Hektoen International

A Journal of Medical Humanities

Tag: Bellevue Hospital Medical College

  • Consolidation: Pneumonia and other pathologies on the Bellevue Hospital Autopsy

    Maureen MillerNew York, United States The post-mortem room should be supplied with a small mirror, so thatthe operator may satisfy himself that no evidences of the character of hiswork are left upon him before appearing in public.—T.N. Kelynack, The Pathologist’s Handbook: Manual for the Post-Mortem Room, 18991 On January 1, 1898, New York City consolidated…