Author Biographical Info

Founded on September 1, 1907 as the Baptist Sanitarium, Memorial Hospital began as a two-story, wood-framed building at the end of the trolley line on Lamar and Smith. It had 17 beds and eight trained nurses on staff. It was the second general hospital established in Houston after St. Joseph Hospital which opened in 1887. It was also the second Baptist-supported hospital in the United States.

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Identifier

MS029-b3-f7-1

Publication Date(s)

circa 1950-1960

Language

English

Description

The trifold (front) fundraising leaflet outlines the features and costs of the proposed new neurological operating suite at the Methodist Hospital (Houston, TX). See more info at James Greenwood Sr. and Jr., MDs Papers and its finding aid.

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Keywords

Methodist Hospital (Houston, TX), Nervous system--Surgery, Houston (TX), Texas Medical Center, leaflets (printed works)

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