United Hospital Photographs, 1976
Collection Overview
Title: United Hospital Photographs, 1976
ID: OGLMC533
Primary Creator: Robinson, Elwyn B. (1905-1985)
Extent: 36.0 Photographs
Date Acquired: 04/04/1979
Subjects: Grand Forks - Health Care, Health and Medicine
Languages: English
Scope and Contents of the Materials
The United Hospital Collection contains photographs of both the interior and exterior sections of United Hospital, Grand Forks, North Dakota. Included are pictures of the front entrance, nursing service center, emergency room, dietary office, pharmacy, laboratory, blood bank, cancer treatment center, storeroom, chapel, cafeteria, library and lounge areas. The photographs were taken by Dr. Elwyn B. Robinson, Grand Forks, North Dakota, in October 1976.
The photographs were separated and placed in the Photograph File Cabinets.
Collection Historical Note
The United Hospital is the result of a consolidation between St. Michael's and Deaconess Hospital. In 1892, the Deaconess Hospital was founded, while St. Michael's Hospital opened in December 1907. In 1966, James A. Hamilton Associates recommended that Deaconess Hospital build a new structure next to St. Michael's Hospital. In 1969, Herman Smith Associates stated in their reports to the Community Health Planning Council that the two hospitals consolidate and build a new facility on a new site.
As a result of the growing community and region, Deaconess Hospital, St. Michael's Hospital, the Grand Forks Clinic, and the University of North Dakota Medical Center Rehabilitation discussed the problems of lack of space for expansion. In 1971, Deaconess and St. Michael's Hospitals became legally, but not physically, one United Hospital. Organizers broke ground for the first facility on Medical Park, a 90-acre campus of medical services and facilities including an acute care hospital, a rehabilitation hospital, a large specialty clinic, an orthopedic clinic, a family practice clinic, a nursing home, a chemical dependency center and a senior living center.
In 1977, United Hospital organized the first paramedic training program in North Dakota. Cardiac services had expanded to include open heart surgery by 1988. The United Hospital is now known as Altru Hospital and is part of Altru Health System.
Source: They Came to Stay, Grand Forks, North Dakota, Centennial 1874-1974
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Administrative Information
Repository: Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections
Access Restrictions: Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections.
Acquisition Source: Dr. Elwyn B. Robinson, Grand Forks, North Dakota
Acquisition Method: Donation; Acc. #79-584
Preferred Citation: (Description of Item). United Hospital Collection. OGLMC 553. Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections, Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota.
Finding Aid Revision History: Finding aid migrated to Archon in October 2013.
Other URL: http://library.und.edu/holdings.php?id=ODIN_ALEPH008173843
Box and Folder Listing
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- Photographs separated and placed in the Photograph File Cabinets
- Photograph 1: Linear accelerator for radiation treatment, 1976
- Photograph 2: Linear accelerator for radiation treatment, 1976
- Photograph 3: Blood bank, 1976
- Photograph 4: Laboratory, 1976
- Photograph 5: Laboratory, 1976
- Photograph 6: Pharmacy, 1976
- Photograph 7: Pharmacy, 1976
- Photograph 8: Meeting room on first floor, 1976
- Photograph 9: Vending machines in cafeteria, 1976
- Photograph 10: Cafeteria on first floor, 1976
- Photograph 11: Cafeteria, 1976
- Photograph 12: Library, 1976
- Photograph 13: Dietary office, 1976
- Photograph 14: Main supply room on first floor, 1976
- Photograph 15: Main supply room on first floor, 1976
- Photograph 16: Emergency room, 1976
- Photograph 17: Emergency room, 1976
- Photograph 18: Emergency room, 1976
- Photograph 19: Emergency room, 1976
- Photograph 20: Examining room, 1976
- Photograph 21: Examining room, 1976
- Photograph 22: Doctor's registry, 1976
- Photograph 23: Doctor's lounge, 1976
- Photograph 24: Chapel, 1976
- Photograph 25: Patient cart in corridor, 1976
- Photograph 26: Physical therapy room, 1976
- Photograph 27: Pantry and automatic cart system, 1976
- Photograph 28: Storeroom, 1976
- Photograph 29: Patient's lounge, 1976
- Photograph 30: Examining room of nursing floor, 1976
- Photograph 31: Pneumatic tube system for records, 1976
- Photograph 32: Nursing service center, 1976
- Photograph 33: Patient's room and bath, 1976
- Photograph 34: Patient's room, 1976
- Photograph 35: Patient's room, 1976
- Photograph 36: View of hospital from outside, 1976
- Photograph 1: Linear accelerator for radiation treatment, 1976
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