A Wonderful Visit to Milwaukee & Aurora Sinai Medical Center

I spent a terrific weekend visiting the nice city of Milwaukee and the maginificant Aurora Sinai Medical Center .I am trying here to share the good impressions I got during this visit and some of the photos I took while I was there , as well as giving brief information about the city , the medical center and our outstanding colleagues who work there and make us proud of our beloved medical school and university . .

Milwaukee :






Milwaukee is the largest city in Wisconsin and 23rd largest (by population) in the United States. It is the county seat of Milwaukee County and is located on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan. As of a 2007 U.S. Census estimate, Milwaukee had a population of 602,191. Milwaukee is the main cultural and economic center of the Milwaukee–Racine–Waukesha Metropolitan Area with a population of 1,739,497 as of 2007. Milwaukee is also the regional center of the seven county Greater Milwaukee Area, with a population of 2,003,218 as of 2007.

The first Europeans to pass through the area were French missionaries and fur traders. In 1818, the French-Canadian explorer Solomon Juneau settled in the area, and in 1846 Juneau's town combined with two neighboring towns to incorporate as the City of Milwaukee. Large numbers of German and other immigrants helped increase the city's population during the 1840s and the following decades.

Once known almost exclusively as a brewing and manufacturing powerhouse, Milwaukee has taken steps in recent years to reshape its image. In the past decade, major new additions to the city have included the Milwaukee Riverwalk, the Midwest Airlines Center, Miller Park, an internationally renowned addition to the Milwaukee Art Museum, and Pier Wisconsin, as well as major renovations to the Milwaukee Auditorium. In addition, many new skyscrapers, condos, lofts, and apartments have been constructed in neighborhoods on and near the lakefront and riverbanks.
( Source :Wikipedia )






Milwaukee City Hall in 1901

The Sunset in Milwaukee

Aurora Sinai Medical Center - Milestones :

1850 : William Passavant , a Lutheran minister and hospital founder who had recently opened a church hospital in Pittsburgh , made a trip to Milwuakee and met with Johannes Muehlhauser, a local German minister to discuss the need for a hospital in the 4 year old city.

1855 : Passavant made the 1st donation for the hospital when he enclosed a dollar in a letter he sent to the congregation in Milwuakee urging them to add as quickly as possible so that it would grow into adequate hospital fund.

1863 : The official opening of Milwuakee ( Lutheran ) hopital on August 3,1863.Donations of furniture and livestock were made and soon the hospital had its own horse , eight cows , several pigs , and a new chicken house.

1863 : 1st recorded pt in the hospital : A Norwaegian sailor suffered from tuberculosis.

1863 : 1st leader of the Deaconess nurses arrived to take charge of the care at the Milwuaee hospital: Sister Barbara Kaag a native of Wurtemberg.

1903 : Mount Sinai hospial was established by the efforts of Rabbi Caro and the Federated Jewish Charities to serve Milwuakee's Jewish citizens.

1910 : Evangelical Deaconess hospital was established by a group of German-speaking parishioners in Milwuakee.

1980 : Lutheran hospital and Deaconess hospital were merged to form the new Good Samaritan Medical Center.

1988 : The new Good Samaritan Medical Center and the Mount Sinai Medical Center merged to form the new Sinai Samaritan Medical Center managed by Aurora Health Care Inc.

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Source : A Tradition of Caring : The history of Milwuakee's three primary service hospitals - Lutheran , Mount Sinai and Evangelical Deaconess, by Ellen Langill - ( A nice gift from my good friend Dr.Taha ).

William Passavant

Aurora Sinai Medical Center-Present :

Established in 1984, Aurora has become a nationally recognized leader in efforts to improve the quality of health care. Aurora has sites in more than 90 communities throughout eastern Wisconsin, including 13 hospitals, more than 100 clinics and over 130 community pharmacies. More than 3,400 physicians are affiliated with Aurora Health Care, including more than 700 who make up Aurora Medical Group.
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Source : http://www.aurorahealthcare.org[/I]

In Rebecca's office !

An old dictionary in the libarary

Aurora Sinai Medical Center , Our People

A nice group of our friends and colleagues from our medical college - university of Khartoum is well representing us at ASMC.I was very proud when Dr.Gennis - Internal Medicine Program Director - spoke highky about them and said he should go to Sudan and thank our professors.I was pleased by meeting Mutaz ,Mohammed Taha,Aymen ,Waleed and Hashim and feeling unlucky that I was unable to meet the rest of the group.





Aymen Khojali , a graduate of 2000

Mohammed Thaha , The chief resident

Mutaz Musa , 1st year resident

Thanks Azan , nice presentation and great photos .

Thank you Saif for passing by
I am glad that you enjoyed it . .

Salam Azzan,

Thank you for the lovely tour and information. I enjoyed (as people always do)the photos.
Q: Is Ayman Khojali mentioned above the same Ayman who was in Minnesota and briefly in Philadelphia,Pennsylvania?

Regards,

Ayman Ahmed

Thank you Aymen
I appreciate your comment
Regarding your question , yes he is .

Azzan Saeed ??

Mashait Amrika mtain shakaitak ?! gareebat de shayfak fel kolya , astagfer allah hay !! :)



Nice tour , thanx for the pictures ..

Toona

I was in Pantiyo , southern Sudan when I all of a sudden won the lottery . . few months later I found myself in USA !

By the way ,my profile picture was infront of community department ( near Mary ) . .may be that is why you thought you saw me recently in the college . .

Please sent me your real name so I can know who you are . .

Dear Dr. Azzan
Thank you very much for this informative article. I enjoyed reading it. I wish you and your colleagues in the medical field a resounding success and continued good health.
Cordially,

Gaafar.