It has lent the ear of sympathy to those in the soundless pit of deafening silence, and in restoring the hapless breadwinner to work and thus preventing pauperism, it has illustrated the efficiency, excellency, and reasonableness of charity,… In the whole history of the infirmary, not a penny was ever known to have touched the hand of a surgeon or assistant surgeon. No number of endowed pavilions, well-lit operating rooms, up-to-date equipment, or skilled staff seemed to make a dent.