New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-28
HEAD OF BELLEVUE.
Il Woman in Charge of Hospital for
First Time an It's History.

To be superintendent OF Bellevue Hospital, which,
with Its allied institutions. the Gouverreur. EIar
lem and Fordham hospitals probably receives and
discharges patients than any other hospital
in the world. 10 the unnitated to be
small matter, and the recent appointment Of
woman 10 fill that position temporarily, Is
likely TO be regarded n notable honor for tho
progressive sen for never before in tho history Of
Bellevue has il had n feminine head. But the
new acting superintendent, Miss Jane Delan",
makes light Of the honor that has been conferred
upon her. and says It sounds much bigger than
It Is
"A well regulated hospital runs itself" she said
10 a Tribune reporter yesterday, and 1t is only
occasionally that the superintendent has 10 he re-
ferred to. OF course, gratifed by the appoint
ment. but l can't Why the public should at
tach much Importance to il. A. superinte nde1t
Of the two training schools I have the internal
management Of the institution anyway, SO that
the work Of the superintendent IS to a great eN-
tent along the line of my regular work
No IT is not an unusual position for woman
hold. 1t is innovation at Bellevue, 1t is true.
ana | have never heard before of n woman being
superintendent In such large hospital as Belle
vue, but have myself been superintendent Of two
other hospitals. and have acted assistant to a
woman superintendent Tho really unique feature
the case is that l superintendent both of the
hospital and OF the two training schools at the
time"
Since Saturday Miss Delaro has been taking the
place of the acting superintendent. \. j Richard.
who has been obliged to take vacation to re
cIperate from the effects OF overV DIRK attendant
upon the SIocurn disaster On his departure Miss
Delano received p note from Dr.. Brennan asking
her to take the helm and TO be ready 10 DO so
whenever any such iuterrcgnum should occur
again The work entaied is that of the general
administration Of tine institution distinguished
from the medical management
Miss Delaro is Of the foremost members
of her profession. and in spite Of her onerous hos
pital duties finds time take active part in
the work of the various organizations connected
with her profession. She is chairman of the
legislative committee of the State Nurses Assoca-
ton the organization which secured the enact
Of the law requiring the registration of
Miss Deano was born Montour Falls, y. Y,
and was graduated from the Bellevue Training
School for Nurses in 1856. Her first case after
graduation Ahram S. Hewitt. then Mayor of
New-York, and a couple OF years after she went TO
Jacksonville. Fla. to take charge of the yellow
fever hospital A year later she went to Bisbee
Arz.. to take charge of the Copper Queen Min
Philadelphia assistant superintendent of the
Training School and Hospital of the University OF
Pennsylvania. She left there after six years to
take a in the Buffalo Medical Training
School and then went TO Randalls Island for
couple OF years For the last three years she has
been superintendent Of the Bellevue Training Schoo!
for Nurses.