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Celebrates the medical achievements and pays homage to the history of New York's mount Sinai Hospital system
On January 15, 1852, nine men representing various Hebrew charitable organizations came together to establish the Jews' Hospital in New York with a vision of offering free medical care to the indigent Hebrews in the City who were unable to provide for themselves during their illness. This was the beginning of The Mount Sinai Hospital.
Now, a century and a half later, This House of Noble Deeds celebrates the scientific and medical achievements of The Mount Sinai Hospital. From its original 45-bed building, the Mount Sinai Medical Center has developed into a state-of-the-art facility comprising a 1200-bed hospital, a major medical school, and a research enterprise with a faculty of almost 3000.
Arthur H. Aufses, Jr. and Barbara J. Niss have identified and documented the most important scientific contributions of Mount Sinai over the past 150 years. They present histories of each major department and division, rich with anecdotes, biographical sketches, and photographs. In addition, they share the fascinating story of the hospital's creation and development, a story that ultimately transcends the parameters of the hospital itself and speaks to the broader matter of Jewish and medical history in New York.
Contents
Part 1 The First Departments: Medicine and SurgeryThe Department of Medicine1 The Leadership of the Department of Medicine 2 Division of Cardiology3 Division of Clinical Immunology4 Division of Endocrinology5 Division of Gastroenterology 6 Divisions of Hematology and Thrombosis Research: The Blood Bank7 Division of Infectious Diseases8 Division of Liver Diseases9 Department and Division of Neoplastic Diseases10 Division of Nephrology11 Division of Pulmonary Medicine12 Division of RheumatologyThe Department of Surgery13 Department of SurgeryPart II The Later Departments14 Department of Anesthesiology15 Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery16 Department of Dentistry17 Department of Dermatology18 Department of Emergency Medicine19 Department of Geriatrics and Adult Development20 Department of Neurology21 Department of Neurosurgery22 Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences23 Department of Ophthalmology24 Department of Orthopaedics25 Department of Otolaryngology26 Department of Pathology27 Department of Pediatrics28 Department of Physics29 Department of Psychiatry30 Department of Radiation Oncology31 Department of Radiology32 Department of Rehabilitation Medicine33 Department of Urology34 Laboratory Departments
