Temple University School of Medicine - Skull Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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Protestant Episcopal Hospital I 'HE Hospital of the Protestant Episcopal Church in Philadelphia, Front Street and Lehigh Avenue, was incorporated July 8, 1851. It was opened for the reception of patients on December 11, 1852. The first four patients were admitted on Christ-mas Eve, and interestingly enough, they were members of the same family suffering from typhus fever. The hospital building, as it was originally planned, was not completed until 1876. A Training School for Nurses was established in 1888. The growth of this very useful institution was exceedingly rapid. In 1929, an Out-Patient Building was completed and occupied at a cost of $400,000. The erection of a ten story modern fireproof unit of 100 bed capacity plus 40 basinettes was completed in January, 1933, bringing the total capacity of the hospital up to 525 beds. This new unit is a fine example of Gothic architecture, done in English type brick and antiquated limestone. It embodies the most modern achievements of hospital construction. The greater part of this building is devoted to pediatric and maternity facilities. All rooms have been painted in soft pastel shades and indirect lighting has been installed throughout. “Episcopal” is a general hospital supplying all the medical and surgical needs of the community. In 1933, a total of 6,282 patients were treated, while the Dispensary and Emergency Department took care of 40,000 odd additional patients. The annual budget is close to half a million dollars. In the wards of this splendid institution, the sophomore and senior classes are taught, in sections, the principles and practice of Physical Diagnosis under the able and sincere guidance of Dr. James Kay, Associate Professor of Medicine, Temple University, School of Medicine. n 25

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 The Eagleville Sanitorium IN 1909, Dr. A. J. Cohen and his associates founded the Eagleville Sanitorium for the care and treatment of patients, principally tuberculous. The sanitorium oc-cupies 76 acres, and its buildings comprise a modern hospital, a convalescent building, a children's pavilion, ten cottages for recuperating patients, a nurses’ training school and home, a dining hall, and administrative buildings. In 1919, in order to more thoroughly study and classify patients before their admission to the hospital, and in order to more effectively perform the vital follow-up work, a dispensary was established in Philadelphia at Fitzwater and Broad Streets. The sanitorium is equipped to treat any form of chest pathology, from quiescent tuberculous processes to accute surgical complications necessitating major surgery. It was among the very first institutions in the world to test the efficacy of artificial pneumo-thorax in the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis, a practice which now is universally sanctioned. Consequently, the sanitorium is most famous for its pioneering work in the surgical treatment of tuberculosis. The senior students, in small groups, are afforded the opportunity of studying the sanitorium treatment of tuberculosis at this splendid institution under the direction of Dr. A. J. Cohen, Clinical Professor of Diseases of the Chest at Temple University's School of Medicine. (I 24

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The Jewish Hospital ALTHOUGH the hospital was founded in 1865 by the Jewry of Philadelphia, it is strictly non-sectarian, “dedicated to the relief of the sick and wounded without regard to creed, color, or nationality. It was first established in West Philadelphia, the original small building being located on Westminster Avenue at Haverford Road and Fisher's Avenue, now Fifty-sixth Street. The greatly expanded institution is a general hospital, now situated at York and Tabor Roads and occupying 23 acres. Among the more recent improvements and additions is the Hachenburg Building, which was opened in June, 1928. It provides 50 beds for maternity cases, and also medical and surgical facilities and nurses' quarters. The most modern structure of the hospital is the Fridenberg Memorial Surgical building erected in accordance with the terms of the will of Mone Samuel Fridenberg, in memory of his parents and two brothers. The building has a 51 bed capacity and was opened in July, 1934, replacing the outmoded surgical wards and operating facilities previously in use. The present capacity of the hospital is 426 beds including bassinettes. In 1928, the hospital became associated with Temple University and has been utilised, since that time, for clinical instruction of the senior classes. The extensive section work in medicine, pediatrics, and neurology is under the direction of Dr. Joseph C. Doane, director of the Jewish Hospital, who is assisted by an able staff of physicians. 26