New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-30
WORK or UT. SINAI HOSPITAL.
IT'S PRESIDENT DEFENDS THE PURCHASE
OF A FIFTU-AVE SITE.

IT'S PRESIDENT DEFENDS TIE PIh'hAor
OF FIFTTI-AvE. SITE.
The annual meeting and election OF officers OF the
Nj Sinai Hospita, held yesterday IN the
Dispensary building In East Sxty-seVehth-s.
There was large attendance OF patrons ana
friends % the Institution All the officers OF last
year we're reelected as follows. Isaac Walihcn'
president: Isaac Stern yice-president' r. Asel
treasurer: Louis NJ Josephthsl secretary directors
for four years Edward Oppenhemer. Joseph rox'
Joseph r. Culman. Adolph Lewisohn sno Emu o.
Levi: for TWO years Isaac y. Heidelberg Ar'
Lewis name is the only change In the directorate
lie takes the place OF Walter H. Schiller resigned.
The annual report OF the president was read ana
a resolution OF appreciation and THANKS 70 the ~
r.c,orafe proposed by Isldor Siraus and seconded
by Jacob II schn Edward Lauterbach and Eman'
uel Lehman was unanimously adopted
In his report President Wallach spoke OF the pro-
iected new hospital and said that more than s"o'-
oo had been given toward It's erection. Mr.. s,raus
said he noticed by the list that the subscriptions
came from only four hundred persons and tna' as
so satisfactory a result bad been obtained from
mere scratching o, the surface. there was no
doubt that all the money required "ould DE ioo"'
when the fifty thouss nd Jewish families OF New
York were canvassed. He mplored the directors
no, tn exceed the money they obtained. and to limit
their expendl,ures 10 the cash on hand. sc as 10
open the new building without debt or mortgage
obligation.
The report OF the treasurer In the secuoh oe'oeeo
10 the hospital statistics showed that during the
wear ending November. 1895. the entire numoer Oh
applicants was 5.5i7. OF these 2'l0 were admi''ed
a. free patients and 5GG as pay patients Bs4 were
admitted hut failed to appear when so infornieo'
a,3 v.ro referred 20 the Nj. Sinai Dispensary; -'S
uere refused for want OF room and 36l referred 70
other institutions. or those during me year
I aao uar. discharged cured. 632 discharged
as improved 49, discharged as not improved,
transferred TO other institutions. and 40 dieu Inc
nerc.ntage OF patients treated gratuitousy was
81 "a The total expenses OF the horpital ana o's.
pensary during the year were sl2iSSs % me to'a'
receipts were si22 902 "a including s9i3o "a from
tbs civ $500 from the theatre-lcense fund, ana
81 IT, 40 from the Hospital Saturday and sunday
Association showing a deficit ~ 1886 So
Referring TO the hospital 70 be ouiit OF inc
thirty lots bounded by one hundredth ahu Ose
hundred and first SITS and Madison ana ttn a.esy
acquired by the hospital last April a, . -, -.
about 1887 900 the presidents report satu' IT,
selected il more expensive than one located N d
more eastern part Of the city that the ~
siies found that available land as iar east as 81
ave could not be purchased az so 10" ~,
that which have acquired for the new hosp tteh
The,e were few vacant blocks 10 be mao Whlci
neae ,,,a HE FOR our purpose and II deemed
iudicous TO secure the lot purchased ~ttous in
'Our hospital should not be situaten OH Lie rhs,
nv aver near the vated or surface cars ln'
noise from these would be disturDihe anu o. an,,
times In furious 10 the patients IL snouo iot mar
reasons be located within central radius anu "a
convenience of the medical gentlemen co. -, ID
with our Institution is also consideration VI INV
importance.