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| 1956 |
Lillie Jolly School of Nursing opens in Southwest Houston. |
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| 1957 |
Memorial establishes first general practice residency in Texas. |
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| 1959 |
One of the nation's first networks of satellite hospitals in the suburbs is born as Memorial Hospital Southwest opens to serve that growing community. |
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| 1961 |
The Southwest hospital delivers more than 25 percent of all babies born in metropolitan Houston. |
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| 1963 |
Memorial Baptist Hospital Southeast opens with 135 beds, fully equipped with pediatrics, obstetrics, surgery and emergency room facilities. |
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| 1965 |
 Memorial establishes first hospital-based speech clinic in the South.
The downtown addition to Memorial Central enlarges bed capacity to 600 and increases medical technology with the addition of a new $45,000 Cobalt Radioisotope Therapy machine. |
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| 1966 |
Northwest satellite of Memorial opens with 130 beds and complete laboratory, X-ray, emergency, operating and obstetrics facilities. |
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| 1968 |
Hermann Hospital affiliates with the new The University of Texas Medical School at Houston (UT Medical School). |
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| 1969 |
Memorial opens first branch coronary care unit as part of plan to install units in each of its hospitals.
Memorial becomes first community hospital in nation to offer routine hearing tests for newborns. |
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1972 |
The original Hermann hospital, called the Clinic Building, is renamed the Roy and Lillie Cullen Pavilion following a major expansion and renovation project, toward which the Cullen Foundation donates $1.25 million. |
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1973 |
Hermann completes construction of the John S. Dunn Helipad, the first helicopter landing facility for Houston-area hospitals.
A comprehensive Trauma Center opens at Hermann Hospital. |
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1975 |
After five years of planning, Memorial Hospital System, in conjunction with UT Medical School, officially opens a new a new family practice residency program. |
