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Medical Staff Letter
US AA097.S004.SS003.SS001 · Subseries · April 1953 - April 1981
Part of Mount Sinai Hospital records

One set. Issued by the Director of the Hospital to update medical staff on new policies and programs. Known as the Staff Letter from 1953-1979.

Mount Sinai Hospital (New York, N.Y.). Office of the Director
US AA097.S004.SS003.SS003 · Subseries · 1983-1995
Part of Mount Sinai Hospital records

This series documents the work of the Chief Operating Officer of The Mount Sinai Hospital from the early 1980s until 1995. Included here are records about the capital needs of the Hospital, cardiology, goals for 1990-93, interactions with government, and speeches given by Mr. Freedman.

Mount Sinai Hospital (New York, N.Y.). Office of the Director
US AA166 · Collection · 1871-1950

These files provide a very incomplete record of the activities of the Director's Office. Many important events that took place during these years are either not noted or under-represented. The establishment of the Consultation Service for patients of moderate means, the Nursing Service, the erection of the Semi-Private Pavilion in 1931 (later named the Housman Pavilion), the emergence of the Associated Hospital Service (1935, later known as Blue Cross and Blue Shield), the affiliation with the Neustadter Convalescent Home (1936), the effects of the Depression on the Hospital, and the beginnings of the Greater Mount Sinai fundraising campaign are but a few events that are underrepresented.

The obvious explanation for these gaps in the record is that the files were destroyed. Another factor, not at first apparent, is the creation of a Historian's Office and an unofficial Hospital archives during Dr. Turner's years. (See Box 2, f.8 and f.9 and the Historian's files in the Archives.) The creation of this office was very much at the instigation of Dr. Turner, and his interest in the development of the archives led him to send important memos and letters to the Historian for inclusion in the archives' files. Still, this accounts for only a small number of documents and the rest must be presumed lost.

The documentation remaining in the collection is still of much value. The files are composed of three types of records: memos to Trustees, memos to staff and physicians, and correspondence with outside persons or agencies who had written to the Director for advice or information. It is possible from these files to develop a sense of Dr. Turner as a Director: his strict adherence to the rules, his strong sense of fairness, his love of history, his admiration for Dr. Goldwater and his principals of hospital administration, and his close attention to detail. The latter also suggests a time when the institution was small enough for the Director to deal with many routine matters himself. The collection also includes some records from Dr. Turner's predecessor, Dr. S. S. Goldwater.

There are important glimpses of the role and extent of the involvement the Trustees had in the day-to-day affairs of the Hospital, the establishment of the Psychiatry Ward, and the various re-organization plans suggested for the Hospital over the years.

A special strength of this collection is the many files relating to Mount Sinai during World War II (Box 4 and Box 5). There are folders with memos regarding the running of the Hospital during the War, as well as correspondence with Dr. Herman Lande and Ruth Chamberlin, RN who headed the Mount Sinai unit, the Third General Hospital. Their letters describe Europe during the War, the work of the unit, and the Mount Sinai staff members who served. Also of note here are the Trustees' Informational Bulletins that were sent to the Trustees during 1943-45, keeping them up to date on events at Mount Sinai.

Mount Sinai Hospital (New York, N.Y.). Office of the Director
US AA167 · Collection · 1939-1974

This is an incomplete collection of records and does not portray the scope of the responsibilities encompassed by the Director's Office. Some of the reasons for this are explained above, and it seems clear that over the years many files were just discarded. Still, the limited amount here is of interest to anyone studying The Mount Sinai Hospital during these years.

The files consist of correspondence with outside agencies and memos to staff, physicians (Baehr, Baronofsky, Berson, Dameshek, Feitelberg, Gadboys, Gutman, Guttmacher, Hitzig, Hollander, and Klemperer) and Trustees (Haas and Klingenstein). The Elmhurst material relates primarily to the house staff there. The Hiroshima Maidens file contains information about this project from 1955-56, including clippings and letters. The Real Estate Investment files include the contents of a binder with pages devoted to each property held by The Mount Sinai Hospital around the New York City area, including many with photographs and descriptions of the neighborhoods. Perhaps the most important event during Dr. Steinberg's tenure as Director was the establishment of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. The files relating to this were given to the President/Dean's Office (George James) once it was set up. This material was later sent to the Archives as a block and is now the collection Mount Sinai School of Medicine Early Papers.

In 2018, the Archives acquired additional material and created a series for Artifacts. This includes a gold-tone medal encased in Lucite that was given to Dr. Steinberg on Dedication Day of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, October 20, 1968. There is also a framed collage relating to Dr. Steinberg's role in the creation of Medicare. It includes a telegram from the White House stating, "The President has asked me to invite you to witness the signing of the historical Medicare bill tomorrow, Friday, July 30." There is also a letter dated August 3, 1965 from Lawrence O'Brien at the White House noting an enclosed pen that had been used to sign H. R. 6675, the Medicare Bill. All three items are mounted inside a framed case.

Steinberg, Martin R.
US AA169 · Collection · 1961-1977

The files consist primarily of memos and correspondence with staff and Trustees and include remarks by Dr. Pomrinse, plans for the new Annenberg Building, information on Dr. Pomrinse's role as the first Edmond A. Guggenheim Professor of Administrative Medicine at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Files 2, 5, and 10 provide insights into labor relations and strikes during Dr. Pomrinse's tenure as Director. This is an incomplete collection of records and does not portray the scope of the responsibilities encompassed by the Director's Office.

Mount Sinai Hospital (New York, N.Y.). Office of the Director
US AA171 · Collection · 1975-1982

This collection is primarily composed of memos and correspondence between Samuel Davis and Mount Sinai leadership and staff, as well as minutes and reports. The files document strategic planning at Mount Sinai (Folders 6 and 8) and the 1978 Trustees Conference. The records provide significant insight into labor relations and employee strikes during the 1970s. This collection includes materials on the work of Mount Sinai committees, the Ambulatory Care Committee (Folder 1) and the Ad Hoc Committee on Clinical Practice (Folder 3). This is an incomplete collection of records and does not portray the full scope of the responsibilities encompassed by the Director's Office. In 1981, Samuel Davis' title changed from Director of the Mount Sinai Hospital (1975-1981) to President of the Mount Sinai Hospital, a role he held until 1984. This change is documented in Folder 2, Asnes Committee Report.

Mount Sinai Hospital (New York, N.Y.). Office of the Director