Presbyterian St Lukes Hospital School of Nursing - Alpha Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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if»i« Jilt St. Luke ' s Hospital ST. LUKE ' S HOSPITAL was organized on February i8, 1864, and was shortly thereafter opened for the reception and care of the sick poor. From that date to the present, its history presents an unbroken record of continuous service to the community. Its growth represents a development from an original capacity of seven beds to its present total of four hundred beds. At its inception St. Luke ' s Hos- pital was a charitable activity of Grace Church parish, the initiative which led to its organization having originated with the Rev. Clinton Locke, Rector of Grace Church. The Honorable Melville W. Fuller, late Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court, was prominently identified with the enterprise, having formulated the original Charter and Articles of Incorporation. The orig- inal Hospital was started in a small frame house, located on State Street near Eldridge Court, now Eighth Street, providing accommodations for seven patients. Dr. Walter Hay was Chief Physician and the nursing staff consisted of two members. The meagre accommodations available in this building very soon became inadequate, necessitating removal to larger quarters. A large brick house on State Street near Roosevelt Road was rented. This provided an in- crease in capacity to a total of eighteen beds. In 1865 Dr. John E. Owens was given control of the medical affairs of the hospital. He remained an active member of the [9]

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LOUIS R. CURTIS Vice President and General Manager

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