University of Texas Health Science Center - IATRO Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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NEW PATIENT PAVILION SLATED FOR HERMANN HOSPITAL Plans are under way for construction of a new patient pavilion for Hermann to replace Robertson Pavilion. Groundbreaking is scheduled for Spring 1987 with completion of the building slated for May 1989. The new building will be situated on Outer Belt Drive, adjoining Cullen Pavilion behind the Shriner’s Hospital for Crippled Children. The new pavilion is expected to house approximately 250 beds, and will be the location for Hermann’s Trauma and Emergency Center. Its roof will serve as helistop for Life Flight. The interior will feature an atrium design, with all patient rooms overlook- ing the landscaped lobby or Hermann Park. A glass-encased mall connecting the hospital’s four patient towers will cross the hospital complex. Ad- missions will be situated in the center of this mall, with entrances at Fannin Street and the Texas Medical Center Garage 4, near Outer Belt Drive. The exterior design is planned to complement the Mediterranean style of the Cullen Pavilion, which was built during the 1920’s. There are also plans for a new, full-service kitchen adjacent to the garage. It will house food-service operations for the entire hospital complex. Though the new patient pavilion will replace Robertson Pavilion for housing patients, Robert- son will be maintained operational for limited pur- poses. All surgical units, including intensive care, recently renovated for compliance to life safety codes will remain on Robertson’s second floor. In addition, the hospital’s new pediatric critical care unit also will remain. Much of Robertson will be used for support-staff office space. Financing will be provided by issuance of hospital revenue bonds by Harris County Health Facilities Development Corporation. The bonds are to be issued in Spring 1987. Features 29

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THE CHILDREN’S MIRACLE NETWORK TELETHON 1986 The Children’s Miracle Network Telethon didn’t just promise miracles in 1986; it made them hap- pen! In a 22-hour live television broadcast, the University Children’s Hospital at Hermann (UCHH) raised $623,360. Included in that total was $250,000 contribution from the Hermann Hospital Estate, which was specifically designated for charity care. A telethon finance committee made up of medical directors, hospital administrators, telethon directors, executive committee members, and board of trustee representatives considered many alternatives before deciding where best to spend these important dollars. Although the money went to different areas of UCHH, each project shared one common goal: to help children of all ages live happy, normal lives under difficult and seemingly abnormal cir- cumstances. Special playground equipment was designed for the Children’s Terrace on the third 28 Features floor of the Jones Pavilion and is particularly designed for handicapped children with ramps and wide walkways so that children in wheelchairs can climb aboard as well. Some of the telethon money went to helping send many children to a special hemophilia camp so that these children can learn how to play safely. Other programs also saw some of the telethon money. An elemental diets program received funds so that those children requiring special diets may continue them after discharge. Telethon money helped to furnish three rooms for parents to use to sleep over and be with their children. Literature for parents on home care for their children as well as information on their child’s illness also received funding. Telethon money has also provided for funding of fellowships in neonatology as well as a multi- volume children’s library located on 3 Jones Pavilion. 22 VCISILV a) drewe, ‘spite versity Hous

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LIFE FLIGHT’S 10th ANNIVERSARY Governor Mark White pro- claimed the week of November 2-9, 1986 ‘‘Life Flight Week in Texas,’ during a special visit to Hermann Hospital on October 10, 1986. Life Flight Week culminated with a patient reun- ion in Hermann Park on November 9. It was a time to pay tribute to Life Flight for its outstanding service as Texas’ first and the nation’s busiest hospital-based air ambulance system. It was an anniversary celebration which provided an excellent opportunity to link Hermann Hospital to the Life Flight ambulance service — a connection that is not always understood by the general , public. Pr | ey 30 Features