Western Dispensary for Women and Children
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The Western Dispensary for Women and Children, now defunct, was a Manhattan hospital incorporated in March 1869, located at 218 Ninth Avenue.[1][3][4] Unlike the government-funded Northwestern Dispensary,[5][6][7] this hospital had trouble meeting their financial obligations.[8][9] Abraham Jacobi, a co-founder of the hospital,[3] is regarded as the Father of American Pediatrics.[10]
Controversy
[edit]A portion of a large sum left by "an eccentric old maid" was directed by her will to Western Dispensary for Women and Children[11] and several other institutions,[12][13] Some of her nieces and nephews contested the will. When Surrogate Court held hearings,[13] there was "a large attendance" of "the various charitable institutions which are beneficiaries."[14]
Notable people
[edit]- Mary A. Brinkman, homeopathic physician appointed to the hospital
- Anna Lukens, attending physician of the hospital
- Samuel Baldwin Ward, surgeon at the hospital
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Hardy, John, ed. (1870). Manual of the Corporation of the City of New York. New York City: Common Council. pp. 373–74.
- ^ Compare Sheet 9 from: Plan of New York City, from the Battery to Spuyten Duyvil Creek. (New York: Mathew Dripps, 1867) with Plate 11 from: Robinson, E. & Pidgeon, R. H. Robinson's Atlas of the City of New York. (New York: E. Robinson, 1885).
- ^ a b
Alexandra Minna Stern (2002). Formative Years: Children's Health in the United States, 1880-2000 (Conversations In Medicine And Society). ISBN 978-0-4720-2503-9.
with Jacobi, one of the founders of the Western Dispensary for Women and Children in March 1869
- ^ "Western Dispensary for Women and Children. (Incorporated April 19, 1869). No. 218 Ninth Avenue". Museum of the City of New York (MCNY).
- ^
"City Government.; Board Of Aldermen. Relief For The Elm-Street Sufferers--Proposed Reward For The Detection Of The Murderer Of Tuers--Donations To Churches--A Sudden Adjournment. The Board Of Councilmen. Widening And Extending Streets--Condition Of The Sinking Fund--Security For Residents In Tenement Houses". The New York Times. February 14, 1860.
A petition from the managers of the Northwestern Dispensary for a donation of ... was received and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- ^ "General City News: A Case of medical Negligence". The New York Times. March 1, 1863.
- ^
"Board of Councilmen.; Tents to be allowed in the park; the $25 city bounty". The New York Times. July 22, 1862.
the sum of ... to the Northwestern Dispensary
- ^ regarding an attending physician, Anna Lukens: at some portions of the time paid the rent for this dispensary out of her own pocket in order to keep up the work.
- ^ "Anna Mary Reeder Lukens (1844-1939)".
- ^ "Jacobi Medical Center". City of New York. Archived from the original on April 18, 2006. Retrieved April 6, 2006.
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"BURR, Sarah - Will 1882". The New York Times. March 15, 1882.
..., Western Dispensary for women and Children, each $"
- ^ "The Burr Case: Why the Witnesses Thought the Rich Old Maid Irrational". The New York Times. November 28, 1882.
- ^ a b "Miss Sarah Burr's Will, Most Bequests made to Charitable Institutions". The New York Times. March 15, 1882.
- ^ "Miss Sarah Burr's Life". The New York Times. November 29, 1882.
External links
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