Contains booklet on Mount Sinai Hospital's Consultation Service for People of Moderate Means, reprints of George Baehr's paper "A Consultation Service Limited to Patients of Low Income," and a memo regarding facilities for the Consultation Service.
Memos related to the Department of Medicine, including staff organization, oxygen therapy, x-ray examinations, and use of penicillin. Significant memos address Dr. Richard Lewisohn's clinical trial use of folic acid to treat cancer patients, and experimental treatment of cancer patients including Babe Ruth. Significant memos address the use of the artificial kidney, including demonstration, costs, procedures, and publicity.
Memos regarding attempts to cut costs across the Hospital, including surgical costs, laboratory costs, supply and drug costs, personnel costs, and food waste. Includes recommendations from the Medical Board's Committee on Economy.