Neponsit Beach Hospital is located on the south side of Rockaway Beach Boulevard just west of 149th Street (originally Mohawk Street), with Rockaway Beach at its southern edge.
The hospital sits at the southeast corner of the Jacob Riis Park property, adjacent to the residential portion of Neponsit.
It currently occupies a 5.6-acre (2.3 ha) site.
The grounds were originally 14.3 acres (5.8 ha) in size, extending west to the end of the roundabout in front of the park, and including the beaches on the coast of Neponsit Bays 1 and 2.

The hospital consists of three buildings, two of which front the beach.
The original building, built in 1915, was designed by the McKim, Mead & White firm.
It is four stories high with a red-brick outer facade.
It is designed in a "U" shape, with eastern and western wings opening towards the beach.
Open-aired balconies and enclosed porches were located on the building facing the beach.
It was built with a 122-patient capacity.
Renovations were made to the building in 1938 and 1958.
Adjacent to the original building is the nurses' residence completed in 1941.
It is the easternmost of the two buildings.
It was designed by Dodge & Morrison architects, and built as a Works Progress Administration (WPA) project.
It is also four stories tall.
Fronting Rockaway Beach Boulevard is the hospital's power plant, built at the same time as the nurses' home.
The building also contains the hospital's laundry facilities, a men's dormitory, and an administrative center.
A fourth building, a parking garage later converted into an office, no longer exists.
The hospital's location on the sea provided patients with exposure to sunlight and beach recreation.

The hospital originally contained two sets of murals, commissioned by the Works Progress Administration in 1938.
The first set of murals called "The Circus" were painted by Louis Schanker and located on the four walls of the dining room.
They consisted of eleven panels depicting clowns and other circus characters.
The second series of murals, called "Children at Work and Play", were created by Helen West Heller.
The 23 panels portray children taking part in games and activities, and include disabled children.
Both artists utilized tempera painting.

The Neponsit Hospital is currently unused and in disrepair.
As of 2014, $266,000 is spent annually by NYC Health + Hospitals for maintenance and security of the property.

The beach directly in front of the hospital (Neponsit Bay 1), now part of Riis Park, is popular among the gay community as well as nudists.
A fence, which had originally been erected to separate the hospital from the park, later isolated this section from the rest of the beach until it was taken down by Hurricane Irene in 2011.
A second fence just west of Beach 149th Street separates Bay 1 from the Neponsit portion of Rockaway Beach.
Neponsit Beach Hospital is located on the south side of Rockaway Beach Boulevard just west of 149th Street (originally Mohawk Street), with Rockaway Beach at its southern edge. The hospital sits at the southeast corner of the Jacob Riis Park property, adjacent to the residential portion of Neponsit. It currently occupies a 5.6-acre (2.3 ha) site. The grounds were originally 14.3 acres (5.8 ha) in size, extending west to the end of the roundabout in front of the park, and including the beaches on the coast of Neponsit Bays 1 and 2.
The hospital consists of three buildings, two of which front the beach. The original building, built in 1915, was designed by the McKim, Mead & White firm. It is four stories high with a red-brick outer facade. It is designed in a "U" shape, with eastern and western wings opening towards the beach. Open-aired balconies and enclosed porches were located on the building facing the beach. It was built with a 122-patient capacity. Renovations were made to the building in 1938 and 1958. Adjacent to the original building is the nurses' residence completed in 1941. It is the easternmost of the two buildings. It was designed by Dodge & Morrison architects, and built as a Works Progress Administration (WPA) project. It is also four stories tall. Fronting Rockaway Beach Boulevard is the hospital's power plant, built at the same time as the nurses' home. The building also contains the hospital's laundry facilities, a men's dormitory, and an administrative center. A fourth building, a parking garage later converted into an office, no longer exists. The hospital's location on the sea provided patients with exposure to sunlight and beach recreation.
The hospital originally contained two sets of murals, commissioned by the Works Progress Administration in 1938. The first set of murals called "The Circus" were painted by Louis Schanker and located on the four walls of the dining room. They consisted of eleven panels depicting clowns and other circus characters. The second series of murals, called "Children at Work and Play", were created by Helen West Heller. The 23 panels portray children taking part in games and activities, and include disabled children. Both artists utilized tempera painting.
The Neponsit Hospital is currently unused and in disrepair. As of 2014, $266,000 is spent annually by NYC Health + Hospitals for maintenance and security of the property.
The beach directly in front of the hospital (Neponsit Bay 1), now part of Riis Park, is popular among the gay community as well as nudists. A fence, which had originally been erected to separate the hospital from the park, later isolated this section from the rest of the beach until it was taken down by Hurricane Irene in 2011. A second fence just west of Beach 149th Street separates Bay 1 from the Neponsit portion of Rockaway Beach.
Neponsit Beach Hospital