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.
Lynn, Stephan G.Elements area
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Code
D006748
Scope note(s)
- Major administrative divisions of the hospital.
Source note(s)
- Medical Subject Headings
Display note(s)
Hierarchical terms
Hospital Departments
Hospital Departments
- NT Admitting Department, Hospital
- NT Cardiology Service, Hospital
- NT Emergency Service, Hospital
- NT Food Service, Hospital
- NT Housekeeping, Hospital
- NT Maintenance and Engineering, Hospital
- NT Nursing Service, Hospital
- NT Occupational Therapy Department, Hospital
- NT Pathology Department, Hospital
- NT Personnel Administration, Hospital
- NT Purchasing, Hospital
Equivalent terms
Hospital Departments
- UF Departments, Hospital