Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY, USA.
HSS J. 2005 Sep;1(1):3-8. doi: 10.1007/s11420-005-0116-0.
Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) originated as the Hospital for the Ruptured and Crippled (R&C) 142 years ago in New York City. As the first and only orthopaedic hospital of its kind in this country, it was located in the residence of its founder James Knight on Second Avenue, south of Sixth Street, and started with 28 inpatient beds for children but no operating facilities. The history of this institution has been documented in two books and occasionally published and unpublished papers. Many of these accounts have been limited by time, focus on a particular subject, or overall reviews. The emergence of such a specialized facility in the middle of the 19th century during a time of medicine in its infancy, our country at war and the city of New York racked in poverty, disease, civil riots, and political corruption is a story not necessarily appreciated in our day. The vision of one little-known physician and the cooperation and support of a small group of prominent New Yorkers and philanthropists were responsible for the origin of this hospital and particularly for its survival in such troubled times when most small hospitals of this period lasted only for a few years. Fortunately, almost all of the original Annual Reports of the Board of Managers, photographs, manuscripts, personal records, and newspaper clippings have been saved. They are now being collected, preserved, catalogued, and displayed in the newly formed HSS Archives from which this material has been taken.
纽约特种外科医院（HSS）起源于 142 年前的纽约市的 Hospital for the Ruptured and Crippled（R&C）。作为美国第一家也是唯一一家此类骨科医院，它位于创始人 James Knight 的住所，位于第二大道 6 街以南，最初只有 28 张儿童住院病床，没有手术设施。该机构的历史已在两本书中记录，并偶尔以出版和未出版的论文形式发表。这些记录中的许多都受到时间、关注特定主题或总体审查的限制。在医学处于起步阶段的 19 世纪中期，在一个战争、城市贫困、疾病、内乱和政治腐败的国家，出现这样一个专门的设施，在我们今天看来，这并不是一个理所当然的事情。一位鲜为人知的医生的远见卓识，以及一小群杰出的纽约人和慈善家的合作与支持，是这家医院的起源，特别是在如此动荡的时期得以生存的原因，当时大多数此类小医院仅维持数年。幸运的是，几乎所有的原始年度董事会报告、照片、手稿、个人记录和剪报都被保存了下来。现在，这些材料正在被收集、保存、编目，并在新成立的 HSS 档案中展示。
