Asthma -- Treatment
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Bernard S. Fellner Digital Essays
Collection
Identifier: B423
Abstract
Bernard S. Fellner wrote “The Confessions and Convictions of a Conscientious CFO” about his nearly 18 years as the chief financial officer of National Jewish Hospital from 1980-1997. He helped make NJH solvent during the transition of National Jewish Hospital from inpatient to outpatient treatment of asthma. National Jewish Hospital began as a tuberculosis sanitorium and was free to all patients. When Bernard Fellner arrived in 1980, NJH had only recently begun to charge for treatment and...
Dates:
Other: February 2020
Box 306, 1980-2008
File — Box B005.05.0306: Series B005.05 [Barcode: U186023257723]
Identifier: B005.05.0306
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection includes annual reports, correspondence, limited patient records, meeting minutes, financial statements, reports, scrapbooks, photographs, sound discs, and objects from 1899 to 2009. The items reveal patient demographics and characteristics as well as detailed information regarding the early treatment of tuberculosis.
Dates:
1980-2008
National Jewish Hospital Records
Collection
Identifier: B005
Abstract
In 1899, the Jewish community erected the non-sectarian National Jewish Hospital for Consumptives (NJH), the first sanatorium in Denver, Colorado, for tuberculosis victims. With the financial assistance of the International B'nai B'rith fraternal organization, patients from all over the U.S. were admitted free of charge. The NJH adopted a program that emphasized the benefits of fresh air, proper nutrition, and rest. The hospital was founded by a group of Jewish residents of Denver who were...
Dates:
1892-2017
Pediatrics, 1980-2002
File
Identifier: B005.05.0306.0011
Abstract
File contains primarily brochures on treating children with asthma, but also has brochures on helping children manage chronic disease, specialized pediatric services, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, allergies, and pediatric behavioral health.
Dates:
1980-2002