Atlantic City Recollections: Seaside Medical Care

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Children's Seashore House at Atlantic City

A former seaside hospital in Atlantic City, NJ, kept to its founders' promises to care for sickly city-dwelling children with conventional medical practices along with doses of shore sunshine, fresh ocean air and play on a nearby sandy beach.

Children's Seashore House at Atlantic City

Watch historians and former staff recount the purpose of the seaside hospital and the use of the surrounding maritime environment.

A Life-Saving Building

A former Children's Seashore House at Atlantic City outpatient facility still cares for sick kids.

Remembering Seashore House

A New Jersey shore resident recalls the Children's Seashore House when lifeguarding on the Atlantic City beach.

Atlantic City Postcards

Click through this collection of vintage postcards that feature the Children's Seashore House at Atlantic City and classic beach and boardwalk scenes.

Incubator Boardwalk Exhibit

Preemies were cared for in a past Atlantic City, NJ, boardwalk exhibit founded by Dr. Martin Couney.

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