Rush Medical College - Pulse Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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Beidler, Joseph P. Ross. In their petition they say that no distinction shall be niade as trnc'1'evd. natioualitv or color, but that the llllllillfl shall be provided with the niinistrations of the Gospel agreeabltv to the doctrines and forins of the Presbyterian church. After the usual delays incident to the construction and furnishing of such an institution the opening day arrived. The first case was one of chronic iritis, a patient of Dr. E. L. Holmes. who, the report says. was improved. This admission occurred August flst. IHS4. and up to April lst. 1945 the end of the fiscal year. we tind a record of 299 admis- sions. The actual hospital inanageinent rested upon Dr. E P. Davis. as Superintendent. a graduate of Rush. and a recent interne of Cock County Hospital. His hospital experience had put hun in touch with the best that was go- ing. and with his business sense the of its kind. . l , if .V , !,,,,k i , . l N.. li 1111513 R04 M institution was not long in becoming a formidable rival of similar one S . The first iuternes were L. H. Prince and Horace Sheldon. fx p Aluinni of Rush. and Dr. Alta Mitchell, daughter ot the greatly beloved latq pastor of the lst Presbyterian church of this city. She is the only lady who was ever given the position. and that was done out of respect to her father. though her qualitications eminently fitted her for the place. place. ISABELLA C. ALLEN ROOM. 1 68 The nursing in the hospital was for a time bv the Presbyterian Hospital School, but owing to lack of facilities for caring for lying-in cases. the nurse could not be given atnple instruction in this depart ment and it was abandoned. the Illinois Training school taking its

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corporation: said corporation in return to give the College the privi- lege of using such clinical patients as might voluntarily consent to the same. This plan had scarcely seen daylight before a religious body. famed for its hospitals and amply able to redeem its pledges, stood ready to accept the offer. But Dr. Ross desired that the hospital should blossom forth as a flower of his beloved church. and thus, in- stead of accepting a tempting offer. he preferred to struggle and wait. To consummate his plan he called to his aid such men as Rev. Willis G. Craig, D. D.. his former pastor and famed for his ability to raise moneyg Geo. W. Hall, his neighbor. to Whose untiring efforts the success of the hospital is greatly dueg Dr. Robt. C. Hamill. whose professional as well as church standing made him a valuable aidg Dr. D. K. Pear- sons. a man of great wealth. keen foresight. and greater liberalityg . zur:-wax-cms, 1' f -gi v. .-.V, , .. . 1 Z. .V Rev. John H. Bar- rows. famed for his ' K'HlIiDIIEN'S YYAHD. power, and indeed many others of equal repute in their way. In the meanwhile Mr. Tuthill King. the doctor's father-in-law gave him sub- stantial help by sending a 510.000 check. This was the first large The scope and working plans of the New York Presbyterian Hos- pital served as a wort-ny model to copy and so it happens that in the drafting of the articles of incorporation. the Constitution and By-Laws The following gentlemen were the incorporators:-Tuthill King, Daniel K. Pearsons. William Blair. Robert C. Hamill, John H. Bar- rows, C. M. Henderson. John B. Drake, Nathan Corwith, Samuel M. . Q ' 7 5:52 .1 oratory and pulpit, i jp ,Q . 3. donation the hospital received. ' 1 l fee. x ,V .Q l g Hy ffi - Q ,.,....,5E-:alll TAY-Q X! 9155 WI- , N lhli .1 ' 'lv ' ' ' 5 ff ' .HW 1 . .. ', ' . QQ.. ' f'ff'1:.:'s' .ff lu in lips. .1 . . .-1-- . . . 1 1. . i l i ng M. i .4 ,VA one sees a stu ling iesem J ance. 'z f rg., :tip-:fag 1 gh ,i,- E if is zfi i Q A 5 5 I. -g, ....f. .EI : :C x ,G M Ei? Q ' ' '-:ffl i '?: fi -1 39'-1....:.-L:.1.!11.' 1 - 'J L X N QM: : V M . -, MAHSHALI. Fllililb IHNYN. Moore. Henry VV. King. XV. H. lVells. Henry Waller, Henry M. Lyman. James M. Horton. Willis G. Craig. Cyrus H. Mt-fi'ormick, Jacob 167

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The medical static was Composed of the following physimans J. Sydam Knox, M. D. WM. ARMOUR WARD LIBIIAIIY. These men recognizing' the fact that the number of attending men of a hospital must necessarily be limited, enacted the 1'ule allowing any reputable physician to treat patients of his own in the hospital, assur- ing them that they should be accorded all the courtesies and privi- leges of the place. This is probably the first instance Where such an experiment had been tried in a general hospital. 169 DeLaskie Miller, M. D. SURGERY. MEDICINE. Moses Gunn. M. D. Jos. P. Ross. M. D. Chas' P. Parkes. M. D. H. M. Lyman. M. D. D. WV. Graham. M. D. Norman Bridge. M. D. E. 'Nj Whitney. M. D. John A. Robison. M. D GYNECOLOGY. EYE AND EAR. James. H. Etheridge. M. D. E. L. Holmes. M. D. Henry P, Merriman. M. D. Lyman NVare. M. D. Philip Adolphus, M. D. AQQOUCHEURS. DERMATOLOGY. J. Nevins Hyde. M. D. R. B. Mc-Arthur. M. D I.. C. P.-UNE FREER RUUM.