Tulane University School of Medicine - T Wave Yearbook (New Orleans, LA)

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be it an emergency or a visit to continue long-term treatment. Yet it is also the hospital of choice for a crash or gunshot victim, or a wounded dignitary. As a result of the rollercoaster Louisiana budget, the hospital has, in recent times, fallen prey to shortages of both supplies and hospital staff, stretching them literally to their limits in the face of an ever- increasing patient load. For this reason, medical students have become almost ' M i i - .f M i Iplpalifr 1 1 1 p .: S i s, ijllilli i illlllli i g I i piiiii i I, I p 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 M V I,, 1 1? ' n I i I essential for the timely care of patients. From performing a simple blood draw or various other scut, to doing library research on a difficult case, students play an important role in the functioning of the Hospital, which has been a training ground for generations of physicians. As a referral center from clinics all over Louisiana, Charity has been the source of many of the most vexing and unusual cases seen during our medical training. In |l ' iii ' iiii iiii IIII nil III addition, the gross inefficiencies inherent in the operation of a public hospital have also made it the source of endless talcs told by medical students, residents, and staff alike. We will all carry memories of Charity, perhaps the smile of a mother after a dif- ficult delivery, or the pained look of a loved one informed of a patient ' s untimely death. But probably most important will be the feeling that we can make a difference in the sometimes insensitive world of Medicine. ZT ' v jcmn T-Wave

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...Where Life Begins and Ends Charity Hospital of New Orleans, The Big Free, has for centuries served the people of the Crescent City. Its doors never close and no person in need is ever turned away. For many, life begins and ends here, much the way the seal embedded in the floor of the front lobby proclaims to all who enter. It is the only source of medical care for much of the population — a dumping ground and place of last hope for the indi- gent and those without medical insurancCj

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The Crescent City: New Orleans - I. ■ ■:.- ■ ■::: fj;;;j;i;i;I!:U ri ' inilliiiil— ■ iiiiiMiiii:: ••■•■iiiiiiiia •■•lllllllli;3 •■iiiiiiiiiil ■■iiiiitiiiiV ••■■IIIIIMI •■■•iiiiiiii j iiiiiii «- i 1 1 1 ■ I — itiA. • I III III III III III III For those of us who were not natives, New Orleans became our home for four years. During that time, we participated in her customs and traditions, learned about her unique politics, ate her hot and spicy foods, and became part of her diverse population. Some arrived with the notion that the French Quarter was the only thing the city had to recommend her. But it did not take long to discover the variety of things that was available to the curious. You could IIIIIIII • I ' IMMII • ' iiiiiini Pictured clockwise in the box from above: Neigtiborhood shops on Magazine Street, Original city site on the Mississippi River, Above-ground cemeteries (a necessity). Vendor of an old-time favorite, Westfeldt House in the Garden District, Oal Alley Plantation, Familiar pastime in Audubon Park, and the world-famous St. Charles Streetcar.