New York Hospital, Office of the Deputy Director (Melville Platt, MD) Records
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Scope and Contents
The collection is divided into three series: Administrative Files (1955-1987), Budgets (1978-1988), and New York State Records (1969-1987). Together these records provide an overview of the activities of the various offices and departments of New York Hospital in this period. Most noteworthy is almost complete set of budget files for 1978-1988. See series description for more information.
Dates
- 1955 - 1988
Creator
- NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Historical records in the Medical Center Archives are protected by HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996), internal policies requiring protection and confidential handling of PHI (protected health information), FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act), or other institutional polices regarding internal or confidential records, and may require additional permissions prior to access. Some records in this collection are restricted and require additional permissions prior to access. View the container inventory for more information and visit the Medical Center Archives website for the most updated policies and procedures regarding access to historical materials containing restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Materials from this collection cannot be reproduced outside the guidelines of United States Fair Use (17 U.S.C., Section 107) without the advance permission of the Medical Center Archives of NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine or the copyright holder. In the event that anything from the collection become a source for publication, a credit line indicating the Medical Center Archives of NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine is required.
Historical records in the Medical Center Archives are protected by HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996) and internal policies which require protection and confidential handling of all protected health information (PHI). Materials containing PHI, personally identifiable information (PII), and/or student information (protected under FERPA) have been restricted and require additional permissions prior to reproduction and use.
Please visit the Medical Center Archives website for the most updated policies and procedures regarding reproduction and use.
Biographical / Historical
A native of Canada, Melville Platt came to the New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center in 1955 as a resident in the Department of OB/GYN. He continued on the faulty/attending staff of the Department of OB/GYN after his residency. He became a New York Hospital administrator in 1967 when he was appointed the associate director of professional services. Platt was appointed executive associate director in 1975 and deputy director in 1983 and was also the founding president of the Medical Centre Insurance Company and was the president of the Executive Registry Program. He died at the age of 60 in 1988.
Extent
16.67 Linear Feet (40 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The records were donated by Professional Services in 2/9/1981 and 9/6/1987.
Processing Information
This collection was processed and finding aid was written by Elizabeth Shepard in 2013. Minor modifications to the finding aid were made during migration to ArchivesSpace in 2025. About 15 linear inches of duplicated materials was discarded. Another 15 linear inches were pulled and cataloged separately.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Medical Center Archives of NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine Repository