Alfred A. Richman Explained

Alfred A. Richman (c. 1892 - December 8, 1984)^[1] was "an orthopedic surgeon and an honorary trustee of Beth Israel Hospital"who "founded Manhattan General Hospital in 1928 and was its executive director."

Medical career

Richman graduated from New York Medical College and was a "practicing orthopedic surgeon for a number of years."^[1] The rest of his career involved medical facilities:

• a "private sanitarium at 50 West Seventy-fourth Street" (1925-1928)^[2]
• 136 East 61st Street (1928-1930): a 20-bed facility named Plaza Hospital. Closed.
• 161 East 90th Street (1930-1934): Manhattan General Hospital. MGH relocated, and another hospital purchased the building.
• 305 Second Avenue (1934-1964): Manhattan General Hospital.^[3] acquired by Beth Israel in 1964.

Richman^[4] subsequently served Beth Israel "as a trustee and as an administrative consultant."^[1]

Tuberculosis

"In 1949, under Dr. Richman's direction, Manhattan General became the first private, nonvoluntary institution in the city to set aside wards for the care of tuberculosis patients."^[1] A 1951 journal noted the unit's "multiple and vesatile" treatments.^[5]

Family

He was survived by his wife, their three sons and a daughter, "nine grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren" and "three brothers, Hyman, David and Julius, all of Miami Beach."^[1]

External links

• hospital founding history of Dr. Alfred A. Richman
• Alfred A. Richman Letter to The Editor

Notes and References

1. News: . Dr. Alfred Richman, 92, Dies; Founded Hospital in the City . December 11, 1984.
2. News: . EVICTION STAY WON BY SANITARIUM HEAD; Supreme Court Grants Grace to Dr. Richman in Contest With Warren Smadbeck. HARM TO PATIENTS FEARED Some Would Be Imperiled by Move, It is Contended--Marshal Seizes Furniture. . June 9, 1928.
3. News: . Deaths . Medical Board of .. SAMUEL A. THOMPSON, M.D. President Medical Board; ALFRED A. RICHMAN, M.D. Executive Director . May 22, 1964.
4. News: The New York Times. League's Party At Plaza Friday To Aid Children; Mrs. Marshall Keating Heads Benefit for Disabled Youths. November 13, 1944.
5. Web site: The Tuberculosis Patient in the General Hospital. J. S. Edlin . 1951 .