Tonsil Hospital
The Tonsil Hospital,[1][2][3] which opened in 1921 and closed in 1946, was a Manhattan specialized hospital dedicated[4] to just one task: "remove the tonsils and adenoids of poor children" when the need seemed to exist.
The hospital was in a four-story walkup building.[5] As a hospital for the poor, pre-Medicaid, it was in need of funding from "society"[6] donors, sponsorships,[7][3][2] and other fundraisers.[8]
The removal of tonsils, tonsillectomies, "was the single most common operation in the United States."[1] Due to "the variability of available surgical techniques" this hospital's medical director, Robert Fowler, "undertook a quest for the 'better tonsil operation.'"[4]
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References[edit]
- ^ a b Perri Klass, M.D. (April 11, 2011). "A Tonsil Remedy Is Fitted for a New Century". The New York Times.
- ^ a b "Benefit for Tonsil Hospital". The New York Times. January 17, 1928.
- ^ a b "BRIDGE WILL ASSIST BABIES; Tournament for Ward in Tonsil Hospital to Be Held March 6". The New York Times. February 27, 1934.
- ^ a b Edward D. McCoul (July 1, 2010). "Legacies of the Tonsil Hospital". Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery. 143 (1): 4–7, 7.e1-2. doi:10.1016/j.otohns.2010.04.005. PMID 20620611. S2CID 207301444.
- ^ Article includes photo of building exterior: Tara Parker-Pope; Dr. Perri Klass (April 11, 2011). "Taking Out Tonsils Less Often". The New York Times.
- ^ "SOCIETY IS BUSY WITH CHARITIES; "Rosalie" Helps Three Units--Fordham School Is Arranging a Ball". The New York Times. January 15, 1928.
THE Babies' Ward of the Tonsil Hospital, 153 East Sixty-second Street, will benefit from ..
- ^ "ANNA PAVLOWA OPENS SEASON WITH BENEFIT; Capacity Audience Greets Her at the Metropolitan in Performance for Tonsil Hospital". The New York Times. April 22, 1924.
- ^ Mordaunt Hall (February 10, 1925). "THE SCREEN; " The Magnificent Ambersons."". The New York Times.
a supper dance for the benefit of the babies' ward of the Tonsil Hospital
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