DISPENSARIES. Central Dispensary. (Formerly BRAINARD FREE DISPENSARY.) Organized May 14th, 1867. This is a dispensary for the gratuitous treatment of the poor, and all classes of noncontagious diseases are prescribed for. It is under the direction of a Board of Trustees, and the details of its work are under the supervision of a Superintendent. It is open for the treatment of patients from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m., daily, and it has a corps of visiting physicians who attend out-patients. Its name was changed from Brainard to Central Dispensary April 30th, 1872. For the year ending April 30th, 1872, the whole No. of patients treated.. The number of visits made by patients to the Dispensary. 6,278 6,672 Number of visits made to the homes of patients by the visiting physicians Number of prescriptions compounded Total number of patients treated since 2,878 10,383 the organization of the Dispensary 19,461 It is supported by voluntary contributions, and no charge is ever made to patients. BOARD OF TRUSTEES. A. E. Bishop, President. A. G. Throop, Vice-President. S. P. Walker, Sec'y and Treasurer. O. B. Damon, R. S. Hall, Visiting Staff. W. S. Harroun, E. Bache Loomis. Apothecary, Geo. P. Cunningham. North Star Dispensary. 327 Division st. Established by the Chicago Relief and Aid Society, Oct. 19th, 1871. This dispensary was needed in the North Division of the city to supply the place of the Rush College Dispensary. which, after the fire, was not resumed. On account of the fire, it was in this district doubly needed. It still remains under the support and control of the Relief Society, and there is no intention of discontinuing it. All communications regarding the management of the dispensary should be addressed to Dr. John Reid, Gen. Med. Supt., R. and A. Soc. The Dispensary receives and treats all classes of cases. Dispensary hours, 8 a. m. to 5 p. m. MEDICAL BOARD. Attending Physicians. George F. Neally, Dr. Lewis. Visiting Physicians. L. W. Case, Charles White, F. B. E. Bockius. Apothecary, F. A. Hess. Davis Free Dispensary. Founded September, 1870. This dispensary, though occupying rooms in the Mercy Hospital building, is an independent institution. It was opened for the reception of patients in September, 1870, in accordance with the terms of an endowment of $3,000, made by Dr. N. S. Davis, the interest derived from which, was to be used perpetually for supplying the medicines needed for the sick poor. The first medical staff consisted of Drs. D. T. Nelson and Lyman Ware, attending physicians, and Drs. E. Andrews and J. S. Sherman, attending surgeons. Since the great fire in October, 1871, the Chicago Relief and Aid Society, in providing for the temporary relief of the destitute sick, made this dispensary the head-quarters for the south division of the city. This required the addition to the staff of four physicians and surgeons, whose duty it should be to visit such sick poor as were not able to come to the dispensary. There are now organized in connection with the dispensary three daily clinics; one medical, having special reference to physical diagnosis; one surgical, including ophthalmology and otology; and one gynæcological and obstetric. The Dispensary is under the supervision and control of the trustees of the Chicago Medical College, who hold in trust the endowment on which it was founded. |