The Sloane Maternity Hospital opened in 1887 as New York City's first medical facility dedicated to women's health. It was created with a benefaction from William D. Sloane and his wife, Emily Thorn Sloane, the granddaughter of Cornelius Vanderbilt. The goal was to endow a modern institution to treat women and educate midwives and obstetricians. The facility became a model for excellent obstetric care. The Sloanes' legacy lives on in today's Sloane Hospital for Women, which has embarked on its second century of leadership in obstetrics and gynecology.

The Sloane Maternity Hospital opened in 1887 as New York City's first medical facility dedicated to women's health. It was created with a benefaction from William D. Sloane and his wife, Emily Thorn Sloane, the granddaughter of Cornelius Vanderbilt. The goal was to endow a modern institution to treat women and educate midwives and obstetricians. The facility became a model for excellent obstetric care. The Sloanes' legacy lives on in today's Sloane Hospital for Women, which has embarked on its second century of leadership in obstetrics and gynecology.