St. Mary's Hospital (Passaic, NJ), the Original Hospital Tissue Committee; A Guide to the Records of

Creator

Weinert, Henry V.

Dates

1952-1953.

Extent

1 Linear Feet (1 linear ft)

Restrictions on Access

No restrictions on access, under the conditions of the Archives access policy.

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Biographical / Historical

The Sisters of Charity of St. Elizabeth founded St. Mary's Hospital in Passaic, NJ, in 1895. The hospital initially settled into temporary quarters before constructing a permanent facility in 1898, which sawmany additions added as the hospitals programs expanded. A nurses' training school was established but closed in 1971.

The Tissue Committee at St. Mary's Hospital was organized circa 1952 to systematically review patient charts to improve the quality of and need for surgical procedures preformed at the hospital. The Committee's goal was to reduce unnecessary surgery and that the rules of the Surgical Control Committee were complied with.

Arrangement

2 scrapbooks.

Custodial History

Gift of Mrs. Dorothea Smith, July 1, 1987

Scope and content

The records of the St. Mary's Hospital Tissue Committee consist of two scrapbooks dated 1952-1953. These were compiled in 1966 "in recognition of depreciation for the pioneering work of the 'the original hospital tissue committee.' " The scrapbooks contain letters received by Dr. Henry V. Weinert of St. Mary's Hospital in response to his article, coauthored by Dr. Robert Brill who was Director of Laboratories at the hospital, in the Journal of the American Medical Association (November 8, 1952) concerning the positive impact of his tissue committee on surgical standards. Also included is correspondence to Dr. Brill and St. Mary's administrators, a copy of the JAMA article, minutes of the November & December 1949 Tissue Committee meetings, and congratulatory letters with requests for copies of the rules of St. Mary's Surgical Control Committee.