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:: United States veterans' hospital

Collection:: Economics Books

While the hospital is not yet completed, the unit operating paid 1618 vouchers, discounted its own accounts and by prompt payment a savings of $1404.07 was made besides ob- ‘aining low and reasonable prices. The amount of allotment, salaries and expenses, for the fiscal year 1926, was $258,612; the amount of allotment, med- ical and hospital services, for the fiscal year 1926, was $167,- 218, a total sum of $425,830, made available to the prosperity of Pittsburgh and vicinity. There is liberated from this Gov- ernmet activity, which includes compensation, salary and bureau expenses, approximately $40,000 monthly. The fol- lowing represents the investments at this hospital: Land and improvements, $125,000; buildings and plants, $1,157,208.88; improvements and replacements, $28,805.32; equipment, $154,394.98; total, $1,465,409.18. The majority of the staff and personnel reside upon the station which has a total population of approximately four hundred and fifty to be provided for. The professional and administrative staffs consist of the following officers: Medical officer in charge, Dr. Henry Rolf Brown; clinical director, Dr. James M. McNall; business manager, Frank L. Payne; prop- erty custodian, Everett M. Aten; chief nurse, Florence H.Yei- ter; chief dietitian, Elizabeth Rugh; occupational therapy director, Eunice M. Cates; chief engineer, Herbert L. McNul- ty; personnel officer, Murial A. Johnson; special disbursing agent, Nell M. Greely; auditor, Ina A. Gallagher; librarian, Ruby K. Ahern: pharmacist, James J. Deeney. THE WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL In 1847, after the people of Pittsburgh had for many years felt the need of a general hospital, several prominent citizens met in Odean Hall on Fourth avenue, in order that such an institution might come to be an actuality. A constitution was drafted, one extract from which will serve to show the ideals as expressed by its founders: “Re- solved that in establishing a hospital we desire to make it a general one. We disclaim all sectarian preferences and cordi- ally invite all of every sect and denomination to unite with us

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