Charity Hospital City of New York Medical diploma for R.N. Giles 1884.
New York: 1884. Ephemera. Large diploma printed on vellum with title and view of the hospital at the top.
Charity Hospital (also known as Island Hospital or City Hospital) was an historic hospital on Roosevelt Island, Manhattan in New York City. It began in 1832 as Penitentiary Hospital, after a fire and rebuild it was renamed Charity Hospital in 1870. In 1877 it opened the country's 4th nursing school. The hospital closed in 1957, and the building was demolished in 1994.
R.N. Giles' name inserted in printed text followed by signatures of the Commissioners, President, Secretary, Consulting Physicians and Surgeons along with Visiting Physicians and Surgeons. In all some 43 original signatures of all the leading NY doctors of the day. 14 1/4 x 19 1/4", some of the signatures are faded but most are legible. Edges wrinkled. Very good condition. Item #27701
Price: $450.00