Bellevue Hospital's long reputation for eerie occurrences

Bellevue Hospital Center, founded in 1736, is the oldest public hospital in the United States and has long been associated with psychiatric care and pioneering medical treatments. Over decades staff, patients, and journalists have recorded anecdotal accounts of unexplained sounds, apparitions, and other eerie experiences in older hospital buildings; these accounts are part of the institution's folklore but are anecdotal rather than scientifically verified. Bellevue's historical role in treating mental illness and high-profile medical cases has contributed to its reputation in popular accounts of hauntings.