This hospital is located on a plateau known as the Leech 
farm, off Washington boulevard, and directly opposite 
Highland Park. The site contains approximately 100 acres 
and is very beautifully situated for a hospital of this nature. 
Besides the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis, pro- 
vision has been made for the treatment of pre-tubercular 
children—not tuberculous, but in extremely poor physical 
condition, and having had one or both parents die of tuber- 
culosis. Here they are cared for and built up physically 
during their stay and educated by a school teacher furnished 
by the Board of Public Education. 
A considerable amount of recreation facilities are pro- 
vided for the inmates of this institution. A moving picture 
program is displayed twice a week, in a specially erected 
theatre, with a seating capacity of 300. Each patient has an 
individual radio receiving set at his bed. Beautiful porches 
and reclining chairs are provided for the open air treatment. 
Frequent entertainments are given by local and professional 
talent. 
The management of this institution comes under the 
direct supervision of the Director of the Department of 
Public Health of the City of Pittsburgh and the personnel is 
comprised of a superintendent, a medical staff, a nursing 
staff and a large group of orderlies and attendants. all 
specially trained in their line of work. 
The Pittsburgh Tuberculosis Hospital is the first hospital 
erected in any city in Pennsylvania for the treatment and 
prevention of tuberculosis. 
Joseph Shilen, M.D., is superintendent. R. G. Burns, 
M. D.. is director of the Department of Public Health. 
THE PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL 
The Presbyterian Hospital claims its field of service, in 
its charter granted by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 
May 4, 1895, “for the purpose of affording medical and sur- 
gical aid to sick and disabled persons of every creed and 
nationality, together with the ministration of the Gospel.” 
The present officers are: Dr. W. L. McEwan, president; 
John McCartney Kennedy, vice president: and Dr. Charles