With Federation approval, the task of raising the necessary funds to build a Jewish- sponsored hospital began. But World War II and the critical needs of Palestinian and European Jewry intervened. Three years later, the Jewish Hospital Association began active solicitation of funds. The Association represented a merger of seven groups: the Hebrew Hospital Association, the Maimonides Medical Society, the North End Clinic's medical staff, the two Jewish fraternities — Phi Delta Epsilon and Phi Lambda Kappa — the Mt. Sinai Hospital Association and the Detroit Jewish Hospital Association. SINA JEWISH HOSPITAL fo; TRUSCON STEEL CO. ITALIAN MOSAIC TILE CO. NARDONI CEMENT FLOOR CO. COLONIAL ART STONE CO. J. S. THORN CO. MAUL MACOTTA CORP. BAR-RAY PRODUCTS CO. WILKINSON CHUTES INC. WEST DETROIT GLASS CO. RAYMOND J. AVENDT INC. SMITH FIREPROOFING CO.,INC. THE PETERSON CO. DETROIT CONCRETE PRODUCTS HONOR STONE CO. JOHN PRIAMI CO. ACORN IRON WORKS INC MOYNAHAN BRONZE CO. JAMES A. MOYNES CO. Starting with the funds these organizations brought to the merger, the Jewish Hospital Association began active fund-raising. By 1947 the Association had raised $2.3 million and the Greater Detroit Hospital Fund contributed an additional $2.5 million. With close to $5 million in hand, the Outer Drive site was purchased and the name "Sinai Hospital of Detroit" was chosen. At the time, the following statement was read to the community: ". . the Jews of Detroit are committed to create for themselves and for the community, a hospital that will do credit to the cause we plan to serve. With your continued help, we shall go forward to the successful completion, the establishment of a great hospital that will represent our newest contribution to the health and welfare of the entire community." Not too long after, in 1950, as plans for the hospital progressed rapidly, a Search Committee began looking for a "superintendent" — a chief executive officer — for the Hospital. They found that person in Dr. Julien Priver. Since coming to Sinai Hospital in October, 1951, Dr. Priver has guided the institution through several expansion stages and saw it develop from a 210-bed community hospital into a 625-bed medical complex with extensive services and facilities. In less than three decades, he has witnessed Sinai Hospital earn a national reputation for excellence in the treatment of the sick, in research and prevention of disease and in dedication to medical education. Sinai Hospital's years of service to the residents of the community have been continuously marked by notable advancements in the health field. 6 Supplement to the Jewish News ALBER AN "2. STANLEY CARTER CO. GRAY ELECTRIC CO. HAUGHTON ELEVATOR CO. RUSLANDER E, SONS PORTER EQUIPMENT CO AMERICAN STERILIZER CO. Herein are some of Dr. Priver's major accomplishments: • He has led the institution in numerous projects, including the construction of the 20,000 square foot Hamburger- Jospey Research Building, a first of its type in Michigan community hospitals. Its programs have contributed to the ongoing scientific and educational growth throughout the country. • He has been instrumental in the formation of the Cleft Palate Clinic, the Low Vision Clinic and the hospital-based Community Mental Health Program which are among the services which uniquely complement secondary and tertiary medical and surgical patient care services and other outstanding clinics at the Hospital. • He has guided the development of the Hospital's Center for Continued Care which offered a pioneering effort at STEEL SASH TILE 6- TERRAllO CEMENT FINISHING CAST GRANITE PROJECTED ALUMINU MACOTTA LEAD WORK LAUNDRY CHUTES GLASS 6 GLAZING EXCAVATING MASONRY PARTITIO CAULKING BLACK TOP PAVING LIMESTONE SEEDING MISC IRON 6- STEEL ORNAMENTAL METAL CARPENTER WORK PLUMBING, HEATING ROOM PIPING L EQUI ELECTRICAL WOR ELEVATORS L DUM KITCHEN EQUIP, LABORATORY&HOS STERILIZER JOHN M. TREBLE