President Schuman
David Schuman was president from 1945 to 1947.
Category: 1940s
President Elichman
Joseph Elichman was president from 1947 to 1956.
Volunteer Chapter Credo
He who serves humanity serves God, he who serves Deborah serves both. This phrase became the credo for the volunteer chapters of the day.
Volunteer Chapter Hosts Former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt
Deborah and its mission continued to receive recognition and support of the famous and influential people of the day, such as First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt.
Elichman Pavilion Houses Chronic TB Cases
In 1949, the Elichman Pavilion was erected to house the most serious, chronic TB cases. Elichman Pavilion would later be used to house Deborah’s first recovering heart patients.
Chapter Volunteers Take Photo in Deborah Square
Volunteers continued to answer the call to raise funds as Deborah thrived.
Main Building of Deborah Sanatorium and Hospital Completed
The new Main Building construction began in the 1930s and was fully completed and occupied by 1945. Throughout the 1940s, Deborah’s facilities and services continued to grow to meet the ever changing needs of patients.
Nobel-Prize Winner and Inventor of TB Drug Visits Deborah
Selman Abraham Waksman, inventor, biochemist and microbiologist whose research into the decomposition of organisms that live in soil enabled the discovery of streptomycin and several other antibiotics, is pictured with Dr. Daniel Rednor, Medical Superintendent, and Clara Franks, Assistant to the President.