The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-06-12
sPEolAL NOTICES.
p A N A p p E A
IN BEHALF OF A HOSPITAL
UNIVERSITY OF Pennsylvania.

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The undersigned, friends OF the University OF
Pennsylvania, would earnestly invite the attention
Of the public to the following appeal In behalf OF
Hospital to be connected with that institution.
Those who are most interested in the Medical
School OF the University, and best qualified to Judge
have no doubt of the necessity of the measure pro-
posed and of its great Importance not only to the
advancement of medical education, but to the chari
table and commercial interests OF the whole CON-
munity
They are convinced OF the need Of adopting, to its
fullest extent, the practice OF the best European
schools In uniting daily hospital tuition with that OF
the ecture-rooms, laborat oTes and museums, as an
integral feature Of the regular medical courses and
they believe that the necessity for this union now
so generally and strongly felt that no school can re-
fuse to heed the demand.
The Faculty OF the University is well known to
have uniformly insisted the largest practicable
amount OF bedside study of medcal and surgical
diseases. The teaching OF the city hosptas-in
which its members have always more or less particle
pated-bas been faithfully supplemented by the
demonstrations OF the Universary Dispensary and
In1rmary, under their immediate control. But,
Notwithstanding this constant association Of their
courses with a public hospital service, experience
has shown the necessity Of hospital under the
direction Of the school, addition to its other
resources.
Further, we have no hesitation in asserting that,
as an object OF charity, no less than one of educa-
favorable consideration Of feow-citzens.
Although the number Of sufferers from accident and
disease Is constantly increasing Ia our enormous
working population, there Is no corresponding
growth in the provision for the medical and surgical
aid to which these indispensable members of our
community are entitled. The need OF further hospi-
tai accommodation is shown by the numerous appli-
cations rejected at our hospitals from day to day.
At the University alone, over three thousand per-
sons have applied for relief in the past year, many
OF whom could only be properly treated in the wards
of hospital The number of hospital beds now
available In Philadelphia is well known to be too
small in proportion to our population, and is very
strikingly so when comparison Is instituted with
the large cities Of Europe.
While 1t must be conceded that increased hospital
accommodation is needed in Philadelphia, it is no
less clearly established that such increase should be
secured, not so much by the enlargement of those
already existing, by The erection OF new hospitals
OF moderate sze and situated In the most favorable
hygenic localities In this view, the position selected
for the University hospital Is particularly favorable,
while, at the same time 1t possesses the advantage
OF being in the vicinity Of the ternini OF the great
railroads of our State.
The proposed undertaking is also justified by the
| important material interests involved since,
by favoring the concourse OF students, large
sum OF money is annually brought TO aud expended
in this CITY. Thus ia the last sixty years, not less
than twenty millions of dollars have been actually
expended in Philadelphia by the medical students
OF the University alone, not to estimate the very
large amounts which have been continually flowing
10 our city as consequence Of the intimate assO
Citations which they formed.
The trustees OF the University have accordingly
decided to devote portion of their property in Wes
Philadelphia large enough for the erection OF an ap
proprate edi6ce, with sufficient space around it fo
| gested plan thereof being shown by the following
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