University of Michigan. Hospitals

Name changed from University Hospital in 1981.

From the description of Hospitals (University of Michigan) records, 1875-1987. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34421866

• 1869: A professor’s home on North University is converted into a small hospital (20-24 beds) for patients, becoming the first hospital controlled by a university medical school.
• 1875: Two pavilions are added to the existing hospital, for a total of 60 beds. The construction is made possible by state appropriation as well as funding from the city of Ann Arbor.
• 1889: Appropriations from the Michigan Legislature, combined with funding from the city of Ann Arbor allow for the construction of a new hospital, built on Catherine Street over the next two years.
• 1891: The new Catherine Street Hospital opens and is shared by the medical department and the homeopathic medical college. The homeopathic medical college moves to another location in 1900, with the vacated space taken over by University Hospital.
• 1903: The 75-bed Palmer Ward, one of the first children’s wards in the United States, opens in the Catherine Street Hospital.
• 1908: Jay B. Draper becomes hospital superintendent, serving until 1915. During his tenure, the hospital becomes responsible for its own finances, resulting in a surplus. The resulting complaints lead to the formation of a new Hospital Committee, created by Regental approval (January 1912), to oversee the hospital.
• 1910: The University opens Michigan’s first psychiatric hospital.
• 1924: Harley A. Haynes (M.D. 1902) is appointed director of the University Hospital and is one of the earliest to bring cost accounting to hospital administration.
• 1925: The Catherine Street Hospital is replaced by University Hospital (also known as Old Main Hospital), a 700-bed facility, built at a cost of $4.4 million.
• 1928: University Hospital offers the first physician training program in thoracic surgery.
• 1942: The University of Michigan Base Hospital (General Hospital No. 298) is organized and subsequently serves in England, France, and Belgium.
• 1950: Women’s Hospital opens as a 66,822 square foot facility. The Birth Center was one of the first facilities to offer single-room maternity care.
• 1955: The Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Hospital opens.
• 1969: C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital opens its doors, as the University’s first hospital devoted entirely to children. The 272,732 square foot facility houses 200 beds.
• 1972: The James and Lynelle Holden Perinatal Hospital is built, providing care for premature and critically ill infants.
• 1975: The Regents approve the Bylaws for the Executive Board of University Hospital.
• 1976: The W.K. Kellogg Eye Center, a 32-bed facility, is established, providing patient care, education and research in eye diseases.
• 1978: The Regents approve the creation of the Finance and Personnel Committee, which serves as a governing authority for financial matters and strategic planning.
• 1982: The University begins its Survival Flight program, a hospital-based airborne emergency medical service - the first in the state.
• 1986: The University Hospital and A. Alfred Taubman Health Care Center open. The 11-story hospital is nearly 1.8 million square feet in size and holds 550 beds. The A. Alfred Taubman Health Care Center, which houses 120 outpatient clinics. The conversion from Old Main into the new facilities takes place on Feb. 14.
• 1986: M-CARE, a University HMO plan is developed. As of the year 2002, it serves over 200,000 members in 14 counties, offering HMO, point of service, Medicare and Medicaid plans.
• 1990: The hospitals expand, adding integrated services for women and children in new space and renovated units in existing hospitals.
• 1995: Creation of Michigan Health Care Corporation, and University of Michigan Health System
• 1997: The U-M moves its cancer and geriatrics clinical and research programs into the $88 million Cancer Center and Geriatrics Center Building.

Name Changes in Hospital Administration

The University Hospital Board in Control was replaced by the University Hospital Executive Board in 1974.

In 1978, the Board of Clinical Directors was superseded by the Nursing Executive Committee

In 1982 the Planning Advisory Committee became the Public Advisory Board.

The Replacement Hospital Project was dissolved in June 1984 with the formation of the Vice Provost Advisory Board, under the administration of the Vice Provost for Medical Affairs.

In January 1989 the Hospital Executive Team became the Hospital Advisory Group.

During the early years of the University Hospital operation (1869-1874), the institution was entrusted to the care of janitors and matrons. In 1874, a house physician was placed in charge, beginning a series of different titles, ranging from steward, to superintendent and later, director. The list of early overseers is sketchy.

• 1869 - 1870 : John Carrington --Janitor and Steward
• 1874 - 1876 : Robert J. Peare --House Physician
• 1877 - 1877 ? : Alexander Maclean -- Hospital Superintendant
• 1888 - 1897 : Joseph Clark -- Steward; Superintendent
• 1897 - 1900 : Harry W. Clark -- Superintendent
• 1900 - 1908 : E.S. Gilmore -- Superintendent
• 1908 - 1915 : Jay B. Draper -- Superintendent
• 1912 - 1918 : Hospital Committee; Reuben Peterson (Medical Director)
• 1915 - 1918 : Robert Greve -- Superintendent (Temporary)
• 1918 - 1924 : Dr. Christopher G. Parnall -- Medical Superintendent and Director
• 1924: Robert G. Greve -- Acting Director
• 1924 - 1945 : Harley A. Haynes -- Hospital Director
• 1945 - 1969 : Albert C. Kerlikowske -- Hospital Director
• 1969 - 1973 : Edward J. Connors -- Hospital Director
• 1973 - 1974 : David G. Dickinson -- Acting Director
• 1975 - 1985 : Jeptha W. Dalston --Executive Director
• 1985 - 1996 : John D. Forsyth -- Executive Director
• 1996 - : Larry Warren -- Executive Director

From the guide to the Hospitals. (University of Michigan) records, 1875-1997, (Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan)