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The Linacre QuarterlyVolume 32 | Number 3 Article 14August 1965... St. Joseph Hospital ...Catholic Physicians' GuildsFollow this and additional works at: http://epublications.marquette.edu/lnqRecommended CitationCatholic Physicians' Guilds (1965) "... St. Joseph Hospital ...," The Linacre Quarterly: Vol. 32 : No. 3 , Article 14.Available at: http://epublications.marquette.edu/lnq/vol32/iss3/14If we rear temple h . crumble to dust i t �r will eventually men's immortal �i ut � we . work upo_nwith high princi I nds,. if we imbue them God a d 1 p es, with the just fear of n ave of their fello engrave on those tab! t w . men, we no time can efface an e s s_ome0mg which and brighten to all td w!11ch will brighten e em1ty. Ours is a 11· . . ca mg - yours and mme-wh1ch d reqmres us to help men not only th b d" minds wh· h h e O ies, but also IC ave fo · sons fall r various rea-blessed ��rey tohi!lnes.s. This is a mg, w ich m no wa can be minimized It . I y th h . IS on y now at t e community . b . b tt bl IS ecommge er a e to understand it· f h reason we , or t at th ca.nnot fail to respond to fo: co.;mumty's call for help and gu1 ance when it comes. . You will remember that L R foucauld said. "Old a oche-. . · men are fond of g1vmg good advice because they no longer able to are exam le " I h . serve as bad b f p · ave said these th· e ore- b mgs m k may e even to you-but Ias Catholic doctors might have had this ·i,·· he wrote of the unJ-, sometimes cause one ar J To!stoiind when Jiness we1er: It all_ lies in the fact that r are c1rc_umstances when on� n:1en without love, and the· c1:cumstances. One may d, without love _ one ma hammer iron and ma/ c_ love,_ b�t you cannot deaf,.· o�t It, Just as you cannot without being careful If lessly with bees, eithe� the: or you will get hurt. And / A nd we may add: ce physicians and partic members of this Federc And, finally, Ruskin'., observation: I beli_eve that the test of m�1:1 is humility. I do not m1lity doubts about his ow really great men have a that greatness is not in ther them and they see someth. every_ other man and are end and mcredibly merciful. think there 'Y deal with are no such with things down trees :.,ks withou;·, men with-1! with bees • deal care­·ill get hurt with men. tinly with ,rly with ,n. 2markable truly great ean by hu­. 1bility. But ious feeling but through � divine in ;ly, foolishly th:; fno ahpologies for repetition of • or t ey are ev Id new. Father Kelly I er o and everhave me repeat th�m �mo sure, would � suppose if all of u, endlessly, foolishly arn: merciful," we would hav prejudice, bitterness }; violence. There are ' m< , that way a d th . could be incredibly much less ,red, and . you. The heart th f · th ' e nendliness and . e warmth expected of us as physi c1ans, and of our hos . I . essential pita s, Is an part of our armamenta . um. It is especially demanded of�; 246 who are . . n e1r mf " presence m our midst adds anoth, candle to �hose already lit. FathE · Kelly did JUSt that. LINACRE QUARTERLY . � .. St. Joseph Hospital ..St. Joseph Hospital in Houston, one link in a chain of 25 institutions of the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word, is rich in heritage and history . In 1887 six sisters from the motherhouse in Galveston established Houston's first general hospital in a pre-civil war frame house with two smaller dwellings. Althoughthe sisters encountered mistrust and misunderstanding, their heroic efforts during a sma llpox epidemic in 1890 won the .hearts and admiration of Houston's citizenry. In order to meet the increasing needs of the sick, new buildings were constructed in 1895 and 1919; in 1937 a maternity and children's unit was added increasing the hospital's capacity to 350, the largest in Houston. Today St. Joseph's complex coversalmost five square blocks in downtown Houston, the result of more than 75 years of continuous effort by the Sisters of Charity and their lr�umerable friends and benefactors. Today the sisters, emulating the· spirit of their pioneerning predecessors, are creatinga . new St. Joseph's, a $13,000,000 development program, the biggest in the hospital's h1�0.ry- an ultramodern JO-story main building, complete renovation of all other existing facilities, and construction of a new 6-story wing. . The hospital's present bed capacity of 606 will be increased to over 950; its facilities include 17 operating rooms, 8 new radiographic rooms, and special units for cardio­vascular and cardiopulmonary diagnostic work, electroencephalography, nuclear medicine,and others. No� affiliated with the University of Texas School of Medicine at Galveston, St.!oseph 1s greatly expanding its educational activities in medicine. Dr. James E. Dailey 15 t�e. full-time Director of Medical Education with part-time directors in s urgery,med1cme, obstetrics and gynecology, and pediatrics. Rotating internships and residency training are approved in anesthesiology, medicine, g�eral surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, pathology, and radiology. In addi­tion ap�roved courses are provided in x-ray technology, medical technology, medical record library science, and licensed vocational nursing. Professional nursing training AUGUST, 1965 247 is offered through the hospital' Heart Dominican Col lege. s affiliation with the Department of l\. One of six such specialized . . Evaluation Unit has been selected services m t�e nation, St. J oseph' ment of Health, Education and W �r th1 American Heart Association vascular and pulmonary s 'stems a e are_ or examining appeals cases· a· the physical capabilities I£ the 'c ��lyzmg _the demands of specific jot; A . ar iac patient to his job demands. t the present time the hos . 1 . coronary heart disease intensive c!1ta is a�so being considered to cc Th e unit, t e only one of its kind in e future holds brigbt . the construction of an animatrz::::tof;r /his re1:1arkable institution. I In order to provide for one of tod ' y or surgical research and tech, to 2open t�is Fa_ll. Included in thit��f:�:t� needs, a psychiatric day ; a 8-bed inpatient area and a d h . e a day center for adults ii K , ay osp1tal for emotionally disturbed nown as the Space Cit Hou . , :ha� city renowned for its m�ical f!���t�esgrittJh hahs rapid_ly changiP enges - those of today as well h · osep Hospital is read as t ose of tomorrow. 248 ,g of Sacred 1rdiac Work the Depart­' ising cardio­nd matching .ct a special ,as. ,Jans call for I instruction. is scheduled :oup therapy, rldren. 1ealth needs. ::> meet these LINACRE QUARTERLY Letters to the Editor . . Brief communications are welcome and will be printed as space permits, subject to the usual editing. TO THE EDITOR: I congratulate L1NACRE QUARTERLY and Dr. McCleave for the "TwoFaces, One Goal," article in the May issue. In the past, you have printed many interesting things which have helped me in my work but none ofthem has made me so glad to have a Chaplain's part in the VeteransAdministration's program of total care as Dr. McCleave's has done. Too few Americans, I believe, know how the opportunities for thepractice of his religious faith by the disabled Veteran have long been integrated into the Veterans Administration's Medical, Surgical, Neuro­Psychiatric, and Domiciliary Planned Living and Rehabilitation Programs to make "total care" a reality. TO THE EDITOR: Cornelius F. Gallagher Catholic Chaplain Holy Ghost Chapel V. A. Wadsworth, KansasRe : "Ovulation Regulation" in February Issue I do not agree with Dr. Nabors of Dallas that Dr. Groden should be burned at the stake because of this article. (He may still receive the NobelPrize.) I do agree with Dr. Nabors that some unproven conclusions seem to be made. However, it sounds logical that females with irregular cycles will ovulate only when ovulation is not suppressed. It makes me mad for not having thought of it first. I have found that BBT curves, Spinn­barkeit test, and arborization smears done from the 10th to 14th day ofthe cycle on the patients receiving a progestin, as suggested by Dr . Groden,do indicate early ovulation. Further study is definitely indicated before we start the fire. AUGUST, 1965 Luis Marroquin, M.D.Port Arthur, Texas 249 

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