# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Safety and Healing: Public Health and Discovery on Staten Island
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 06 May, 2026 at 06:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: This talk traces Staten Island’s role in American public health and safety, beginning with the world-renowned Dr. Benjamin Rush and local leadership spearheaded by Dr. Richard Bayley, first health officer of the NY State Quarantine and Marine Hospital established at the Watering Place. We will journey outward to nearby Staten Island places such as the Seamen’s Retreat to the south—later a federal research laboratory and a U.S. Marine Hospital at the forefront of identifying and treating infectious disease.  The journey then moves inland to Sea View Hospital, site of a landmark antibiotic trial for the cure of tuberculosis and the discovery of the first antidepressant drug. The talk will also spotlight Joseph Henry, eminent scientist and inaugural director of the Smithsonian, whose experiments at the U.S. Lighthouse Service Depot transformed lighthouse illumination and foghorn design, strengthening navigational safety for seafarers nationwide. Together, these stories show how maritime safety and medical discovery on Staten Island shaped national public health.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/staten-island/safety-and-healing-public-health-and-discovery-on-staten-island/200029721545938
- **Event Categories**: health-wellness, nonprofit
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 9

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029721545938?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=staten+island-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Staten Island
- **state**: NY
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 200 The Promenade at Lighthouse Point, New York, NY, United States, New York 10301
- **lat**: 40.6416
- **long**: -74.07417
- **full address**: 200 The Promenade at Lighthouse Point, New York, NY, United States, New York 10301, 201 The Promenade at Lighthouse Pt, Staten Island, NY 10301, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: National Lighthouse Museum (https://allevents.in/org/national-lighthouse-museum/3989890)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Wed, 06 May, 2026 at 06:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 200 The Promenade at Lighthouse Point, New York, NY, United States, New York 10301, 201 The Promenade at Lighthouse Pt, Staten Island, NY 10301, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** National Lighthouse Museum
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** health-wellness, nonprofit
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Safety and Healing: Public Health and Discovery on Staten Island ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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