"All doctors have to put on a bold front. [...] I am not ashamed to confess that I do not know it all. Probably never will. I do try to use the best things and methods that rational science has to officer. All medicine has much yet to learn." So writes Dr. Amos Betterman in… Continue reading Dr. Betterman and the story of how modern medicine came to a small town (1868-1910)
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Pneumothorax Apparatus
[This post was researched and written by a Respiratory Care student who studied at the museum this semester.] The Davidson Pneumothorax Apparatus was patented in 1933 by Louis R. Davidson, a tuberculosis specialist. It was used to treat tuberculosis by causing an artificial pneumothorax (collapsing the lung by directly introducing air in the chest cavity). … Continue reading Pneumothorax Apparatus
Great local hospital turns 100
This year, one of the major hospitals in Youngstown, OH celebrates its centennial anniversary. The Rose Melnick Medical Museum is pleased to provide artifacts to support an exhibit that documents the history of Saint Elizabeth Health Center. In 1909, the citizens of Youngstown met to discuss the possibility of opening a hospital operated by nuns.… Continue reading Great local hospital turns 100
2010 Nursing Symposium
The Rose Melnick Medical Museum and William F. Maag Library are pleased to host the 2010 Nursing Symposium on Friday, April 2nd. The theme for this year's symposium is evidenced-based medicine in nursing practice. 9:00 am- "Implementing EBM policies at a community hospital" by Cindy Wetzel from Salem Community Hospital 10:00 am- "Safe medication administration"… Continue reading 2010 Nursing Symposium