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

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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:: Passavant hospital

Collection:: Economics Books

smallpox and 64 cholera patients. We find that of the cholera patients, 36 recovered. The years following the Civil War were specially trying. For a time during this period the infirmary was used by the Government as a marine hospital for the men stationed at this port—but during the year between 1887 and 1892 the in- firmary was closed. In the year 1892, four thousand dollars was spent in thor- oughly cleaning and reconstructing the building so that it was again ready for admission of patients in 1893. Sister Kath- erine Foerster took charge of the infirmary at this time, and won many friends for herself and the institution by her cheer- ful loving service. There were not many patients admitted the first years after the reopening—as physicians wanted more modern equipment and buildings, the old being in- adequate. Accordingly plans were begun for a new addition, but the death of Dr. Passavant in 1894 hindered the comple- tion of these plans for a time. Rev. Wm. A. Passavant, Jr., his successor, at once began a campaign for making the fiftieth anniversary of the deaconess’s work in America. In 1899 an addition, costing $54,000, was added to the old infirmary, which is the middle section of the present hospital building, and the name was changed from Pittsburgh In- firmary to Passavant Hospital as a memorial to its founder. The bed capacity was now 80. We note that admissions for the first year were 285 and the expenditures $5,980.84. In1902a laundry building was erected and also a nurses’ training school established; 1904 saw the sisters’ house and nurses’ home erected, also power plant installed. In 1908 a new laundry with servants’ dormitory was erected. The old building was remodeled for laboratory and men’s dormitory. [n 1914 the hospital was again too small, and a campaign was launched in 1916 for funds for another addition. This was erected in 1917, cost $190,000, and increased the bed capa- city to 158 beds. Since the establishment of the training school 211 nurses have graduated. Eighty-six doctors have served as internes. A fair estimate of the present work of the hospital can be obtained from the statistics of one year: Number of patients cared for, 3,831; nursing days, 48,233; pay nursing days, 28,-

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