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1865

An estimated 13,000 sick and wounded soldiers were treated in a five-year period ending in 1865.

1866

After the war, the federal government turned City Hospital over to the city, which opened the facility in 1866 as a 75-bed charity hospital.

1880

William Wishard, MD’s interest in Urology came in 1880 following the death of a patient with urinary retention.

1885

The Flower Mission Training School for Nurses graduated its first class of five nurses in 1885, with another 2,750 nurses following in their footsteps over the next 97 years.

1887

Wishard founded the department of Urology in 1887 and served as chief for 49 years.

1890

He arguably performed the first cautery of the prostate done under direct vision in 1890 using a perineal approach.

1925

Doctor William Niles, Jr. graduated cum laude from Harvard University Medical School in 1925.

1935

During World War I, City Hospital opened the Sunny Sanitarium to care for local tuberculosis patients, and in 1935 Eli Lilly and Company purchased Indiana’s first iron lung for City Hospital to use in the treatment of polio patients.

1947

City Hospital renamed Indianapolis General Hospital in 1947.

1959

In 1959, Indianapolis General Hospital renamed Marion County General Hospital.

1963

He established a successful real estate development company, Sandor Development Company, in 1963, and he has built it into one of the nation’s leading companies, with more than 105 properties under management in 20 states.

1969

In 1969, General Hospital entered into a formal agreement with Indiana University allowing faculty of the school to have joint appointments with the hospital as well.

1985

Eskenazi Health is affiliated with Eskenazi Health Foundation, which was established as the Indiana Health Institute, Inc. in 1985 as a 501(c)(3), not-for-profit corporation.

2009

In 2009, it was determined that a replacement facility needed to be built.

2011

It changed names to become the Eskenazi Health Foundation in 2011.

2013

Since the Sidney & Lois Eskenazi Hospital and Eskenazi Health campus opened in December 2013, the name Eskenazi has become synonymous with leadership in health care, environmental design, public art and architecture.

2014

The Commonground at Eskenazi Health, a unique outdoor green space focused on community, serenity and wellness, opens in July 2014.

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