Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine - Caduceus Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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and offered the latest in medical treat- ment. This increased the demand on Loyola from both the Chicago communi- ty and the nation. The Burke outpatient facility flocated at the north end of the hospital on the first floorl was so over- crowded by the influx of new patients that it could not function properly. Construction was begun in 1980 for a new outpatient center on the south end of campus. Also, a new surgical wing was underway by 1983 Csee page 215. Build- ing 54 was remodeled into offices in 1985 to accommodate the growing staff, and a much needed bookstore was built the same year. The Jesuit goal of providing quality education has been well met in Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine's 77 year history. The medical school has graduated over 6,500 physicians 14500 are living today.J The future of Loyola University Medical center appears bright. While most hospitals in the v-1 country are reducing capacity, Loyola is rapidly expanding. Already planned for this year is an MRI facility between the dental school and the outpatient center. With the success of the cardiac trans- plant program, a new wing will be added to the third floor to make room for a special transplant intensive care unit. Ldyola is also looking into the possibili- ties of a new heliport, cancer research building, a new MICU, and expanding the medical school to three floors. In addition to improvements in its physical plant, Loyola will be developing its academic programs. The bone marrow transplant program will be in action shortly. Research will be stressed in an effort to bring its level of quality up to that of the clinicians and academic physicians graduating from Stritch. As Loyola achieves greater national recog- nition, vacancies in department chair- manships are sought by more renowned physicians and scientists. The success of -i 1-Hospital 2-Medical Science Building 3-Doctors Office Building 4-Motel 5-Institute of Medical Ethics and Religion The Maywood Campus as it was original construction began. See text for details. Loyola's graduates and the Jesuit tradi- tion of education are an excellent foun- dation for the future of the Stritch School of Medicine. I X 1 ., jig ,Q-Y IW! A im in if --.4 --c- . ,v A 401, el 1 , - r 4, 11 . nf' Qs, QL: 'V 1 fx. p l Jr Lt-j,,.5f,.v-.sn ' .1 -- - Niiggfar- ,M ,gi ..-.W we-.. -f F, .. ,E 'Y -as ' AJ.L'fY , r wr ' ' -- -. ...... .1 '-' ,WZ - , nf f :If ' X 55255 0111 I f zz gfgizig- 2 . - I ::,, Big ggi' i -' . -9 r '-'- 494, ' ' -g If Q F N: i .' 3 s 4 iswglf will Lars 4 .41 ' .- -r - ' ' 4: V P lo is ?:s 3 JW Pri I 3 J --4 .,ls'xf.., ,f 'fi -r TQ: 'S ' . .. .,-14,-1,25 ' tf. :i12ff'i ' 4 ,I V Q 6 1 -- 8 5. ...fm 45,2 , -4. . .. vw-S 6-Research Institute 7-Institute for Medical Missions 8-Student Dormitory 9-Interns Quarters 10-Nurses Home 11-Institute for the Study of Mind, Drugs and Behavior ly planned before History of Stritch 13

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acquisition was challenged by a Protes- tant organization that objected to the sale of government land to a Catholic institution. Still, Loyola pursued the project. By 1961 Loyola had already begun what was to be a complete medical center, not just a hospital and medical school. The dental school needed new facilities and would also be located on the new property. There were other buildings planned for the medical center including a motel for families of patients, dormitories and apartments for stu- dents, and an education center. Due to financial and construction problems these buildings were never built. The hospital capacity was to be increased to 451 beds from the 350 planned at the Skokie site. Ground was broken for construction in 1965. The medical school was opened on the new campus in 1967 using building 116 fnear our anatomy labsl. The new medical school facilities attached to the north end of the hospital were functioning by 1968. The early 60's were a convenient time for Loyola to expand its medical programs and buildings. Sputnik was still fresh in the mind of the government, which felt that the U.S. was slipping in its scientific technology. The govern- ment's response to this was to offer grants for upgrading the nation's univer- sities. There was also felt to be a doctor shortage at this time, to the extent that foreign doctors were being imported to meet the U.S. demand. So legislation was passed appropriating money to expand the nation's medical training facilities. The goverment's support as well as the financial support of alumni and faculty helped pay for the new medical center. The new hospital was not without its growing pains. Construction delays forced the cost of the project to rise from 21 to 35 million before any ground was even broken. There was some doubt that the project should continue with these substantial increases. Hines was slow vacating its barracks at the center of the property where the hospital and school were to be built. And in order to avoid further construction costs brought on by delay, construction was begun on the north end of the campus where the first buildings were released by Hines. The dental school is presently located where the hospital was originally going to be built. After the hospital was open, some faults in the design and construction appeared. Examples of these flaws were leaks, an obscurely located front en- 1- ' . ,Ffa , KN: 2493 4 F - Anatomy Lab trance, shortage of elevators and an ER. that cut off entrance to the hospital from the west. Also, the original planners could never have imagined the rapid growth in the number of patients, and the subsequent need for larger facilities. Cardiovascular surgery was so successful that they occupied all the MICU beds as well as all the SICU beds on the second floor. Eventually the MICU had to be moved to makeshift facilities on the seventh floor. The hospital doors were opened in May of 1969, one year late. On its first day, Loyola had only two pa- tients, eight full time medicine faculty, and no house officers. The administra- tion consisted of an acting dean, acting chief of staff, acting vice-president, and a newly arrived hospital director. Dean Barbato, a medical student at the time, was one of the hospital's first patients. After three months, the average daily census was 40, and the hospital was losing 315,000 a day. The Stritch School of Medicine persisted through these lean years, and only became fully self-sup- ported in 1974. The new medical school would go through many changes between opening in 1967 and the present. The size of its class would enlarge by almost 5051 to 120. The percent of women enrolled in Stritch would rise from about 55 in the 50's to 30 'Y in the 70's and 4021 by the mid-80's. 1972 marked the first year of a new three year curriculum tLoyo1a did have a three year course of study during WW II, but changed back to a four year school at the end of the war.J This change from four to three years was prompted by the federal goverment, because there was felt to be a doctor shortage. The government motivated medical schools to go to a three year program by cutting the federal capitation grant, which subsi- dized the cost of educating students, from four years per student to three years. Thirty-two medical schools con- verted to three year programs. By 1980, Loyola had returned to a four year curriculum, as had all other schools with three-year programs. The three year program proved to be too strenuous, with courses crammed together, limited free time, and graduates who were poorly prepared for internship. 1979 was the last year students were admitted to Stritch for the three year program. With the return of a fourth year in 1980, came additional courses in ethics, statistics, and emergency medicine. The majority of clinical rotations from the mid-70's to present were done at Hines V.A. and Loyola. The relationship between the two hospitals became tighter as more Loyola faculty became part of Hines' staff, and many of the residency pro- grams merged Ci.e. surgery, pathology, psychiatryl. St. Francis, Resurrection, and Mercy also continued to offer rota- tions for Stritch students during these years. After construction of the hospital and medical school were completed, the medical center continued to grow. This growth was mainly a response to in- creased utilization of the facilities. Along with the rapidly expanding population in the western suburbs came the increased need for a west side medical center. Also, with easy access from two expressways, Loyola Medical Center was convenient to reach for patients throughout Chica- goland. After several years of providing quality care, Loyola had begun to devel- op a reputation for its high standards, ' 53 -ire

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