The story of Pittsburgh: Hospitals

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Identifikator:: 1831622599

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Title:: The story of Pittsburgh

Place of publication:: Pittsburgh

Publisher:: First National Bank

Year of publication:: 1919-1930

Collection:: Economics Books

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Identifikator:: 1831623870

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-241156

Document type:: Volume

Title:: Hospitals

Volume count:: Vol. 1, nr. 16

Place of publication:: Pittsburgh

Publisher:: First National Bank

Year of publication:: 1928

Scope:: [ca. 100] Seiten

Digitisation:: 2022

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Children's hospital of Pittsburgh

Collection:: Economics Books

school for nurses, was acting superintendent until the ar- rival of Miss Pearl Braithwaite, the new superintendent, who came from the Children’s Hospital of Cleveland. The following is the board of managers: Dr. Thos. S. Arbuthnot, president; H. V. Blaxter, first vice persident; Southard Hay, secretary; George W. M’Candless, treasurer; Mrs. Herbert DuPuy, chairman executive committee; Mrs. Benjamin Page, vice chairman executive committee; James W. Barber, W. W. Blackburn, Dr. John G. Bowman, Julian Burdick, William L. Clause, Mrs. D. M. Clemson, Mrs. O. M. Edwards, Jr., Miss Helen C. Frick, Mrs. William J. Holland, Mrs. W. Terrell Johnson, Mrs. Stewart Johnston, Francis A. Keating, W. B. Klee, Mrs. Joseph W. Marsh, Mrs. Grant McCargo, William L. Monro, Mrs. James D. Murray, R. B. Mellon, A. M. Imbrie, Mrs. W. H. Rowe, Mrs. W. A. Seifert, Mrs. William Henry Siviter, Mrs. J. Ramsey Speer, and Mrs. Henry Wittmer. CITIZENS GENERAL HOSPITAL In the spring of 1912 a small private hospital known as Trinity Hospital was started in the present residence of W. Riley Alter, Parnassus, Pa. By September of this same year Trinity Hospital, having failed financially, was taken over by four ladies, Mrs. T. E. McConnell, Mrs. F. J. McAllister, Mrs. J. H. Eckley and Mrs. G. B. Campbell. To these four ladies belongs great credit for their far-sightedness in continu- ing to operate Trinity Hospital until the whole community awakened to the need of a hospital in their midst. This need was recognized in December, 1912, when the citizens of New Kensington, Arnold and Parnassus incorporated the hospital and changed the name from Trinity Hospital to Citizens General Hospital, New Kensington, Pa. The following were the first officers of the corporation: R. E. Withers, president: F. E. Pratt, treasurer, and George A. Clark, secretary. The hospital continued to function in the Alter resi- dence until the need of more room and facilities brought about the building of the present hospital at corner of Seventh street and Fourth avenue. The dedication of this

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