Sidney Lewine

Sidney Lewine (March 31, 1915 – July 1, 2004) was director of the former Mount Sinai Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio.

Lewine founded the first inpatient psychiatric unit and rehabilitation division in the nation in 1960.

[citation needed] He was president of the Greater Cleveland Hospital Association from 1969 to 1972.

Lewine was born in Atlantic City, New Jersey and moved to Cleveland to lead the Jewish Vocational Service.

[1] He joined Mount Sinai in 1950 and was named hospital director in 1952.