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Items in this sub-series provide information on organizations associated with Jewish Hospital. These items are separated from those related to medical or research subsidiary departments of the hospital. A majority of the folders in this sub-series include multiple brochures or other informational publications. Sorted alphabetically.

Items in this sub-series were published for and include information relative to Jewish Hospital employees. This sub-series includes various employee manuals, as well as benefits and retirement brochures.  A majority of folders in this sub-series contain individual items. Sorted alphabetically.

This sub-series includes various items designed to give an overview of Jewish Hospital’s operations and achievement in the near past and their plans for the near future. Folders may include individual or multiple items. Sorted alphabetically.

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.

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 bound volumes and binders of this sub-series provide insight into the marketing and public relations activity of Jewish Hospital. Of note beyond the studies and reports in the advertising log book, which contains copies of print advertisements run by Jewish Hospital in the years 1987-1993. Sorted chronologically.

Folders in this series mainly contain memorial bound volumes or published tributes to significant donors or staff members. Accessions 1990-035 and 2004-023.

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.

Sub-series photographs depict events associated with the Hospital, including award presentation ceremonies; meeting, parties, lectures, dedications, and dinners. The photographs are sorted chronologically by event date.

Sub-series 1 contains documents related to books by David Gee, and the 1995 book “The Best Hospitals in America.” Manuscripts and bound volumes of Gee’s books “Working Wonders: A History of the Jewish Hospital of St. Louis, 1891-1992” and “216 S.K.:  A History of Jewish Hospital.” It also includes documentation used by Gee to write “216 S.K.”.  Finally, the sub-series includes the Jewish Hospital portion of the book “The Best Hospitals in America,” as well as packets of information on various aspects of Jewish Hospital submitted for the creation of the book.

This sub-series is mainly composed of six volumes (1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, and 1969-1991) of scientific papers, abstracts, and letters to the editor of scientific journal published by Jewish Hospital medical staff. The papers and abstracts are bound together into the volumes. Sorted chronologically.

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.

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.

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.

A series arranged in chronological order containing extremely significant early documents generated by the Hospital administration as well as items from as late as 1977 illustrating the evolution of its policies and governance. Events documented in this sub-series include the creation of the Jewish Hospital Association; the creation of the Jewish Hospital at Delmar Avenue; and the creation of the Jewish Hospital School of Nursing Alumnae Association, among others. Accession 1990-035.

The sub-series contains architect’s documents for the various buildings that Jewish Hospital operated out of, including blueprints and specifications. Accession 1990-035.

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.