| Memorial
History, 1970-1979 |
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1971 |
Baptist
General Convention of Texas severs its formal affiliation with
the hospital system, which then becomes Memorial Hospital System.
The board of trustees expands to include more non-Baptists
and community leaders with business expertise.
New addition
to northwest unit is opened, bringing the total number of beds
to 220 and making it the largest general hospital in northwest
Houston.
After succeeding
Dudley as executive director, W. Wilson Turner is named president
of the system. |
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1972
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Total
cost of new hospital project is estimated at $71 million, to
be raised by combination of operations, bank construction loans,
sale of the land from the central unit, and capital fund drive,
which begins with $1 million grant from Houston Endowment.
New family
practice residency program is established in affiliation with
the University of Texas Medical School and is one of only 22
in the country at the time. |
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1973
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The Memorial
Foundation's capital campaign raises more than $7.5 million
in two years under the leadership of Jackson C. Hinds, chairman
of the board of Entex, to be used for the new Memorial Southwest
facility.
Kenneth E.
Montague becomes Memorial's chairman of the board and will
serve through 1986. |
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| 1974 |
Groundbreaking
takes place for Memorial Southwest Hospital, which will replace
the original Southwest facility and the large downtown hospital. |
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| 1975 |
Bill
to set up tax-exempt bonds for hospital financing in Texas
passes with help of Memorial's attorneys and administration.
After 5
years of planning, Memorial Hospital System, in conjunction
with UTMSH, officially opens a new family practice residency
program. |
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| 1976 |
Massive
effort is undertaken to move equipment and supplies from downtown
location to new Memorial Hospital Southwest. |
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| 1977 |
 The
new Memorial Hospital Southwest formally opens on a 38-acre tract
bordering the Southwest Freeway.
Coinciding
with opening of Memorial Southwest, Lillie Jolly School of
Nursing is incorporated into Houston Baptist University and
downtown nurses' building is closed.
Memorial
joins with other teaching hospitals to create Voluntary Hospitals
of America (VHA), a cooperative network of purchasing and information
sharing.
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| 1979 |
Memorial's
School of Community Health opens.
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| Hermann
History, 1970-1979 |
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| 1971 |
First
UTMSH students enroll at Houston campus. |
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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 |
The
Roy and Lillie Cullen Pavilion is dedicated.
Helipad for
what will become Hermann Life Flight is completed and formal
dedication is held. It is the first helicopter landing facility
for Houston-area hospitals, named after its benefactor, John
S. Dunn. Formal opening of Comprehensive Emergency Center takes
place. |
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| 1976 |
 First
flight of Hermann Life Flight, operated under contract with a
helicopter service.
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| 1977 |
Jones Pavilion is dedicated and opened.
Main building
is formally dedicated as Robertson Pavilion, named in honor
of Corbin J. and Wilhelmina Cullen Robertson. |
