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Excerpt from By-Laws and Rules of the Roosevelt Hospital: Including the Rules of the Training School for Nurses Amended October, 1909
Occupies the block of ground between s8th and 59th Streets and 9th and 10th Avenues, and has erected thereon suitable buildings, which furnish accommodations for about two hundred and thirtyseven patients. It was opened for the treatment of medical and surgical patients November 2, 1871. The Ambulance Service, which was established in 1878, was 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 Gynaecological service, was Opened in 1890. The Wm. J. Syms Memorial Operating Theatre was erected in 1892, and the Private Patients' Pavilion in 1896. The Training School for Nurses was organized in 1896. The Accident Building was erected in 1898, providing in the first story for treatment Of emergency and accident cases, and in the second story a Medical Ward (opened in February, to be known as the Catherine A. Bliss Ward for Sick Children, the beds in which (12) were endowed by Miss Catherine A. Bliss. The power plant was erected and equipped in 1903 by Mrs. George Theodore Bliss in memory of her husband. A new up-to-date laundry and kitchen, a new executive Office, a recreation room for the staff, a new carpenter shop and extensive fresh air balconies have since been constructed and equipped by friends Of the Hospital. The Pathological Service was reorganized in 1909 and a new build - ing, fully equipped, was provided for its accommodation.
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