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einstein 150
Looking Back at a Milestone to Remember
Barry Freedman, President and CEO, Einstein
Healthcare Network, joins Ruth Lefton, COO,
Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia, and time
capsule employee contest winners Robert
Crossin II, Sherry Chin-Glaser, Mary Jackson
and Vikki Scott.
“Dedicated to the Relief of the Sick and
Wounded Without Regard to Creed,
Color or Nationality.”
When the Jewish Hospital, today known as Einstein Healthcare
Network, opened its doors in 1866, these profound words inscribed over its
entrance served as a beacon of hope for those in need. Jewish Civil War soldiers
and freed slaves, women and children, rich and poor, all received equal medical
care side by side, without hesitation or discrimination.
Now a regional healthcare network, recognized as a leader in both medical care
and training, Einstein remains committed to these prophetic words. It has grown
and thrived through a century and a half of monumental changes in healthcare
while maintaining its original Mission.
It was Einstein's Mission that remained at the heart of Einstein’s 150th anniversary
celebration throughout 2016. After a hugely successful kick-off celebration in
January, and several key events throughout the spring, the network continued to
mark the year in a number of memorable ways, all leading up to the culmination of
the year’s festivities at Harvest Ball Weekend.
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