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Article: This House of Noble Deeds: the Mount Sinai Hospital, 1852-2002.(Book Review)
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- American Jewish History
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- March 1, 2003
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This House of Noble Deeds: The Mount Sinai Hospital, 1852-2002. By Arthur H. Aufses, Jr. and Barbara J. Niss. New York: New York University Press, 2002. xii + 495 pp.
The American philanthropic landscape is dotted with institutions seeking to heal society's ills. Absent a national healthcare system, both religious and non-sectarian hospitals fill a critical niche in the nation's literal wellbeing, with most of them originating as charitable shelters for the poor. Very few of these facilities can boast a published history. A laudatory book issued in celebration of the sesquicentennial of New York City's Mount Sinai Hospital, This House of Noble Deeds is one such ...