Medical Staff of St. Christopher's Hospital for Children minute book
Collection
Identifier: MSS 6/007
Scope and Contents
This positive photocopy of a minute book of the Medical Staff
of St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, spanning 22 January
1900 to 28 November 1916, contains minutes of special and regular
meetings of the Medical Staff. The minutes provide information
about the staff, residents, and visiting physicians at St. Christopher's
Hospital during the early part of the twentieth century.
The minutes of the Medical Staff document the selection of candidates to fill vacancies in St. Christopher's Hospital and its dispensaries. The minutes reveal why a position was vacated, who was hired to fill the vacancy, and the term of the appointment. Also documented in the minutes are the appointments of residents and visiting physicians.
The minutes also contain resolutions made by the Medical Staff. These resolutions recommend the creation or elimination of certain departments or positions, recommend changes in hospital policy, or suggest ways to make the hospital more efficient.
The minutes of the Medical Staff document the selection of candidates to fill vacancies in St. Christopher's Hospital and its dispensaries. The minutes reveal why a position was vacated, who was hired to fill the vacancy, and the term of the appointment. Also documented in the minutes are the appointments of residents and visiting physicians.
The minutes also contain resolutions made by the Medical Staff. These resolutions recommend the creation or elimination of certain departments or positions, recommend changes in hospital policy, or suggest ways to make the hospital more efficient.
Dates
- 1900 - 1916
Biographical / Historical
The Medical Staff of St. Christopher's Hospital for Children
was organized in 1900. The guidelines for the Medical Staff
are outlined in "Rules Governing the Medical Organization of
St. Christopher's Hospital for Children" (March 1900). These
guidelines reveal that the Medical Staff was a committee of
representatives from the medical staff of St. Christopher's
Hospital. The committee members were appointed by the Board
of Managers and served one year terms.
The Medical Staff of St. Christopher's Hospital was responsible for nominating physicians to fill vacancies in the hospital and its dispensaries; the names of the candidates were submitted to the Board of Managers, who made the final selection. The Medical Staff held regular meetings twice a year, in May and October, and special meetings when it became necessary to fill a position suddenly vacated by death or resignation.
The Medical Staff of St. Christopher's Hospital was responsible for nominating physicians to fill vacancies in the hospital and its dispensaries; the names of the candidates were submitted to the Board of Managers, who made the final selection. The Medical Staff held regular meetings twice a year, in May and October, and special meetings when it became necessary to fill a position suddenly vacated by death or resignation.
Extent
1 volume
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
This positive photocopy of a minute book of the Medical Staff
of St. Christopher's Hospital for Children was donated to the
Historical Collections of the Library of the College of Physicians
of Philadelphia on 22 August 1989 by the Library of St. Christopher's
Hospital. The original volume was loaned for photocopying,
courtesy of St. Christopher's Hospital, and returned in 1989.
The minute book was cataloged in 1992.
The minute book was cataloged in 1992.
- Title
- Medical Staff of St. Christopher's Hospital for Children minute book
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Repository
