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1948

July 1948: Doctor Reginald Lourie appointed director of newly established Psychiatry Department

In 1948, at nearly 7 years old, he became the first child admitted to Omaha’s brand new medical facility, Children’s Memorial Hospital.

The original Children’s Memorial Hospital was founded in 1948 by Doctor C.W.M. Poynter, Dean of the University of Nebraska Medical Center, and Henry Doorly, publisher of the Omaha World-Herald.

1950

1950: The well baby clinic founded by the Child Welfare Society becomes part of the hospital.

1953

1953: The hearing clinic, Premature Nursery and Electroencephalography Laboratory is open.

1956

1956: The adolescent medicine inpatient unit, the first of its kind in the United States, opens.

1957

In 1957, Elsie Mead worked tirelessly to form the Children's Hospital Society, which was dedicated to raising funds for the construction of a children's hospital.

1959

March 1959: New building opens to house Research Foundation.

1963

1963: Pediatric Surgery is established as a discipline and the surgery training program is initiated.

The board of the Barney Convalescent Hospital also recognized the need for a full-service children's hospital and joined forces with the hospital society in 1963.

1964

1964: The new outpatient department, an intensive care unit and an open heart surgery program are established.

Karen and Kimberly Webber are born joined at the chest in 1964.

1967

January 1967: The Comprehensive Health Care Program begins.

As the result of their efforts, The Barney Children's Medical Center, a four-story hospital located at 1735 Chapel Street, was opened in February 1967.

1968

December 1968: Children’s Board of Directors decides to relocate and build a new hospital.

1968: The first exclusive pediatric internship is established

1975

1975: The first physicians specializing in critical care begin to provide care.

1977

Doctor Ralph Feigin succeeds Doctor Russell Blattner as physician-in-chief in 1977.

1978

1978: Division of Child Protection established for cases of physical and sexual abuse.

1981

September 1981: Home Care program begins after Doctor Gloria Eng, chairman of Physical Medicine receives a one-year grant.

1982

In 1982 Larry Harkness became the next president and CEO of Dayton Children’s.

1983

June 1983: Children’s hosts first Children’s Miracle Network Telethon in conjunction with Osmond Foundation.

1984

June 1984: ECMO (Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation) program begins.

1985

July 1985: First satellite medical center opens in Fairfax, Virginia, offering specialty consultative services.

November 1985: Special Immunology Team is established to treat HIV-infected patients and their families (now known as the HIV Prevention and Treatment Program).

1987

1987: Facilities Enhancement Project approved and plans are made for additions and renovations.

1988

1988: First bone marrow transplant procedure performed.

1989

April 1989: First heart Transplant performed on eleven-year-old girl.

May 4, 1989: Groundbreaking held for west wing addition, relocation of helipad and expansion of parking garage.

Mark A. Wallace appointed president and chief executive officer of Texas Children's Hospital in 1989.

1990

January 1990: The Center for Prenatal Evaluation a joint endeavor with The George Washington University sees first patient.

July 1990: The Ambulatory Infusion Center in the Department of Hematology/Oncology opens doors.

1991

Scholtz joined Mutual of Omaha in 1991 and has served as an officer in various areas throughout the organization.

1996

In 1996 the first “intensivist” physicians were hired to help centralize the care of critically ill patients.

2002

Doctor Russell Blattner, founding physician-in-chief of Texas Children's Hospital, dies in 2002.

2006

In 2006, the hospital marked a transformational milestone in central Ohio philanthropy, receiving a $50 million gift from the Nationwide Foundation.

2007

2007: New East Inpatient Tower opens, enhancing the expert, family-centered care at Children’s.

Parents magazine ranks Texas Children's Hospital fourth among the nation’s top pediatric hospitals in 2007.

2008

The Baylor International Pediatric AIDS Initiative at Texas Children's Hospital (BIPAI) opens a new 21,000 square foot clinical care center in Kampala, Uganda, in 2008.

2009

The 8-floor, 200,000 sq. ft. expansion of the Feigin Center is completed in 2009.

Mark Wallace, president and CEO, celebrates 20 years at the helm of Texas Children's Hospital in 2009.

2010

Doctor Charles D. Fraser is named Surgeon-in-Chief at Texas Children’s Hospital in 2010.

2011

Texas Children's Pavilion for Women, which provides women, mothers and babies with a full continuum of high-quality, expert health care, opens its doors in 2011.

2012

Texas Children’s Pavilion for Women delivers a set of sextuplets on April 23, 2012.

In July 2012, Deborah Feldman became the president and CEO in Dayton Children’s history.

2014

Doctor Dean B. Andropoulos and James Versalovic named Anesthesiologist-in-Chief and Pathologist-in-Chief at Texas Children's hospital in 2014.

2015

In June 2015, a south expansion plan was announced.

2016

In March 2016, Dayton Children’s launched its new brand identity after 42 years with the same logo.

In 2016, the announcement to accelerate our facilities and programs grew with an additional $760 million investment.

In 2016, The Woodlands Outpatient Building, a six-floor, 209,973-square-foot facility, opens to serve children and families in The Woodlands, Kingwood, Spring, Conroe and surrounding communities.

2017

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2018

United States News & World Reports ranks Children's National top 5 overall and number 1 for babies for the 2018-19 Best Children's Hospitals Honor Roll.

Doctor Larry H. Hollier Jr. is named Surgeon-in-Chief at Texas Children’s Hospital in 2018.

2020

Samantha Mosser, MBA Samantha Mosser is the President and a Board of Director of ACCESSbank; she joined the bank in January 2020.

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