shopping before the beginning of this century a small group of jewish leaders in the west headed by rabbi william athlete men of denver had a vision of a great human said they dreamed of the time when helpless men women and little children stricken love with their beckon love that would have a haven to which they could turn in their suffering operated on highest scientific standards and animated by the warmth of human sympathy and understanding which in the true spirit of jewish polacca faith work would welcome the pull and the s of all faith from this vision came the national jewish hospital at denpasar open in december eight hundred ninety nine through the sponsorship of the  want to show you this famous institution which for almost half century has been writing a glorious chapter in the history of jewish and humanitarian chief in america situated in the sun by the city of denver one mile above sea level at the foot of the rocky mountain the hospital embraces sixteen buildings occupying fifteen acres of dollars a day building on beautiful trees and shrubbery in the patients a background of quietness and peace which is essential in their search for a new health and strength they come from crowded cities from world hamlet from homes on which disease and poverty have laid have a hand here they find peace of mind and serenity of so many will stay for seven years when no time limit is imposed on the length of residence of patients and they remain in the one thousand patients are treated annually in the hospital and it's planning patients of all ages suffering from all types of the burka losses are admitted most the many young men and women standing at the very threshold of life for this dread disease every state in the union is represented among the twenty five thousand men women and children will end at this american medical a south american society for the advancement of science american hospital association the national in colorado almost every day in the year and this spacious work is an important asset in the treatment of certain types of tuberculosis meanwhile care for recreation rooms they did convalescent patients when long the road to hel den patients that take advantage of the hospital educational facilities many of whom have been confined to bed for several years are now able to go to the main dining room to enjoy the hospital's carefully planned and well cup meals to the hospital dietary a strict a culture in spite of the fact that no patient pays every patient is treated as an honored gues are unable to go to the main dining room from six paschal diet kitchen the vocational therapy and rehabilitation department pairs the patients the type of economic life they woman was invalid and now through instruction in braille which yours has received at the hospital she is able to read and write many patients need primary instruction in english others take advantage of the residence in the hospital to buy their education of god classes are well attended to the children service of the national jewish hospital thousands of the burglar's children have been given the opportunity for the help they could otherwise not have these little ones suffering from childhood tuberculosis spend most of the day out of doors snow has no terrors for them and the stimulating mountain air of colorado is a tonic which they need for their and people abundance comprise the menu throughout the house but this cherry dining room is the scene of many children part of little bodies mouth to tuberculosis are made straight through the scientific and loving care of the hospital the son is an important as that same individualized service given the adult patient is available to the children the children lose now time from their studies while getting help yet today these little ones were grabbed by disease and despair today to the national george hospital they look forward to a happy healthy future the hospital except patients and on stage as well as for service to the patients the national jewish hospital has won international recognition its research department under the direction of dr h j capa has been awarded honors and medals from the american association for the advancement of science the national tuberculosis association the american medical association and similar scientific body activity of this department is the development of  and its work is recognized as one of the major forces in the battle against the disease the research department has one particular recognition for the development of a process which tobacco but still i will grow on an ordinary potato expense to give the patient just what the doctor order milk and cream of the highest part of our principal item in the diet it will interest you to know that the hospitals spend almost one thousand dollars a month to provide m and fruit all are readily available eighteen hundred dozen eggs and seventy five hundred are injured are used each month a national board of one hundred plus the administers the hospital to mr stanley or shaper the executive secretary their annual budget is three hundred fifty thousand dollars a year and strong i saw that young people at the national jewish hospital i was proud to be associated with this cause when i saw what it did for th