Doernbecher Children's Hospital
| Doernbecher Children's Hospital | |
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| Oregon Health & Science University | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, United States |
| Coordinates | 45°29′59″N 122°41′19″W / 45.4998°N 122.6885°WCoordinates: 45°29′59″N 122°41′19″W / 45.4998°N 122.6885°W |
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| Care system | Public |
| Hospital type | Pediatric |
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| Website | ohsudoernbecher.com |
| Lists | Hospitals in Oregon |
Doernbecher Children's Hospital is a children's hospital located in Portland, Oregon, and associated with Oregon Health & Science University. Established in 1926, it is the first full-service children's hospital in the Pacific Northwest, and provides full-spectrum pediatric care.
History
The hospital opened in 1926 on Portland's Marquam Hill.[1] Doernbecher Children's Hospital developed the nation's first academic children's eye clinic in 1949 and Oregon's first neonatal intensive care center in 1968. In 1998, Doernbecher built a new state-of-the-art medical complex to replace the original hospital.[2] The new facility was named as one of the major building engineering achievements of the last 100 years by the International Federation of Consulting Engineers in 2013.[3] Designed by ZGF Architects, the 250,000-square-foot (23,000 m2) building traverses a canyon with two streets running under the building.[3]
Namesake
Construction of the six-story[1] hospital in 1925–26 was financed primarily by a donation from a charitable trust managed by the heirs of Frank Silas Doernbecher (1861–1921), a prominent Portland businessman who established the Doernbecher Manufacturing Company in Portland in 1900.[4] The company was Portland's leading furniture manufacturer,[5] and grew to become one of the country's largest furniture makers.[4] Frank Doernbecher had stipulated in his will that the money, which amounted to $200,000, be given "to some charity for the benefit of the people of Oregon".[6] The hospital's original name was the Doernbecher Memorial Hospital for Children, and from the start it was part of the University of Oregon Medical School,[6] which in the 1970s became Oregon Health & Science University.
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Children's Hospital Ready For Patients: Doernbecher Memorial Dedication Draws Throng". (July 31, 1926). The Morning Oregonian, p. 6.
- ↑ http://www.ohsu.edu/xd/about/facts/history.cfm
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Culverwell, Wendy (October 2, 2013). "What Doernbecher has in common with the Sydney Opera House". Portland Business Journal. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Poida, Walter J. (1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination Form: Frank Silas Doernbecher House" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved May 13, 2012.
- ↑ MacColl, E. Kimbark (1979). The Growth of a City: Power and Politics in Portland, Oregon, 1915 to 1950. The Georgian Press. pp. 378, 475. ISBN 0-9603408-1-5.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Memorial Hospital Has [First] Birthday Party: Doernbecher Invites Friends to See Institution". (August 3, 1927). The Morning Oregonian, p. 4.
External links
Media related to Doernbecher Children's Hospital at Wikimedia Commons
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