Health + Hospitals clinical care. The ward is not a normal Rikers Island housing unit with a routine public visit entrance. It is a medical setting where the person remains in custody while receiving hospital-level treatment, observation, or related care.
The ward can serve a Kings County case even though it is in Queens. Brooklyn arrests that lead to remand or jail commitment enter the citywide Department of Correction system. Housing can then change because of classification, treatment needs, court movement, safety concerns, discharge from care, or transfer back to another DOC command. That is why the NYC DOC Person in Custody Lookup is the first public source for Elmhurst Hospital Prison Ward custody questions.
No public rated capacity was located for Elmhurst Hospital Prison Ward in the official material reviewed for Kings County custody. Population and capacity reporting for Kings County users should be framed as a DOC citywide issue rather than a ward-specific bed count. The Board of Correction and DOC dashboards track city jail population by facility and legal status, while an individual Elmhurst question is best answered by live custody status and direct confirmation.
Elmhurst Hospital Ward Lookup
Use the DOC lookup for a person in Elmhurst Hospital Prison Ward. The lookup is free and is designed for people in DOC custody. It is not for people still in NYPD custody, state prison custody, federal custody, U.S. Marshals custody, or ICE custody. That exclusion is central in Brooklyn because a family may search the wrong system after an arrest, a federal court appearance, or a state-prison sentence.
| Search path | When to use it | What to confirm |
|---|---|---|
| NYSID or book and case number | Best when court, bail, or prior DOC paperwork gives a direct identifier. | Holding location, mailing address, release date, and court date. |
| First and last name | Use when no identifier is known. | Match against age, court borough, charge, or family-known facts. |
| Recent arrest channel | Use if the arrest happened fewer than 72 hours ago. | The person may still be in police custody and not yet in DOC lookup. |
| DOCCS, BOP, ICE, or USMS | Use if the person is not in DOC custody. | State prison, federal detention, immigration detention, or marshal custody. |
- Open the official DOC lookup form.
- Enter NYSID or book and case number when available, since that avoids many same-name errors.
- Use first and last name only when no direct identifier is available.
- Check whether the holding location or mailing address identifies Elmhurst or a different DOC location.
- Confirm hospital visit or legal-access rules before making plans, because the lookup is not a visit approval.
Elmhurst Hospital Ward Contact
Elmhurst Hospital Prison Ward contact questions should be split into custody, records, and medical channels. DOC handles custody status, jail location, visit routing, grievances, and jail administrative records. Correctional Health Services handles medical-record requests. The hospital address helps with location and travel planning, but general hospital staff may not be able to release details about a person guarded in custody.
Elmhurst Hospital Prison Ward
79-01 Broadway
Queens, NY 11370
311 / DOC main contact 718-546-1500
Confirm custody, visit rules, and legal access before travel.
DOC Headquarters
75-20 Astoria Blvd.
East Elmhurst, NY 11370
718-546-1500
Office of Constituent and Grievance Services, weekdays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
CHS Medical Records
49-09 19th Avenue
Astoria, NY 11105
646-614-0100
Fax: 347-774-8153
Elmhurst Ward Visit Access
Elmhurst Hospital Prison Ward visits are not the same as ordinary jail visits. DOC's public visit pages describe family visits as walk-in only for standard DOC custody and list registration windows for Rikers and other jail settings. A hospital ward adds clinical conditions, patient privacy, security staffing, room limits, and treatment schedules. Visitors should confirm access with DOC before leaving Brooklyn or any other borough.
| Visit or access type | General DOC rule | Elmhurst hospital issue |
|---|---|---|
| Family visit | DOC family visits are governed by published visit days and registration windows. | Hospital security or medical status may prevent a normal visit. |
| Video visit | DOC televisits are requested online and limited by demand. | Clinical care may affect whether a televisit can occur. |
| Attorney visit | DOC legal visits are listed seven days a week, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., last start at 7 p.m. | Counsel should verify bedside, guard, and document procedures. |
| Transit | DOC facility directions cite the 7 train to 74 Street and Broadway or E/M/R trains to Elmhurst Avenue. | Transit directions do not guarantee access to the prison ward. |
Bring government identification when access is approved. Do not bring property, food, clothing, medication, or documents unless DOC or counsel confirms the item can be accepted. Hospital wards can be strict about items that might be allowed in another context, and some property must move through DOC package or legal-mail rules.
Elmhurst Mail and Funds
Mail for someone assigned to Elmhurst Hospital Prison Ward should follow the address and identifying fields shown by the DOC lookup, not an assumed hospital-room address. The book and case number matters. It links the person to DOC custody, money deposits, mail, bail questions, and court paperwork. If the lookup changes the holding location, use the updated record before sending anything.
| Need | Channel | Elmhurst note |
|---|---|---|
| Personal mail | DOC mailing address returned by the lookup. | Include name and book and case number. |
| Money deposit | JPay or Western Union channels named by DOC and NYC311. | Use first name, last name, and book and case number. |
| Mail deposit | Bank check or money order payable to the incarcerated person. | No cash or personal checks by mail. |
| Package | DOC package rules and approved items. | Hospital security may add limits. |
| Medical record | Correctional Health Services Medical Records. | Use release/authorization rules when required. |
Elmhurst Custody Records
Elmhurst Hospital Prison Ward records can be held by several offices. DOC records include custody location, book and case identifiers, movement, grievances, jail administrative material, and public fields shown in the lookup. Medical records are handled through CHS, and not every medical detail is available to a family member. Court records for a Kings County case are held by the New York courts, while arrest reports are generally routed through NYPD records channels.
For DOC records not shown online, use NYC OpenRecords and select Department of Correction. For medical records, use CHS Medical Records with enough identifying information to route the request. For criminal case records, check eCourts, the Kings County Clerk where applicable, and Criminal Court channels. Public Officers Law can support access to agency records, but exemptions can apply when records are sealed, medical, victim-identifying, investigative, or safety-sensitive.
Note: A hospital custody placement does not make treatment details public; use CHS records channels for medical files.
Elmhurst and Kings County Custody
A Brooklyn defendant can be moved to Elmhurst Hospital Prison Ward because New York City jail custody is citywide. The court case can remain in Kings County while DOC houses the person in Queens for medical reasons. That can make searches feel inconsistent. The court may show a Brooklyn docket or KN prefix, while the DOC lookup shows a Queens hospital ward or another DOC facility. Both can be true at the same time.
When a person leaves Elmhurst, the next record change may be a transfer back to a Rikers facility, release, court production, state prison transfer after sentencing, or federal/ICE routing if another authority has custody. For broader custody categories, the Kings County inmate population page explains why Brooklyn cases appear inside the citywide jail system rather than a county-only roster.
- Hospital prison ward
- A secure hospital setting for someone who remains in correctional custody while receiving care.
- Holding location
- The current DOC assignment shown in the public lookup when available.
- Book and case number
- The custody identifier used for lookup, mail, deposits, and bail-related tasks.
- Medical confidentiality
- Privacy rules that restrict release of diagnosis, treatment, and clinical status.