Letter, draft : to Henry B. Sands, New York, 25 March 1887
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Vanderbilt Clinic (New York, N.Y.)
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Established in 1886 with a donation to the College of Physicians and Surgeons (P&S) from the sons of William Henry Vanderbilt (1821-1885). Opened to patients Jan. 1888 on the P&S campus at Amsterdam Ave. and West 60th St. Besides offering low-cost medical care to the neighborhood, Vanderbilt served as a teaching facility for P&S students. As part of the agreement of affiliation between Columbia University and Presbyterian Hospital, the University agreed to di...
Sands, Henry B. (Henry Berton), 1830-1888
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New York City surgeon Henry Berton Sands, 1830-1888, graduated from the New York College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1854. He subsequently progressed there from assistant demonstrator to professor of anatomy, finally becoming professor of the practice of surgery. Sands was one of the most renowned surgeons on the East coast. Endowed by the Vanderbilt family in 1886, the Vanderbilt Clinic of the College of Physicians and Surgeons was constructed at the corner of Tenth A...
