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

568; part pay nursing days, 4,846; free nursing days 9,819; dispensary visits, 12,552; emergency cases, 1,611. The hospital and the training school are found on the accredited list of those belonging to the state of Pennsylvania. The board of directors are: L. H. Gethoefer, president; William Steinmeyer, secretary; L. H. Kerr, Jas. W. Henry, A. B. Sheets, M. Schreiber and J. B. Tonkin. F. R. Babcock, president and chairman of the board of directors, died December 8, 1927, and Mr. Gethoefer was elected president. There are at present three Lutheran deaconesses from the Milwaukee Deaconess Motherhouse stationed at the hospital, but the service rendered is the same as at the time of its begin- ning, nonsectarian, a place of refuge for the sick and needy regardless of creed, color or race. THE PASTEUR INSTITUTE The following brief history of the Pasteur Institute was prepared by Dr. A. Leteve, director of the Pasteur Insti- tute and French Consular Agent in Pittsburgh. Much has been omitted, which, if included, would necessitate more ex- tensive explanations, and thus call for the preparation of a book or set of books, dealing with the Pasteur Institute alone, which is known and recognized throughout the world. When in 1884 it was announced to the world that a pre- ventive treatment against rabies (hydrophobia) had been obtained, astonishment and delight succeeded. For this announcement was made by a man who proved that his theories and practice were absolutely true and correct. The theory of the oxidation by air had been beaten to pieces by the scientists of the times and the fermentation theory was recognized. As soon as we knew that rabies could be pre- vented by an attenuated virus (vaccine), the followers of this man, with his authorization, went throughout the world to apply his method to attenuate the sufferings of humanity Many other methods have been established but none as successful as his. A Pasteur Institute is not only for the treatment of rabies but for the preparations of vaccines and anti-toxins against the disease infections of the human race. The human

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