An essay on the establishment of Beth Israel Hospital, including funding and construction. Also includes photographs of a private room and the X-Ray department at the Jefferson and Cherry Street location.

Labelled EDITED MASTER

In an interview with cardiologist Edward Dwyer, MD, he describes his attraction to medicine as a youngster after listening to a weekly science program on the radio; his decision to attend Columbia University on a baseball scholarship, and staying at Colombia for medical school (College of Physicians and Surgeons class of ’57); changes in science and medical practice between the 1950s and 1960s, and the merger between Roosevelt and St. Luke’s Hospitals in 1979, as well as other details of his medical career and life.

In this interview, Dr. Glenn mentions his upbringing in Kentucky and being a southerner in a northern city, and family background and education, and work in former positions. He delves into the his interview process for the job of President of the Medical Center and Acting Dean of the School of Medicine; his impressions of the Medical Center; what stands out positively and what needs to be improved in the physical plant, going into the building project he is undertaking for the Hospital, the staffing, the departments, the research specialties and the students. The topic of women in medicine and particularly surgery is touched on, as is his personal specialty urology.

Dr. Turner, former Director of Mount Sinai Hospital, mentions his early years of school and medical training, his experiences in the Army and how he came to work at Mount Sinai Hospital. He describes his working relationships with Dr. Goldwater and Mr. Blumenthal, mentioning facts of their work habits and personalities; he also comments on the same for A.A. Berg, A.V. Moschcowitz, Eli Moschcowitz, and Edwin Beer. He makes interesting observations on levels of service for private, semi-private and wards, and for the working situations of non-medical staff in the early to mid-20th century. The interview concludes with a discussion about his hobbies, particularly photography.

Dr. Stephan Lynn was founding Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at the former Roosevelt Hospital (now Mount Sinai West) and in this engaging interview relates information about his youth and medical training, how he came to the Hospital, and how the Department of Emergency Medicine was established. He provides an "insider's view" of life in a hospital, and an overview of the development of emergency medicine as a field. He also relates many of the events which took place, most significantly, the hours after John Lennon's death at Roosevelt Hospital and the following media events.