The sun., 1916-12-17
NJ .SOON WILL HAVE
ANOTHER HOSPITAL
Work TO Start on the st. Mich
Olas, Near West 1l3th ST.,
{" Early in Year.
DIAGNOSIS 4 FEATURE
Plan Conceived by Family
Which Suffered From Faulty
Preliminary Examination.

New York is to have a new hospital,
tho Ht Nicholas. which promises to oc-
cupy d unique place. Application for a
charter, has been made to the State
Board of Charities and It Is expected
that actual worl. will begin early in the
coming year.
The hospital will occupy an attractive
si;e In Bdgecombc and ST. Nicholas ave-
nues. near West 14s;h street. The cas-.
front Will command an unobstructed
view Of Colonial Park. while the west
front viii overlook st. Nicholas avenue.
which n that nelghborhood is parked
for a considerable distance.
Tho project was conceived by MEM
bers of n New York family which has
suffered from faulty diagnoses in a
number. OF cases o. Illness. In Accord
ance with their wish a special feature
IL TO be made of the diagnosis depart
mcnt. which will be designed to give
accurate and p~ainstaking laboratory.
N-ray and other special examinations
prior to the admission Of patients.
10000 starts Fund.
vcsttgation a Few months ago were an
o'hcr factor suggesting the establish
men, Of a hospital TO be conducted on
new lines. Members OF this family,
whose lanes are withheld for the pres
cnt at their W request. donated the
site and have made the largest individ-
ual contribution. $4,000. A large part
of the necessary building fund has al
ready been subscribed. and II is hoped
that The entire amount Will be In hand
within sixty days.
The president OF the incorporating
board Of directors Is Stephen Birch. pres.
ident OF the Kennecott Copper Company.
Other Incorporating directors are Frank
L. Clark, James II. Ralph and Henry
Fletcher. together with the physicians
and surgeons in charge 4 the medical
organization. The president OF the
Washington Heights Taxpayers .Associa.
ton the vicar of the Church OF the
Iniercesslon are to DO ex-oficio mem.
bcrs. Numerous civic organizations in.
terested tn the improvement Of the
heights section and a number of clergy.
men are active In promoting the project,
The medical division will be under the
Immediate direction OF Or. Harlow
brooks. professor or medicine In the
University ana Bellevue Hospital Medi'
cai college,. visiting physician to thu
Cay Hospital and TO the Montefior'
i,omc and Lieutenant-Colonel In charge
OF the medical department OF the Ma
tional Guard OF New York.
Ssssss" u" snaeSe'
DR.. Seth NJ. Mlllixen and DIR. John ]
Moorhead will be In charge Of the medi
cal branch. DR.. MIlliken is secretary o.
the surgical section OF the Academy o
Medicine, visiting surgeon to L.lncolr
Hospital and adjunct assistant yisitin,
surgeon 10 Bellevue Hospital. DIR. Moor
head is adjunct professor Of surgery a,
the Post Graduate Hospital and visi,ins
surgeon 10 the Harlem and Park hos,
pitals.
The diagnosis department will be di,
rected by a paid physician. who will de
vote his entire time to that work. TIL,
physician selected for this work is nov
engaged In such duties in the MAY,
clinic in Rochester. MINI. Every patien
in his or any other department of tn,
81. Nicholas Hospital will receive a ser
vice catd' emitting him to n free medica
examination twice n year or oftener