University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine - Hippocratean Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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,■.,«• ' ' ' MONTEFTORE HOSPITAL Sidney M. Bcr m.m. ExccnUvc Director The Montefiore Hdspital was founded in 1908 as a non-sectarian, voluntary, general hospital for the purpose of atfordintj diai;nosis and treatment to ail persons needing medical assistance without regard to race, creed or color. It started on Centre Avenue as an institution of 60 beds, meetuig the requirements of the American College of Sur- geons, with a pathologist, radiologist and Social Service Department, and moved in 1929 to its present location adjacent to the University of Pitt.shurgh Medical Center. The new hospital had a capacity of 190 beds and was approved for internship and also for residencies in surgery and pathology. Since that time, the hospital has grown to a capacity of , ,V) beds. The present hospit.il is a Teaching .ind Rese.irch hospital .ipprovej additionally for residencies in medicine, obstetrics, ophthalmology, .mesthesia, roentgenology, allergy, medicine-arthritis. The hospital has an approved School for Medical Tech- nologists, is connected with the Unnersity ot Pittsburgh School of Social Science in the training of medical social workers, and is affiliated with the School of Nursing of the University of Pittsburgh. Students from the School of Medicine are afforded training in immunology, obstetrics and physical diagnosis. The residencies at Montefiore Hospital are fully approved by the Council on Medicil Education and Hospitals of the American Medical Association, American College of Surgeons, and the several Boards. Tiie Cut Patient Department m.niitanis 27 specialized clinics and h.is a daily atten- dance of 12.i patients. The Administration of the hospital affords residencies in hospital administration to appnwed graduates of the School of Public Health of the University of Pittsburgh. The Montefiore Institute of Research is located in and associated with the clinical program of Montefiore Hospital. I M8|

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THE TUBERCULOSIS LEAGUE HOSPITAL The Tuberculosis League Hospital is a voluntary institution which maint.iins 170 beds for the treat- ment of diseases of the chest. Affiliated with the hospital is an Outpatient Department which annually serves about 5,000 patients referred by private physicians, hospitals, clinics and health departments. With the addition of a new Department of Thoracic Surgery in 1951 the hospital is now admirably equipped to provide every phase of treatment necessary for tuberculosis. The new operating rooms and 22 ' hed department for surgical patients also makes possible the treatment of non-tuberculosis diseases of the chest. The League conducts an intensive program of professional education. The program includes an affiliate course in tuberculosis nursing, offered every si. weeks, in cooperation with five general hospitals in the area. Through a teaching affiliation with the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, the hospital offers instruction on tuberculosis and other diseases of the chest for medical students as well as resident training for graduate physicians. Each year a clinic on tuberculosis is held for all freshmen. During the sophomore year, there are 144 hours of instruction on diagnosis as well as lectures on the immunology of tuberculosis. During the junior year, students receive a 26-hour course on the clinical and public health aspects of tuberculosis. As a further service the League X-rays all sophomores and juniors each year. The Tuberculosis League Hospital is approved by the American College of Surgeons, the American Medical Association ' s Council on Medical Education and Hospitals, and the State Board of E.xaminers for Registration of Nurses. [ 157 ]

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