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The analysis of hospital services consists of numbers for and causes of patients discharged, infections, deaths, autopsies, causes of death, and patients not improved. These loose papers are divided into folders by years covered.

Annual notes of number of free and paid patients seen by individual Jewish Hospital physicians.

The first Jewish Hospital building, located at 5815 Delmar Boulevard, had a hollow cornerstone, laid on May 16, 1901. (The building was completed exactly a year later.) The building was razed in 1958 to make way for the St. Louis Masonic Home (now itself demolished). The administration of the Masonic Home presented the items in this series to the Hospital at that time. Also included is a file containing newspaper clippings of articles on the laying of the cornerstone of the Forest Park Pavilion in1972. Accession 1990-035.

In 1962, there was an outbreak of infectious hepatitis among Jewish Hospital staff members. This sub-series includes both internal and external publications on the epidemic, as well as administrative documents related to the hospital’s handling of the outbreak and its efforts to discover the cause of the outbreak. The loose papers of this sub-series are contained within two folders.

The April 28, 1913 meeting of the Medical Staff includes updated rules and regulations from the Board of Trustees, which note, “The Medical Staff shall be composed of the following: Surgeon-in-Chief, Physician-in-Chief, Surgeon, Physician, Obstetrician, Pediatrician, Ophthalmologist, Laryngologist, Otologist, Orthopedist, Neurologist, Dermatologist, Gynecologist, and such associates, alternate associates and assistant in the various departments as may be appointed by the Board of Directors.” As of the November 1, 1965 meeting, the organization became known as the Medical Staff Association. The general contents of the meeting minutes are noted in the individual box notes. Correspondence of the association is included in sub-series 2. The Efficiency Committee, composed of members of the medical staff and the Board, was a short-lived body charged with formulating suggestions for improvements in hospital functions of various kinds. The Medical Staff Council was formed in 1965 as a subcommittee of the Medical Staff Association. Then President of the Medical Staff Association, Dr. Carl Heifetz, envisioned the Council as a body where any subject, “pertaining to the hospital and having effect on patient care and on the staff itself is appropriate subject for discussion...." The Staff Council should be a body to galvanize and make effective Medical Staff opinion.” Problems discussed could then be presented to Medical Executive Committees or to the Board of Trustees by the President of the Medical Staff.

The correspondence and related materials in this series seem mainly to have been generated or collected by Dr. Morris Alex, though this is not confirmed. Though only one set of correspondence was specifically labeled as belonging to Dr. Alex, a majority of the correspondence in this series is by or to Dr. Alex, and related to the Medical Staff Association. Materials included with the correspondence are noted on a folder level. In addition to correspondence and related materials of Dr. Alex in relation to the Medical Staff Association for the years 1953-1996, the papers of various committees and task forces are included in this sub-series, including that of the Ad Hoc Committee, the Bridge Location Task Force, the Building Advisory Committee, the Long Term Planning Committee, the Nursing Advisory Committee, the Committee of Nursing and Patient Care, and the Professional Activity Study. Also included are Medical Staff Association regulatory documents and correspondence of Norman Ogel for the years 1961-1965. If relevant, papers belonging to the various committees included in this series have been added to the existing collection. Dr. Alex was a cardiologist and president of the St. Louis Area Heart Association. He also served in multiple capacities, including as a Washington University School of Medicine instructor, and Barnes Hospital coronary disease consultant, home care director of St. Louis City Hospital, and a as a member of the Jewish Hospital Department of Medicine.

The body that produced these minutes was originally designated the Committee on Conference and Medical Matters, and was charged with directing "all medical matters affecting the interests of the Hospital."  Appointments to the ward service were a one significant responsibility.  The early part of the series contains medical staff rosters as well as minutes.  The name was changed to Joint Conference Committee beginning 7 June 1956.  The minutes for the meeting of 27 October 1957 state:  "The duties of the Committee are to examine and make recommendations to the Board of Directors on medico-administrative matters pertaining to the Hospital and its Medical Staff." The majority of the sub-series are three bound volumes of meeting minutes for the committee. Accession 1990-035.

According to the By-Laws of the Jewish Hospital, amended May 21, 1953, “Five members of the Committee [on Conference and Medical Members] shall be designated by the President of the Hospital as a Medical Advisory Board, submitting to the Committee on Staff Appointments recommendations for nominations to, promotions in, and deletions from the Medical Staff, and for other professional matters as may be requested of them. The Executive Directors shall be ex-officio chairman of the Medical Advisory Board”. Sub-series 5 includes correspondence, meeting minutes, and recommendations for appointment in a collection covering the years 1953-1954. Accession 1990-035.

Includes preliminary and final reports on recommendation for an in-patient child psychiatric facility at Jewish Hospital, Proposal for In-Patient and Out-Patient facilities, correspondence (1955-1960), and correspondence on closure of unit (November and December 1963).

The Professional Services Committee of the Board of Directors was composed of representatives of the Board of Directors, medical staff, and administration of the hospital, with the Medical Component subcommittee drawn from these members. The Medical Component reported its recommendations to the Professional Services Committee and the Board of Directors. Matters considered by the Medical Component in these records include, but are not limited to, new appointments to the medical staff; developments and changes in various medical departments; new and changing duties of the medical staff; and changes in admissions policies. C.V.s and letters of recommendations for applicants to the medical staff are included, as are lists of medical staff recommended or not recommended for reappointment. Specific issues discussed in these records include, but are not limited to, the admission of African American patients to the outpatient clinic, as well as the acceptance of the applications of African American doctors to the medical staff.

Sub-series includes the calendars and schedules of the Hospital's Department of Surgery for the years 1980-1992. Calendars include notations for conference dates, grand rounds, lectures, clinics, case presentations, and meetings.

Collection of the medical library of Jewish Hospital. Sub-series includes budgets and supporting materials, as well as manuals, an accession record, and an undated card catalogue.

The Jewish Federation of St. Louis in the mid-1900 was an entity descended from the alliance of multiple Jewish social relief organizations under the governance of one organization. The sub-series contains not only Jewish Hospital patient statistic reports for the Federation, but also committee, consultant, and campaign reports. The “Evaluation of proposed coordination and integration of Jewish Health agencies of St. Louis, 1950” included with this sub-series prefaced the creation of the Jewish Hospital medical center, dedicated in 1956 and housing the consolidated Jewish Hospital, Miriam Rosa Bry Convalescent Rehabilitation Hospital, the Jewish Sanatorium, and the Jewish Medical Social Service Bureau. Accession 1990-035.

The Medical Staff Alumni Association membership was made up of, “all physicians, dentists and medical administrators who have had at least one year post-graduate training exclusively at the Jewish Hospital of St. Louis,” with associate membership extended to “present members of the Jewish Hospital Medical Staff, and ancillary services, by invitation.” With some exceptions, the four binders in this series contain correspondence, invitations, and receipts related to the banquet thrown by the organization for its members.

To quote a special report on the Associates, “the Associates is an educational membership organization sponsored by the Hospital’s Board, Auxiliary, and Medical Staff with an ultimate goal of winning friends and gaining present and future support.” Organized in 1968, the Associates members attended lectures, behind-the-scenes tours, panel discussion, and raised money for new hospital equipment. The sub-series includes photographs, programs, and administrative documents related to the organization’s event through the years 1966-1995. Also included are issues of the publication “AIM News Capsule,” as well as membership lists and by-laws.

Photographs in sub-series 1 portray groups of ten or less individuals in a variety of settings. Sorted alphabetically by last name of first person identified in the photograph.

Photographs in this sub-series portray individuals or groups of individuals connected with hospital departments or associated organizations. They are sorted alphabetically by group name, and then chronologically within groups names.