The sun., 1896-07-28
WoMEx coNDUcr 4 HOSPITAL.
Started by n Woman and the Chief Men,
b-rs of the STAFF of that Sex.
From II. Pittsburgh Dispatch.


| From the Pittsburgh Dispatch.
| The city OF Buffalo contains what is perhaps
the most interesting hospital in the New World
that is, from woman's standpoint. 1t is moi
! that 1t Is famed for brilliant and phenomena
| operations. neither for magniicence of appoint
ments, but II possesses the unique distinction OF
being the only hospital in America which is
| owned and managed solely by a woman, and In
which the chief members Of the staff are of the
so-called weaker sex. But even in the masculine
mind the force Of this claim is not unappreciated
for. while man may outwardly affect to smile at
woman's achievements, it is not open to dou bt
that he really admircs a woman who without
forfeit!ng her womaniiness. has struck off her
shackles and stands the peer OF the erstwhile
lord OF creation. And that is exactly what
Lillian Craig Randall, NJ D.. of Buffalo has
done.
Perhaps DR.. Randall and her feminine colab-
orators who have made this hospital q success
will ultimately receive the fame and praise so
long deserved but she finds her chief reward
in the grateful glance OF the patient whose fate
she has held in the balance. and whom she has
saved by her skill In welding the keen-ed ged
scalpel from a life OF pain. perhaps from death.
Slf. Rhndal. Is possessed OF a great tirmness
and decision OF character. together with a gen
t!e ana most womanly heart. The Riverside
iusp!tal l. entirely her own venture and by its
success from year TO year she is building an
everlasting monument to the honor OF woman.
Dr: Rand1i! and Dr. Mary, T, Green. both
practising physicians in Buffalo. decided during
the year ls"! to open a hospital for women
beileving that woman as resident physician
OF such an Institution could help to obviate
many OF the distressing features connected
with surgers where sensitive women are pa
tents: and Furthermore they knew that ex-
perience in gynecolog.c cal surgery could only be
secured lor women physicians in their city by
Three rooms were secured as temporary QUAR-
ters at 2;oO2 Niagara street; these rooms were
pro',osa with three iron beds and one cot bed
wpre he hey ,r,,s, I,
December Of the same year there were four pa
tiehts cared tor. ana as the space permitted but
enlarge the facilities. A house on the banks OF
the NiaGara River was secured aud eight bed
e "5 'asSS: sseted aPRRenSts
hospital was chosen. A stan OF physicians
Sreen aS house physicians. Dr. NJ a.
! y, roEeu as visiting gyneco!osist, DR.. J.
for diseases Of children. Wien the work was
well started these doctors called personally upon
an physicians OF both sexes in the vicinity in
order TO explain the work and ask for support
ana cooperation. In every caee thev were re-
ce.ved with the greatest cou7tesv. although oc-
casionn!ly barely percepttble twinkle In the
p Pre- essicnal eye was jus, enough TO remind one
OF he pioneer work done by Dir. Emily BLACK |
well in the dark days q masculine increduIity. |
when she started the New York Intrmarv for |
w omen and Children.
As soon as it was made clear that the enter
pF!sc WAS "a no way an aggressive attempt on |
me part OF women To usurp the place and work |
sister women were so often the sufferers the
new enterprise received the hearty good will
ihl cooperation Of all IL has in consequences
1ad M steady growth, and mas been from the very
irst entirely self-supporting
soon after the removal 10 Niagara street. DR..
Ireen Grew her Interest from Riverside and re-
moved to PIKE. y. Y. An addition was then
mace 70 the stan by securing the services OF
". Johh I, thompson and DR.. Julius IL Potter
n general medicine; and the advi.abiiity OF ac.
,tpuhg mae patients Was considered. 1t was
iMnatly M decided 10 enlarge the facilities with this
'nd in view; and with the FIRST male patient a res
q GENT male medical student WAS engaged instead
u the ordinary hospital orderly" A training |
chool Tor nurses was also organized
IN 1879 the hospital was removed to its pres-
MT home. 321 Breckcnridg ge street II wifi he
"! known rs Riverside Hospital however
iirrteeh patients can now be accommodated
! ne huinoer OF operative cases have been
nany. and out of 100 only one a case brought
Tas lost. ESNt''''