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:: Suburban General hospital

Collection:: Economics Books

Report of the fiscal year 1926-1927 shows the following service: patients admitted, 1986; full pay days treatment, 13,- 921; part pay days treatment, 503; free days treatment, 1788; total number of days treatment, 16,312; surgical operations, 026; anaesthetics, 827; laboratory examinations, 5530; ob- stetric cases, 189; X-ray examinations. 470: ambulance calls, 195; dispensary cases, 243. The board of directors are: president, M. J. Slattery, vice- president, Robert A. McCrea; secretary, Alexander Stewart; treasurer, Peter Gray; W. B. Rodgers, R. L. Thompson, J. W. Vickerman, L. K. Porter, Edward Sutter, W. A. Jones, G. C. Gerwig, W. P. Fraser, A. G. Liddell and J. D. Hills, D. D. Eva M. Braun, R. N., is superintendent. The present staff doctors are: D. A. Atkinson, C. C. Croft, W. B. Denslow, R. E. Davison, J. S. Donaldson, A. H. Elli- ott, J. C. Gamble, A. H. Gross, J. C. Kelso, G. C. Kneedler, J. J. Kvatsak, D. G. Lerch, J. L. McBride, C. F. Metzger, C. K. Ownes, E. H. Ramsey, D. W. Seville, W. B. Shepard, E. H. Sloan, W. J. K. Snyder, E. L. Sutton, G. H. Walker, J. C. Welch, H. E. Woelfel, F. L. Schumacher and Zoe Allison Johnston. The Ladies Advisory Board has forty members. Mrs. Nellie E. Robertson is chairman. Their work has been crowned with great success. A large amount of money has been raised by them. The work of the Home and Hospital Club, the Jane Fraser Club, the Avalon Hospital and Relief Club, The West View Suburban Hospital Club, and other organizations and clubs in the North boroughs have aided greatly in advancing the hospital. The needs of the hospital constantly increase. There is still much to be done. The most urgent needs at present are a nurses’ home and an isola- tion building. The remarkable history and growth of Suburban General Hospital is an evidence of its high standing in the community it serves. It successful development is due to the public spirit and support. TUBERCULOSIS LEAGUE Many noted health authorities the world over agree that tuberculosis is the greatest single factor destructive of the the health of a city’s population. Up to the year 1906, Pitts-

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