SUPPLEMENT TO THE JEWISH NEWS — 5 A Quarter Century of Service 1953-1978 When Sinai Hospital of etroit opened its doors 25 years ago — on January 15,,1953 — the ultra-modern facility was already half a century old. For underlying the bricks and mortar that went into its construction were the hopes and dreams of a Jewish community which had worked tirelessly for its .0 realization. • The dedication and persistence of those who saw the care of the sick as a community respon- sibility brought about the achievement of each milestone. A pioneer outpatient effort in 1900 was fol- lowed nine years later by medical welfare services in the- Hannah Schloss Building. In 1923, an or- ganized medical clinic.. was started on Westminster Avenue which was fdllowed by the North End Clinic in 1926. And ultimately, 42 years after volunteers marched down Hastings Street with the slogan "Buy a brick to save the sick" — Sinai Hospital became the culmination of an exciting -venture of the Jewish hospital movement in Detroit. In just 25 years, Sinai Hospital has earned a national reputation for ef- fectiveness in the treat- ment of the sick, in re- earch and prevention of disease and in dedica- tion to medical educa- tion. Its 25 years of ser- vice to the residents of this community are marked by notable ad- vancements in the health field. - Among the most im- portant positions filled in the first year was that of Chief of Staff. Harry C. Saltzstein, M.D., a noted surgeon and pioneer whose efforts led to Sinai's founding, was named first Chief of Staff. Throughout the years of growth one value has remained constant at Sinai: the age-old Jewish conceptof "bicur cholim" and help to the sick. For that's where Sinai Hospi- tal began. To complete the pic- ture of the last 25 years a chronological look at the past- two and a half de- cades may help tell the story of the development of Sinai Hospital of De- troit. 1953 On January 15 Sinai Hospital of Detroit offi- cially opened its doors to the community, two years after the ground was broken for the Albert Kahn-designed struc- ture. The_ hospital was situated on a 34-acre campus and consisted of a seven-story building (now known as the North Wing), and provided 210 beds. The president' of the hospital's Board of Trus- tees was Max Osnos, who still serves on the Board as a Life Member. Others from the first Board who still serve the hospital are Charles N. Agree, Louis Berry, Irwin I. Cohn, Max M. Fisher, Nate S. Shapero and Leonard N. Simons. From even prior to that date, and to the present, Julien Priver, M.D., has served as _the hospital's _ chief executive officer. Celia M. Broder was named first President of the Guild. (now known as the Alumni Association) was founded at Sinai Ho spi- tal. Ethel Frank was named President of the Guild. 1954 In this year also the American Medical Asso- ciation approved Resi- dency Programs in Obstetrics and Gynecol- ogy, Radiology and Internal Medicine. The Sinai "Bulletin" was first published under Dr. Saltzstein's leadership as its editor; 1955 Sinai Hospital's acclaimed Cleft Palate Clinic opened this year. The American Medical AssoCiation approved Residency Programs in Medicine and Pathology -while Sinai's-Department of Laboratory Medicine affiliated with Wayne State University College _of Medicine to-train. resi- dents. George M. Stutz was named first President of the Shapero School of Nursing. 1958 Five years after its dedication, a new addi- tion to the hospital was. announced. To be un- derwritten by the Ab- raham Shiffman Founda- tion, the new 106-bed wing was to include an outpatient clinic, hereaf- ter known as the Shiffman Clinic. Abraham Srere was elected President of the Board of Trustees. Alice Zeman was named President of the Guild. 1959 Just a year after its . Sinai Hospital and the Visiting Nurse Associa- tion joined efforts to pro- vide a home care pro- gram. In this year an affilia tion between Sinai Hos- pital and the Wayne State University School of Medicine was ap- proved. 1960 Detroit area when Sinai became the first hospital to have a Dental De- partment. (Prior to 1960, dentists practiced in their Offices . . . seldom, if ever, in hOspitals.) Rose L. Greenberg was named President of the Guild. Golda Krolik was named President of the Shapero School of Nurs- ing. 1961 The innovative 36-bed Psychiatric In-Patient Unit (now known as 4-South) • officially opened in the Shiffman. Wing. Sinai's noted Low 'Vi- The Shiffman Wing, sion Clinic was being which was added to the planned this year. main building, was offi- cially dedicated. A I. Jerome Hauser, 36-bed psychiatry in- M.D., was elected Chief patient service for short- of Staff. term care was included as the fourth floor of this 1962 structure. In this year Samuel Frank and the. Frank fam- _Another major associ- ily provided the funds for ation took place when the construction of a Sinai Hospital affiliated- medical library to be - with the University of De- cated on the Sinai cam- troit Dental School for pus. oral surgery instruction. The efforts of Herbert J. Wayne State Univer- Bloom, _D.D.S., led to sity medical students another precedent in the (Continued on Page 6) The Presidents of the Hospital Max Osnos 1953 1957 - Three months after the official opening, on April 20, Sinai Hospital began its Maternity Service. The next day. the first baby was -born at De- troit's only Jewish- sponsored hospital. – Saul - Rosenzweig, M.D., was elected Chief of Staff. 1957 To staff a new hospital the size of Sinai - was not an easy task. A sufficient body of nurses was not available in Detroit to meet the staffing needs of a 210-bed hospital. So to meet the need, the Nate S. and Ruth B. Shapero Foundation joined with the Cun- ningham Drug CO. Foundation to establish the Shapero School of Nursing at Sinai Hospital which was officially dedi- cated in 1956. announcement the Shiffman Clinic Out- patient Department opened its doors to the community. - The Harry and Katy Slatkin Residence for Nurses, first apartment unit on the hospital's campus, was dedicated. Abraham Srere 1958-1961 (Deceased) 1956 The American Medical Association approved the Anesthesia Resi- dency Program and the Ex-Resident Society Morris Garvett 1969-1971 (Deceased) Milton M. Maddin 1971 1975 - Sol Eisenberg 1976-1978 Uo.