Mateer, John G.

English

Henry Ford Health System Scholarly Commons

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal Volume 10 Number 1 Article 2 3-1962 Dr. Frank J. Sladen's Contributions To The Henry Ford Hospital John G. Mateer Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarlycommons.henryford.com/hfhmedjournal  Part of the Life Sciences Commons, Medical Specialties Commons, and the Public Health Commons Recommended Citation Mateer, John G. (1962) "Dr. Frank J. Sladen's Contributions To The Henry Ford Hospital," Henry Ford Hospital Medical Bulletin : Vol. 10 : No. 1 , 1-2. Available at: https://scholarlycommons.henryford.com/hfhmedjournal/vol10/iss1/2 This Part I is brought to you for free and open access by Henry Ford Health System Scholarly Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal by an authorized editor of Henry Ford Health System Scholarly Commons. Henry Fo rd Hosp. 1cd. Bull. Vo l. 10, March, pl. 1, 1962 DR. FRANK J. SLADEN'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE HENRY FORD HOSPITAL Jo u G . MATEER, M.D. T THE RECEN r Henry Ford Hospital Alumni Reun ion a w a m1 and v. ell deserved nbute was paid to Dr. rank J . laden by each of the fo llowing group o f staff embers \\ho \\ Orked \\ it h him d uri ng the period when Dr. Sladen was Ph)Sicia n-n- hief, namely, Drs. F. Janney Smith, Pra tt , Ormond , ~l enagh, Durham, McColl , ~m,ign, D ub, Fall L, and the writer. IL was mo~t appropri a1c that this Alumn i Reuninn wai, dedicated to Dr. laden. For it \\ as he who had the vision to accept f r. Henry Ford 's invitation o start tmd develop the Henry Ford Hospital a~ an ms11tution with a full time 1edica l staff dedicated to high quality medical ca re. Dr. laden's early, pioneer days. st a rt ing in 19 15, were anything but easy. A C!,\ courageous and resourceful individual probably would have relinquished the trnggle and found a lil e "ith fewer problems. Ho,\Cver, Dr. laden and his urgical c lleague, Dr. Roy D. McClure, a long with the associates whom the) Jthered about them, obviously had a firm conviction and confi dence in the principle 1pon wh ich the hospit al was rounded and in the genuine interest of the Ford famil y n the hospital. Dr. Slndcn's magnetic personality, his alert . keen and discriminating intellect and i~ dynamic, constructive critical sense were valuable assets m stmrnlating the medical e,1dent~ and stnff to maintain high sln.ndn. rds in their work . During the la tter part o f his 37 year pan o f leadership, from 19 15 until 1952, nc of his most importan t con tribution to the fu tu re development of the hospital onsisted o f the important and effective role he played in persuading the Trustees f the Fo rd Fo undation to don ate the large amount o f money rc~uircd to build the cw 17 sto ry C linic Bu ild ing. To summari,e briefly, the ent ire ho pital staff owes Dr. Sladen a pro fo und debt f gratitude for givi ng the Henry Ford Hospital its init ia l momentum and direction. or ttmulat ing high standards of work, for ex hibit ing unusual courage on numerous casions. for initiating and maintaining our intern and resident trai ning program and ut-pat icnt cl inic building. where the majority of o ur diagno tic studies could be con-uc1cd wit hout the expense of admiuing patients to the in.pa1ient department. Finally. we are grateful 10 him for his warm personali1y, and for his vital and underslandin •r oniere t on our recent and funhcr growth and development. l 2 

Dr. Frank J. Sladen\u27s Contributions To The Henry Ford Hospital

https://scholarlycommons.henryford.com/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3079&amp;context=hfhmedjournal

Dr. Frank J. Sladen\u27s Contributions To The Henry Ford Hospital

Abstract

Similar works

Full text

Available Versions

Henry Ford Health System Scholarly Commons