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Greeley Center For Independence, Inc. history
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1907 - Frank Craig starts the "Tent Colony of Brotherly Love" on the plains in Lakewood west of Denver for indigent men with tuberculosis.
With that lofty goal to guide them, Children's Hospital Colorado officially incorporated on May 9, 1908.
1910 - Craig Colony was incorporated by Mrs.
1910 The Children's Hospital exterior
17, 1910, treating 290 patients in its first year.
The hospital's first class of nursing students graduated in 1912.
1916 - The first of three buildings is constructed.
1917 The Children's Hospital exterior
Our expanded main hospital opened in 1917 at 19th Avenue and Downing Street in downtown Denver.
Doctor George B. Packard Jr. performed the first pyloromyotomy – a type of stomach surgery – in Denver in the 1920s.
When Harry Tammen died in 1924, he bequeathed half of his estate – $2 million – to the hospital.
1932 The Children's Hospital exterior
The hospital hired its first physical therapist in 1932.
A Hydro-Physio-Therapy unit opened in 1936 and was acknowledged as the finest of its kind in the United States.
Agnes Reid Tammen donated the hospital's first "iron lung" machine in 1937, providing treatment for children with trouble breathing.
The hospital logged its first medical record in 1939.
The hospital established a Blood Donor Center in May 1942.
The Junior League opened the hospital's first snack and gift shop in 1950.
Children's Colorado has long been on the forefront of medical research, establishing a Research Foundation in 1953.
Doctor John Grow performed the first open-heart surgery at Children's Colorado in 1953.
1955 - As tuberculosis declined with antibiotic treatments, Craig shifted its emphasis to multiple diagnoses, such as multiple sclerosis, polio, muscular dystrophy, and spinal cord injury.
1955 Oca Cushman retirement
1957 - Doctor John Young arrives at Craig as Medical Director and intensifies Craig's exclusive focus on spinal cord injury and brain injury rehabilitation.
1958 - Craig is renamed "Craig Rehabilitation Center" and constructs a major addition to the hospital for rehabilitation.
The Oca Cushman Wing – named after the hospital's first superintendent – opened in 1958, adding 72,000 square-feet of modern medical facilities including operating and recovery rooms.
One of the country's first child-abuse identification, prevention and treatment programs began in 1958 with the Child Protection Team, under the direction of Doctor C. Henry Kempe.
1959 - After serving Native Americans for years, Craig signs a contract with the United States Public Health Service Bureau of Indian Affairs, to serve Native Americans with spinal cord injury.
1966 - Craig is renamed "Craig Rehabilitation Hospital."
1968 - Doctor John Young moves to Phoenix and Doctor Robert R. Jackson becomes medical director.
Children's Colorado sponsored Colorado's first amputee ski school at Arapahoe Basin in 1968.
1970 - Craig begins an in-house neurosurgical program under the direction of Doctor Robert Edgar.
1973 - Craig modifies apartments across the street for transitional living experiences for patients and families of inpatients.
1974 - Denny O'Malley becomes president of Craig.
The first Burn Program in Colorado began treating pediatric patients in 1974.
1975 - Craig is renamed "Craig Hospital" by the Board to reflect the medical and rehabilitation services provided.
1977 - The Traumatic Brain Injury Team is created distinct from the Spinal Cord Injury teams under the direction of Doctor Hahn, and soon after is intensely developed by Doctor Mark Cilo.
1985 - Craig establishes an in-house neuroscience laboratory, in addition to an EMG lab, a neuromuscular lab, and a neurosurgery lab; also begins ERGYS bicycle clinical trials for FDA approval.
1985 Doctor Frank Chang with patients
1987 - Craig physicians and staff are widely sought for presentations and publications and average 75 professional presentations per year, while also publishing 20-25 articles and book chapters per year.
1987 Prescription Pet Program
1989 - United States News & World Report begins ranking hospitals and places Craig among its Top Ten Rehabilitation Hospitals in the United States.
1991 - Craig serves as a clinical trial site for Parastep/FES ambulation.
1996 - Craig completes a new transitional building on the east side of Clarkson St with innovative patient/family rooms, an adjoining skybridge, multiple treatment areas, and research and business space, while increasing the number of total hospital beds to 93.
On August 29, 1997, our organization changed our name once again to Connections for Independent Living.
2002 - To replace its aging apartments, Craig constructs and opens a new 47-unit onsite Outpatient and Family Housing Facility for reevaluation patients and families of inpatients.
2004 - Denny O'Malley celebrates his 30th year as president of Craig.
2005 - Craig is a finalist for the El Pomar Foundation's Joel A.H. Webb Award for Excellence in Health Care (Large Facility).
2007 - ColoradoBiz magazine selects Craig Hospital as a finalist for its Top Company Awards in the Health Care category.
2008 - Craig Hospital opens the new Mike Utley Terrain Park for mobility training.
A Century of Rebuilding Lives and author Herb Tabak won the Colorado Independent Publishers Association's 2008 Distinguished Book Award for Outstanding Special Book Publishing.
2009 - Craig Hospital celebrates its 20th consecutive year of ranking in the Top Ten Rehabilitation Hospitals by United States News & World Report.
2010 - Equine, Child Care, and Graduate Liaison programs are launched at Craig.
The Colorado legislature creates Craig Hospital license plates that will go on sale January 1, 2012, making Craig the first hospital in Colorado to have a special license plate.
2015 - Craig Hospital hosts its second Brain Injury Summit in Vail, CO where more than 450 people from 39 states and ten countries came together.
2019 - Craig is ranked by United States News & World Report as a Top Ten Rehabilitation Hospital for the 30th consecutive year.
2021 - Craig is announced a winner of the inaugural Top Workplaces USA Award, presented by Energage, a purpose-driven organization that develops solutions to build and brand top workplaces around the country.
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