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Wfyt Ixoosiebelt ftosfpftal NEW YORK 1927 THOMAS S. McLANE Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2017 with funding from Metropolitan New York Library Council - METRO https://archive.org/details/annualreport56roos Home Nurses’ Pavilion Patients’ Private Hospital Building Building oe Domestic View Administration Front Dormitories and Staff Employees’ Interne Laboratory Pavilion Pathological Patients’ Dept. Ward Emergency Operating Building Syms New Pavilion eor Ward Patients 1927 The Roosevelt Hospital New York Fifty-sixth Annual Report From January 1, 1927, to December 31, 1927 Exclusive of Medical and Surgical Statistics NEW YORK THE ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL Founded under will of James H. Roosevelt was incorporated by an act of the Legislature passed February 2nd, 1864. It occupies the block of ground between 58th and 59th Streets and 9th and 10th Avenues, and has erected thereon suitable buildings, which furnish accommodations for three hundred and seventy- seven patients. It was opened for the treatment of medical and surgical patients November 2nd, 1871. The Ambulance Service was established in 1877 and discontinued in 1909. The Out- Patient (Dispensary) Department was added in 1881. The Gynaecological Division was separated from the Medical in 1888. The McLane Operating Room, the gift of Dr. James W. McLane, in memory of James W. McLane, Jr., for the use of the Gynaeco- logical service was opened in 1890. The Wm. J. Syms Memorial Operating Theatre, was erected in 1892. The Private Patients’ Pavilion was erected in 1896, and the Training School for Nurses was organized the same year. The Accident Building was erected in 1898, providing in the first story for treatment of emergency and accident cases. A new Administration Office for the Super- intendent was constructed and occupied in 1901. —— In 1903 a Recreation Room for the use of the House Staff was constructed at the expense of Drs. Seth M. Milliken, Jr., and Fred'k. T. Van Beuren, Jr., members of the House Staff. 1906—A new kitchen department. 1908—A new laboratory building was constructed providing accommodation for pathological and bacteriological laboratories. 1911 A Nurses’ Home containing 108 individual bedrooms, large assembly, reading and reception rooms with up-to-date ap- pointments, was erected and equipped through the efforts of Dr. McLane. Through the generosity of Mr. Walter Scott, a large sun parlor was added to this building in 1916. 1912 -A fireproof building was erected by Dr. Lewis Ruther- ford Morris for the use of the Harriman Research Laboratory, where special studies in metabolism and digestive ferments are being conducted by the chemists of that staff under the direction of 1922—Dr. Wm. Gordon Lyle. 1919 A new, commodious laundry. 1920 Nurses’ Dining Room enlarged to nearly twice its size. 1921 New Private Patients’ Admission Office. 1923—The completion of a modern fireproof Ward Pa- tients’ Building accommodating 290 patients. 1924 A new Boiler Plant and Coal Vault. 1925 Alterations in Syms Operating Theatre. The establish- ment of a Central Sterilizing Plant; a larger Nurses’ Scrub-up Room and additional Service Rooms. New Nurses’ Class Rooms. Sick Nurses Infirmary. 1927—The addition of a Babcock and Wilcox boiler 300 Horse Power capacity. : PRESIDENT’S LETTER To the Friends of The Roosevelt Hospital: The Roosevelt Hospital is a private charity, founded under the will of James H. Roosevelt, which has been serving the sick poor of New York since 1871. With the funds left by the Founder, and by many generous gifts from the friends of the Hospital, the work has steadily grown and the service to the community has steadily increased during the last fifty-seven years. The need of additional endowment is now greater than it has been for a number of years. The increased cost of Hospital care, due to an increased amount of professional and technical service to the patients, has put a great strain on the funds of the Hospital and for the last two years it has been necessary to expend some- what more than the income to maintain the service. There are several reasons for the demand for an increase of the service There has been a great growth in the population in the territory served by the Hospital. The removal of the Vanderbilt Clinic from our immediate neighborhood and the tendency to concentrate a considerable part of the Hospital efforts of the City in one or two medical centres brings an added demand on the Hospitals which serve more particularly certain sections of the City. The Roosevelt Hospital is situated in a position where it can conveniently serve a very large territory. The distinguished record of its medical staff and the great work which the institution has done entitle it to the generous support of its friends and of the community and we appeal to those interested in this type of work for generous gifts to enable us to maintain and enlarge our facilities. We need an enlarged endowment for the maintenance. We need funds to reconstruct much of the older buildings on our property to provide adequate clinic and laboratories facilities. W e need larger accommodations for our School for Nursing. We need to enlarge the accommodations for our private and semi-private patients. It has never been the policy of the Hospital to employ profes- sional help in soliciting funds but all these present needs must wait on additional funds and we hope that in calling your attention to this situation we may receive your support. The President, the Trustees, or the Superintendent will be glad to confer with anyone desiring to aid the Hospital to perfect and extend its work. Sincerely yours, W. Emlen Roosevelt, President. A donation of five thousand dollars entitles the donor to nomi- nate patients to a bed in the Wards in perpetuity and a donation ; of ten thousand dollars entitles the donor to nominate patients to a bed in a single room off the Wards in perpetuity. The present capacity of the Hospital is 377 beds, assigned as Ward 1, Reception 14 “ 2, Male Surgical, 1 Div. Service 39 “ 3, Male Surgical, 2 Div. Service 39 “ 4, Female Surgical Service 39 “ 5, Gynaecological Service 39 “ 6, Female Medical Service 39 “ 7, Male Medical Service 39 “ 8, Children’s Surgical Service 20 “ 9, Children’s Medical (Bliss) Service 20 Private Floors, Single Rooms 79 Private Rooms of 3 Beds Each (2) 6 Emergency Department 4 Total Number of Beds 377 New York, January, 1928. BOARD OF TRUSTEES 1928 Officers President, W. EMLEN ROOSEVELT Vice-President, THOMAS S. McLANE Secretary, GEORGE E. ROOSEVELT Trustees HOWARD TOWNSEND HARRY HARKNESS FLAGLER W. EMLEN ROOSEVELT THOMAS S. McLANE GEORGE E. ROOSEVELT LEWIS L. DELAFIELD, Jr. Ex-Officio EDWARD W. SHELDON President of ‘‘The Society of the New York Hospital.” WILLIAM DARRACH, M.D. Dean of ‘‘The College of Physicians and Surgeons in the City of New York.” DEXTER BLAGDEN President of ‘‘The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary.” LINZEE BLAGDEN President of “The New York Institute for the Education of the Blind.” Treasurer PHILIP J. ROOSEVELT Assistant Treasurers W. EMLEN ROOSEVELT CENTRAL UNION TRUST COMPANY VISITING STAFF 1928 Physicians *EVAN M. EVANS, M.D. *ALBERT E. SUMNER, M.D. Pediatrist *PHILIP VAN INGEN, M.D. Surgeon *JAMES I. RUSSELL, M.D. Gynaecologist ^HOWARD C. TAYLOR, M.D. Junior Physician Junior Pediatrist *ROLFE FLOYD, M.D. *ALEXANDER T. MARTIN, M.D. Junior Surgeons *KIRBY DWIGHT, M.D. ^ALFRED STILLMAN, M.D. Junior Gynaecologist *WILLIAM P. HEALY, M.D. Assistant Surgeons WILLIAM CRAWFORD WHITE, M.D. HENRY W. CAVE, M.D. 2nd Assistant Surgeons CONDICT W. CUTLER, JR., M.D. GRANT P. PENNOYER, M.D. Assistant Surgeon in Urology EDWARD F. KILBANE, M.D. Assistant Physicians DAVENPORT WEST, M.D. HENRY C. THACHER, M.D. WILLIAM W. HERRICK, M.D. PETER IRVING, M.D. Assistant Pediatrists JOHN F. LANDON, M.D. EDWARD S. RIMER, M.D. Assistant Gynaecologists THOMAS C. PEIGHTAL, M.D. HOWARD C. TAYLOR, JR., M.D. •Members of Medical Board. CONSULTING STAFF 1928 Pediatrist ROWLAND G. FREEMAN, M.D. Surgeons ROBERT ABBE, M.D. *GEORGE E. BREWER, M.D. JOSEPH A. BLAKE, M.D. *CHARLES N. DOWD, M.D. SPECIAL CONSULTANTS Pathologists JAMES EWING, M.D. CHARLES NORRIS, M.D. Urologist J. BENTLEY SQUIER, M.D. Neurologists FREDERICK TILNEY, M.D. CHARLES A. McKENDREE, M.D. Laryngologist HAMPTON P. HOWELL, M.D. Ophthalmologists GERALD H. GROUT, M.D. JAMES W. WHITE, M.D. Oral Surgeon HENRY S. DUNNING, M.D., D.D.S. Orthopedic Surgeon BRAINERD H. WHITBECK, M.D. Transfusionist EZRA BURT SANFORD, M.D. Dermatologists A. SCHUYLER CLARK, M.D. DUDLEY D. STETSON, M.D. •Members of Medical Board. OFFICERS OF THE MEDICAL BOARD President ALBERT E. SUMNER, M.D. Vice-President JAMES I. RUSSELL, M.D. Secretary KIRBY DWIGHT, M.D. Committee of Inspection JAMES I. RUSSELL, M.D. PHILIP VAN INGEN, M.D. Committee on Examinations EVAN M. EVANS, M.D. ALBERT E. SUMNER, M. D. JAMES I. RUSSELL, M.D. ALFRED STILLMAN, M.D. PHILIP VAN INGEN, M.D. HARRIMAN RESEARCH LABORATORY Director WILLIAM GORDON LYLE, M.D. PATHOLOGICAL LABORATORY Director THOMAS S. WINSLOW, M.D. Pathologist ROLFE FLOYD, M.D. Clinical Pathologist Surgical Pathologist EVAN W. THOMAS, B.A. CHARLES W. LESTER, M.D. NORA B. EVANS, ASST. Assistant Pathologist GERALD F. MACHACEK, M.D. Bacteriologist Serologist E. MARGUERITE FLETCHER, B.A. DORIS M. HARRIS Bio-chemist P. T. OSTERBERG DEPARTMENT OF ROENTGENOLOGY Roentgenologist JOSEPH M. STEINER, M.D. Chief Technician CORNELIA B. McCOY X-Ray Technicians RITA BUXTON ANNA LOUISE KRAMER Therapy Technician Photographer IRENE MULCAHY KATHERINE VITIELLO Stenographer WINIFRED GOLLIN ANAESTHETISTS LEWIS S. BOOTH, M.D. MALCOLM T. MUNKITTRICK, M.D, PAUL M. WOOD, M.D. HOUSE OFFICERS SUPERINTENDENT GEORGE W.