New-York tribune., 1908-01-27
MOUNT SINAPS RECORD.
HOSPITALS WORK IN 1907.
Gift of $50 900 to Endorment Fund
from 4doIph Le1CisOhn.

The annual meeting of the board Of directors
and members of the Mount Sinai Hospital was held
yesterday morning at the hospital. The day was
also the occasion of the first public view Of the
Isaac WaIlach memorial bust, dedicated by the
hospital recognition of Mr. Wallachs services to
the institution.
Isaac Stern president of the hospital, presided at
the meeting, which well attended. and sub
mitted his yearly report, which told in detail the
work accomplished in 1901.
A gift of $4,000 by Adoph Lewisohn TO the en-
dowment fund announced. Other gifts of $1s-
392 IL to the fund were also received last year
Other contributions mentioned s14 600 for beds
and hundred shares of Central Leather Company
preferred stock the fellowship fund of the col
lege, which is under the direction of the hospital
Among the plans for this year is one which pro-
vides for continuance of the fight against tubercu-
losis
year ended November 80, 1907, was 9,s7s There
admitted 6,173 Of this number 4054 were
discharged we'll 1.0s7 relieved. and 40I were
unrelieved, In addition the hospital staff treated
1.727 accident Seventy per cent of all pa
tentS treated without cost.
The records of the dispensary show fIs29 con-
sultations and 1885 prescriptions. The expendi-
lures for the year amounted to SsS,o57 4S, about
So 900 than the income for the support of the
hospital from all sources which was S35l.SZt ls
While it is noted by the statistics that the mum
ber of cases treated during the year shows small
decrease from 1906 this, it is explained, IS due 10
the renovation of the wards and the closing OF ecn
for some time In the private pavilion, on the
other hand, there were treated 149 more patients
than in 1906. 796 in all The death rate at
the hospital exclusive of those precarous cases
where death ensued within twelve twenty-four or
fory-eight hours after admission, was IA per cent
Mr.. Stern discusses in his report the work of the
different departments, including the pathological
department. of which he says, in part
This important branch of the hospital continue.
in charge of the same able and efficient pathologtst
nd Mt thOlOgiSt
fifteen assistants The scope of TINS departme1r II
nary routine examina tons for the entire hospital
made heretofore but active research worh 6 Is
continually done in the higher problems Oh hioueih
medicine. .a.;
Ions and experiments are OF the HignesI H1pU aona
in modern hospital WORK. tor Ut IL - 10 mo- No. dis
ease but also to further the cause of science o.
discoveries for the general oe1te6 o,9 Of mao 70
scientific medical literature have also emanateq @
scientific work have been made before neoleai So-
All the m members of the house staff receive prac.
ticaI instructions in chemical analysis and micro
scopy from the staff of this department.
Mr. Stern also expresses the qualification OF the
Mount Sinai directors over the action OF the hoaiu
of Estimate and -Apportionment in increasing the
citvs allowance for indigcnt patients treated IN
private hospitals from 20 cents TO 81 day 1or ed
medical case and from 80 cents to 81 10 lot surei
cal cases. This increased allowance, says the pres
ident's report is only about one-haf OF the actual
cosr Of the maintenance of patient in the public
hospitals, which ranges from 81 % to j. 81 d Gay
He also raid this tribute to the memory of Isaac
Walach whose bust stands on the first landing OF
the main stairway of the hospital;
II * with emotions of deep regret and genuine
sorrow that We contemplate the great loss WhlCn
this society has suffered through the death OF our
beloved director and cX-preSident Isaac NaHdch
who died March u last -.
connected with this institution as director, as
vice-president, and for many years as It's presi-
dent 49,, ,oos;-,.,
During all this time he one OF the leading
spirits in the Development and upbu'ding OF MOUNT
Sinai Hospital to its present POSITION ana use use a.
ness and thr history Of his life and services Is
ir+rruover with th,, history Of this institution
No words of mine. eulogy, he II ever so elo-
qrent can do Justice to him. VINO gave So n1uCh
Of his time his energy. well as OF his means
for the development Of this hospital
His rare qualities leader. his 1udsinent o
men his genial spirit, his intimate kno" cage oI
the oeads and reCilirerentS this institution ano
his constant devotion to the interests OF mourn
Sinai Hospital. can be fully appreciated only y!
floea who verc closely associated with nm IN
this work Of love and duty