2 - SUPPLEMENT TO THE JEWISH NEWS
Report of the
President, Executive
Vice President
And the
Chief of Staff
Sol Eisenberg .
President
Julien Priver, M.D.
Executive Vice President
rangle (Grace Northwest, Mt. Carmel and Provi-
As our first major anniversary, comes to .a close it
dence).
behooves us to assess our past and contemplate our
(c) We will develop an "outreach" capability to at-
future. The gleam in the eyes of our forefathers earlier
this century — a hospital under Jewish auspices — - tempt to serve elements of the community who
have departed to the suburbs. (Exploratory
became a reality in 1953.
moves in the West Bloomfield area are now being
Sinai Hospital started as a 210 bed hospital — a
made.)
healthy baby, but replete with its share of normal grow-
To augment our ability to perform item (c) above
(d)
ing pains. It soon joined the fraternity of the more sophis-
we Will bolster and upgrade a selected group of
ticated institutions on the Michigan scene.
specialties to the highest possible degree, thus
It began to carve a niche for itself in the fields of
making it clear that the very best level of medicine
health, education and research. Wayne University affili-
is available on Sinai's campus.
ation was achieved very soon and remains to date one
Our valued relationship with Wayne State Uni
(e)
of our greatest quality assets.
versity Medical School will be strengthened and
, The support of the community was instantaneous and
consolidated.
generous! In succession our major capital needs were
(f) Needs of our sister agencies of the Jewish Corn-
met by many outstanding donations (see "A Quarter
munity will be examined, and to whatever extent
Century of Service" beginning on Page 5.)
possible, will be coordinated and fulfilled.
One is overwhelmed by this impressive array enu-
(g) And finally, in order to bring the goals to fruition,
merated in the story — and we now conclude that,
we have just launched a Medical Endowment
except for continuing modernization and renovation, our
Fund campaign under the auspices of the United
campus is complete. Today, we stand at 624 beds —
Jewish Charities. Our objective of $20 million was
and a total capital worth that started at $6 million and
brought a long step toward. realization by the un-
reached an estimated replacement value of
precedented gift of $1 million by Harold and Gol-
$150,000,000 in just a quarter of a century!
die Soble and the promise of many other con-
What about the future — the next 25 years? We
tributions from trustees and friends of the hospi-
commissioned Hamilton Associates, our planning con-
tal. Under Al Deutsch's leadership success —
sultants, to assist us in reading the remainder of this
albeit a slow, arduous process — is assured.
century. With their advice and the supportive input of our
Numerous events highlighted this year's festivities.
medical staff and administration we set the following
They included
course:
- A Gala Personnel Banquet
(a) We will remain on our present site to serve the
— Recognition of the Service with Love Program
surrounding population.
— A reception toasting the Sinai Guild
(b) We will continue to develop the cooperative rela-
— The Guild Annual Meeting
tionship with our sister institutions of the Quad-
,
Lloyd J. Paul, M.D.
Chief of Staff
— Our Medical Alumni function
— Honoring the Medical Staff via our Corporate
Annual Meeting
And, the production of a 30 minute Documentary film
telling the story, "Our Purpose is to Serve — The
Record of Sinai Hospital's First Quarter Century."
All this was superbly planned and executed under the
aegis of George Stutz, Chairman, Leonard Simons and
the ,25th Anniversary Committee, to whom we extend
our sincere thanks.
As we close this chapter of our existence the under-
signed sadly contemplate their leave taking. Sol Eisen-
berg concludes his tenure as President with thanks for
the privilege of having led this fine institution-for the past
three years. Dr. Lloyd Paul completes his term as Chief
of Staff and expresses gratitude and appreciation for
the confidence and support of the medical staff over the
three years of his term.
And lastly, Dr. Julien Priver, our Chief Executive of-
ficer since 1951, prepares to retire next year after a long
and fruitful tenure — with solemn recognition of his
indebtedness over the decades to the Board of Trus-
tees, the Medical Staff, his colleagues in Administration,
the Sinai Guild, the Hospital personnel and many
friends in the community.
All three join in thanking the Jewish Welfare Federa-
tion for its early leadership and grant of funds, which
made Sinai Hospital come alive — and for its continuing
subventions Which add to our luster.
Sol Eisenberg, President
Lloyd Paul, M.D., Chief of Staff
Julien Priver, M.D., Executive Vice
President
Found in Sinai's archives is this picture of Board member, Nate S. Shapero, cutting the ribbon during a dedication ceremony
heralding the official opening of the hospital on January 15, 1953. Executive Vice President Julien Priver, M.D., and Sinai's first
President Max Osnos (left), look on. Twenty-five years later finds Dr. Priver still the Executive Vice President and Mr. Shapero
and Mr. Osnos current members of the Board.