Ms. Cleo Dunn:
St. John's

St. John's

For Further Reading: 1946-1990

* "North Side Emergencies Met by St. John's Hospital 50 Years:

Institution Observes Golden Jubilee."
Edwin Beachler.
[The Pittsburgh Press], 5 May 1946.

* "Nuns at St. John's Hospital to Leave Staff in July:

Change Follows Rift over Superintendent."
The Pittsburgh Press, 6 May 1951.

* "St. John's Hospital Reorganizes Staff:

17-Acre Site Bought for New Institution."
The Pittsburgh Press, [3 July 1951].

* "New Hospital Wing in Use."

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 18 May 1959.

* "Heart House Is Leased by Hospital:

St. John's to Use Home for Nearly Well Patients."
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 9 July 1961.

* "For Your Future Health Give NOW! Every Minute Counts."

[Brochure.]
St. John's General Hospital, [18 December 1962].

* "How to Grow Good Hospital Care at Home."

[Letter soliciting funds.]
Harry J. Frederick, Administrator, St. John's Hospital.
St. John's General Hospital, [18 December 1962].

* "Health Center Contract Is Set."

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 24 May [1963].

* "Emergency Center Construction Starts:

New Concept Takes Form."
Voice of North Hills, 19 June 1963.

* "New Administrator at Hospital Center:

Opening in June." [Walter J. Thomas.]
Voice of North Hills, 8 April 1964.

* "North Hills Health Center Will Open Today:

No In-Patient Facilities."
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 25 July 1964.

* "St. John's Opens 'Satellite Emergency Center.'"

Pittsburgh's Civic Weekly, 31 July 1964, 3, 10.

* "The Lively Corpse:

Harry Frederick Went to Hospital Expecting to Preside at Its Closing
But He Started New Career And Brought Its Biggest Success."
George Swetnam.
The Pittsburgh Press, 7 February 1965, 4-5 (Magazine).

* "Advice for Poison Cases."

Ann Driscoll.
The Pittsburgh Press, 2 May 1965, 36-37 (Magazine).

* "New Use Suggested for Clinic:

Psychiatric Care Seen for St. John Emergency Center."
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 25 December 1965.

* "Hospital Sets 3-Phase Plan for Expansion:

St. John's to Get New Wing As First Step in Program."
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 20 November 1967.

* "St. John's Health Center Sold."

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, [8 February 1969].

* "Help for Poison Victim Is Just a Phone Call Away:

St. John's Center Has Answer."
Jerry Vondas.
The Pittsburgh Press, 25 April 1972, 17.

* "Help Brewing on North Side for Alcoholics."

Maddy Ross.
The Pittsburgh Press, 26 June 1972, 13.

* "St. John's Hospital."

The Pittsburgh Press, 4 November 1973.

* "St. John's Hospital Director Appointed."

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 30 January 1976, 4.

* "St. John's Hospital Fate to Be Discussed."

Henry W. Pierce.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 9 December 1976, 17.

* "St. John's Important for North Side Poor, Hospital MD Says."

Dolores Frederick.
The Pittsburgh Press, 11 January 1977.

* "Hospitals 'Willing' to Talk of St. John's Merger."

Dolores Frederick.
The Pittsburgh Press, 15 [January] 1977.

* "Agency Rejects a New St. John's."

Dolores Frederick.
The Pittsburgh Press, 20 January 1977, 1, 6.

* "Costs Clinched St. John's Vote:

New Hospital Rejected."
Dolores Frederick.
The Pittsburgh Press, 23 January 1977, A4.

* "St. John's Merger, Closing Savings Cited."

Dolores Frederick.
The Pittsburgh Press, 3 February 1977, A14.

* "St. John's Clings to Building Plan."

The Pittsburgh Press, 17 February 1977, A2.

* "State to St. John's:

Give Up Building Plan."
The Pittsburgh Press, 23 February 1977.

* "St. John's Drops Plan to Rebuild."

Connie Giel.
The Pittsburgh Press, 2 March 1977.

* "St. John's Solution Sought by Panel."

Dolores Frederick.
The Pittsburgh Press, 22 March 1977, A5.

* "Patient Admissions Drop at St. John's:

Down by 30%."
Connie Giel.
The Pittsburgh Press, 7 April 1977.

* "Bed Occupancy Rate Drops at St. John's."

Connie Giel.
The Pittsburgh Press, 27 April 1977, A8.

* "Directors Drop St. John's Plea to Build Unit."

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 26 May 1977, 1, 4.

* "Patients, Staff Efforts Save Nursing Home."

David Guo.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 27 May 1977.

* "Peirce Lauds HEW

[U. S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare] Report
On St. John's."
Dolores Frederick.
The Pittsburgh Press, 12 June 1977, A26.

* "Bachman Panel 'A Mockery,' St. John's Says."

Dolores Frederick.
The Pittsburgh Press, 30 July 1977, A2.

* "St. John's Solution Pressed by Bachman."

Dolores Frederick.
The Pittsburgh Press, 20 August 1977.

* "Safety Renovation OK'd for St. John's Hospital."

Henry W. Pierce.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 15 September 1977, 5.

* "St. John's Hospital Loses Certification:

Executive Director Quitting."
Dolores Frederick.
The Pittsburgh Press, 7 December 1977, A3.

* "St. John's Hospital Renovation Plans Approved:

N. Side Hospital to Spend $650,000."
Dolores Frederick.
The Pittsburgh Press, 26 January 1978, C5.

* "Accreditation Extended for St. John's Hospital."

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 8 March 1978, 2.

* "2 Hospitals Begin Talks on Merger."

Henry W. Pierce.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 6 October 1978, 2.

* "St. John's Hospital Certification OK'd."

The Pittsburgh Press, 12 March 1979.

* "St. John's Expands Mental Health Care."

Henry W. Pierce.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 14 December 1979.

* "St. John's Hospital Agrees to Air Cleanup."

The Pittsburgh Press, 16 January 1980, A4.

* "'Doctored' Report Stirs Row Between St. John's, Agency."

Henry W. Pierce.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 23 April 1981, 4.

* "St. John's Building Plan Gets Setback."

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 14 May 1981, 6.

* "St. John's Ditching Hospital Plan."

Henry W. Pierce.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 26 June 1981, 16.

* "St. John's Chief Out in Purge."

The Pittsburgh Press, 29 January 1982.

* "St. John's Hospital Lays Off 65, Blames Medicare Cuts."

Henry W. Pierce.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 14 July 1984, 5.

* 'St. John's Network News."

(Fall 1984). [Vol. 1 No. 1]

* "St. John's Adopts New Corporate Structure."

[Press Release.]
Spectra Health Corporation, 27 February 1985.

* "A New Breed of Health Service Provider:

St. John's, A Full Service, Regional Health Network."
Pittsburgh: St. John's Hospital, [1984].

* "Spectrum."

St. John's Health and Hospital Center, Inc., (September 1986).

* "St. John's Dropping Emergency, Surgical Services."

Rich Gigler.
The Pittsburgh Press, 17 July 1989, B5.

* "Elliott Medical Clinic Faces Likely Closing."

Frank Reeves.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 27 March 1990.

* "The Loss of a Detox Unit." [Editorial.]

The Pittsburgh Press, 12 June 1990, B2.

* "St. John's Drug-Alcohol Detox Unit to Close."

Mackenzie Carpenter.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 12 June 1990, 5.




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