L. Chalfant, secretary. The president of the board of trust-
ees is Ralph W. Harbison, with T. Chalmers Darsie and Dr.
James A. Kelso, vice presidents; J. C. Boyer, secretary, and
the Potter Title and Trust Company, treasurer.
The superintendent, Miss Mary B. Miller, has served as
executive head of the institution for nine years. The present
building provides for two hundred beds, and through rooms,
wards and dispensaries, treats about 14,000 cases per annum.
The staff is selected by the board of trustees of the hospital
from doctors nominated by the medical department of the
University of Pittsburgh.
About one-third of the work is of a charitable character,
and as the institution receives no State aid, fifty thousand
dollars per year must be raised by popular subscription.
In the new Medical Center, the Presbyterian Hospital will
be the central building, and general hospital of a group of six
or seven institutions. The proposed new structure will cost
over five million dollars, and the new nurses’ home nearly a
million. About one-third of the needed money is already
available for the new project and the trustees are planning to
complete the collection of the necessary funds for these new
buildings. The whole Medical Center, when completed, will
represent a cost of upwards of fifteen million dollars, and will
give Pittsburgh one of the best medical groups to be found in
America.
PROTESTANT HOME FOR INCURABLES
The Protestant Home for incurables, the only insti-
tution of its kind in Pittsburgh, is located at 5500 Butler
street. It was incorporated December 31, 1883, having been
founded by Jane Holmes for the purpose of providing a home
for persons suffering from incurable disease. The total num-
ber of patients cared for is 849, and there were 48 patients in
the home on August 15, 1928.
Among the patients now being cared for are Mary Elkins.
admitted April, 1888; Julia Heldt, admitted November, 1895:
William Metz, admitted October, 1897; Sadie Gregg, ad-
mitted November, 1904; Katie Haupt, admitted May, 1910,
and Eliza Fangmeier. admitted November, 1911.
