University of Oregon School of Nursing - Lamp Yearbook (Portland, OR)

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ol' a surgical tuberculosis hospital. The 'family of tl1e late julius Meier gave 550,000 more for the addition ol' an out-patient service to the hospital. The build- ing was constructed across the draw from the school group and was dedicated to provide modern treatment 'lor patients suffering from tuberculosisg to promote scientific research into the cause of disease, and to train a limited number of future physicians and nurses in 'the field of tuberculosis. The hospital was opened in the fall and its eighty beds were soon full, and its out-patient department busy. A hnal attempt at the cure of our patient was made with the following pre- scription: S E JOSEPI-ll K. A. j. MACKENZIE R. B. DILLEHUNT ' 15587-1912 1912-1920 1920-- U T -43 if cus? lilly IIKN l55l

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Q 4 M15 A K ' . ' J 'il 2352 .J .A Niki 1 1 5 A '-1f' ' 1 vu LIBRARY AND AUDITORIUM, 1939 , passed away in 1921, he bequeathed 3200,000 to his son and daughter to be used for charitable purposes as they saw fit. His daughter, Mrs. E. W. Morse, had been active in the children's work of the original People's Institute, and this probably more than anything else influenced them to give the money for construction of a chi1dren's hospital. Other individuals gave additional gifts totaling more than 3l25,000 to enlarge and equip it. When completed it was an eighty-bed hospital, and stood as a separate unit to augment the medical school group. Speakers at the dedication ceremony in july, 1926, were Mayor Baker, Dr. Dillehunt, Dr. Bilderback and Miss Grace Phelps. In 1931, our patient began to notice pain in the lower region of? the Portland Free Dispensary, still located downtown on jefferson street. The flood of patients was again overflowing the facilities which by this time had grown to a valuation of over 350,000. This was augmented by a gift secured from the General Educa- tion Board of New York to build a new half-million-dollar Out-Patient Clinic on Marquam I-Iill. The new clinic was built, connecting the Doernbecher and the County l-lospitals, and in addition to its out-patient service, unified the hospitals by providing a common record department, X-Ray laboratory service for all clin- ical departments. This relieved our patient of the pressure for a time, but there are now over six hundred patients a day coming to the Out-Patient Clinic for care. The .year 1939 found our patient growing still larger. The State Legislature appropriated 3110,000 and the Federal Government 3130,000 forthe construction v 3 293 ages' 122 ux0' 1541

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Patie112f'sNa111,c.' U. ol' O. Medical School Residerzce: Marquam l-lill A ge: 53 years DR. jOlelN li WEEKS P.W.A ...... aa Zl5lO0,000 Misc et fiat aedihctum Sig.-Take entire dose Stat. PP. However, by this time, our patient made an allergic response and broke out with a new library and auditorium. The new building is connected with Mac- Kenzie l-lall. lts beauty and utility are appreciated by all. Summary of pazfierzfs history: Dr. josephi, hrst dean, saw the new school started and successfully pioneered it through a period in which other medical schools were closing by the score. Dr. MacKenzie, second dean, through his vision, saw the school moved to the hill as a nucleus for future development. Dr. Dille- h g . 1 g g . unt, present dean, through his energy has assembled on Marquam l-l1ll a medical center to match lVlacKenzie's fondest dream. Impression: Chronic enlargement of various structures, probably incurable. History taken by Roscoe WII.SON. L DO-.l