Tag: Michael Reese Hospital
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Becoming a doctor in Chicago (c. 1954)—Clerkships at Michael Reese Hospital
Peter BerczellerEdited by Paul Berczeller An excerpt from Dr. Peter Berczeller’s memoir, The Little White Coat. After Cook County, my group and I moved over to Michael Reese Hospital—a pile of old buildings on the near South Side—for our surgical clerkship. Each of us was assigned to a resident and told to stick to him…
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Michael Reese Hospital – pediatrics
Excerpts from the book All Our Lives: A Centennial History of Michael Reese Hospital and Medical Center, 1881-1981, Sarah Gordon, ed. Sarah Morris Children’s Hospital was a monument to Dr. Abt’s work in pediatrics. In 1909 he was approached by the family of Nelson Morris, who wished to establish a children’s hospital in memory of…
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Michael Reese Hospital – Physicians
Excerpts from the book All Our Lives: A Centennial History of Michael Reese Hospital and Medical Center, 1881-1981, Sarah Gordon, ed In 1899, the West Side Dispensary at Clinton and Judd Streets was closed anda new, larger building was dedicated at the corner of Maxwell and Morgan Streets.Participants in the ceremony included Dr. Emil G.…
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Michael Reese Hospital — Neighborhoods and patients
Excerpts from the book All Our Lives: A Centennial History of Michael Reese Hospital and Medical Center, 1881-1981, Sarah Gordon, ed. Related articles Michael Reese Hospital – BeginningsMichael Reese Hospital – Nurses, interns, and residentsMichael Reese Hospital – PhysiciansMichael Reese Hospital – PediatricsMichael Reese Archive: Comments from our readers Fall 2013 | |
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Michael Reese Hospital – Beginnings
Excerpts from the book All Our Lives: A Centennial History of Michael Reese Hospital and Medical Center, 1881-1981, Sarah Gordon, ed. The first Michael Reese Hospital opened in 1881 at 29th Street and Groveland Park Avenue (renamed Ellis Avenue) in Chicago, at a cost of $60,000 donated from a charitable fund derived from the will of Michael…
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The rise and death of Chicago’s Michael Reese Hospital
Charles ShapiroChicago, Illinois, United States Michael Reese and the Jewish presence in Chicago In the 1840s Jews poured into Chicago. The emigration continued for several decades. Those coming from Eastern Europe tended to settle on the west side of the city where land was cheaper. They were relatively educated in the affairs of the day.…