Henrietta Egleston Hospital for Children
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In 1928, Henrietta Egleston Hospital for Children opened in the Old Fourth Ward
east of downtown Atlanta
at 640 Forrest Road (now Ralph McGill Blvd.). It opened with the financial support of Thomas R. Egleston Jr. In the first year the 52-bed facility was open, 605 children were treated.
, president of the World Bank
.
In the 1950s Egleston became the pediatric teaching hospital
affiliate for the Emory University School of Medicine
, and in 1959 relocated to the university's campus
.
In 1959 the Atlanta Housing Authority
purchased the Forrest Road site and planned a 350-unit complex there, which Black groups had argued for to relieve overcrowding in the Sweet Auburn
area to the west. White homeowners complained that this would mean Black encroachment eastwards, and so City Council aldermen refused rezone the site, offering instead to clean up the Buttermilk Bottom
slum.
In 1987 the hospital opens a medical-psychiatric unit. Today the unit is one of only six university affiliated units es pecially for children in the United States.
The hospital is now a part of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
.
The state-of-the-art studio is located in the lobby of the Children's at Egleston Hospital. THE VOICE Broadcasts at the Elgilston studio, repeat on the closed-circuit TV system within the more than 500 patient rooms at Children’s which include those at Elgilston, the patient rooms of Children's at Scottish Rite and the patient rooms of Children's at Hughes Spalding.
Since its 2010 opening THE VOICE, which has been featured by media outlets including CNN, People magazine and E! News. The format is simple: a quick, fun interview by Wendy Threatt (a 24-year radio veteran), a few songs (if you want to perform),
followed by a photo and autograph session with participating patients. Visits last approximately an hour.
Old Fourth Ward
The Old Fourth Ward, often abbreviated The Fourth Ward or O4W, is a neighborhood stretching east from Downtown Atlanta, Georgia. The Old Fourth Ward is one of the city's most rapidly gentrifying neighborhoods, but is also one of the city's most eclectic, containing a burgeoning nightlife district...
east of downtown Atlanta
Downtown Atlanta
Downtown Atlanta is the first and largest of the three financial districts in the city of Atlanta. Downtown Atlanta is the location of many corporate or regional headquarters, city, county, state and federal government facilities, sporting facilities, and is the central tourist attraction of the city...
at 640 Forrest Road (now Ralph McGill Blvd.). It opened with the financial support of Thomas R. Egleston Jr. In the first year the 52-bed facility was open, 605 children were treated.
History
The hospital contained the original Dolly Blalock Black Memorial Garden, dedicated to Elizabeth "Dolly" Blalock, wife of Eugene R. Black, Sr.Eugene R. Black, Sr.
Eugene "Gene" Robert Black, Sr. was President of the World Bank from 1949 to 1963. His father, a 1930s Chairman of the Federal Reserve, also named Eugene Robert Black, did not use the "Sr." suffix; Gene's son became Eugene Robert Black, Jr.Black was born in Atlanta, Georgia in 1898...
, president of the World Bank
World Bank
The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programmes.The World Bank's official goal is the reduction of poverty...
.
In the 1950s Egleston became the pediatric teaching hospital
Teaching hospital
A teaching hospital is a hospital that provides clinical education and training to future and current doctors, nurses, and other health professionals, in addition to delivering medical care to patients...
affiliate for the Emory University School of Medicine
Emory University School of Medicine
Emory University School of Medicine, a component of Emory’s Robert W. Woodruff Health Sciences Center, is ranked among the nation’s institutions for biomedical education and research...
, and in 1959 relocated to the university's campus
Campus
A campus is traditionally the land on which a college or university and related institutional buildings are situated. Usually a campus includes libraries, lecture halls, residence halls and park-like settings...
.
In 1959 the Atlanta Housing Authority
Atlanta Housing Authority
Atlanta Housing Authority is organized under Georgia law to develop, acquire, lease and operate affordable housing for low-income families. Today, AHA is the largest housing agency in Georgia and one of the largest in the nation, serving approximately 50,000 people.-AHA model:In 1996, AHA created...
purchased the Forrest Road site and planned a 350-unit complex there, which Black groups had argued for to relieve overcrowding in the Sweet Auburn
Sweet Auburn
The Sweet Auburn Historic District is a historic African-American neighborhood along Auburn Avenue in Atlanta, Georgia. The name Sweet Auburn was coined by John Wesley Dobbs, referring to the "richest Negro street in the world". The Sweet Auburn district includes:*the Martin Luther King, Jr...
area to the west. White homeowners complained that this would mean Black encroachment eastwards, and so City Council aldermen refused rezone the site, offering instead to clean up the Buttermilk Bottom
Buttermilk Bottom
Buttermilk Bottom, also known as Buttermilk Bottoms or Black Bottom, was an African-American neighborhood in central Atlanta, centered around the area where the Civic Center now stands in the Old Fourth Ward side of in the SoNo area. It was considered a slum area, having unpaved streets and no...
slum.
In 1987 the hospital opens a medical-psychiatric unit. Today the unit is one of only six university affiliated units es pecially for children in the United States.
The hospital is now a part of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, a not-for-profit healthcare organization, was formed in 1998 when Egleston Children’s Health Care System and Scottish Rite Children’s Medical Center merged. Both hospitals maintained their original locations, but the merger brought together Egleston’s teaching and...
.
Timeline history
- 1928 - Henrietta Egleston Hospital for Children opened
- 1933 – M. Hines Robert, M.D., Egelston's first Medical Director, helped establish the American Board of Pediatrics to advance the science, study and practice of pediatrics.
- 1956 – Egleston became the pediatric teaching affiliate of the Emory University School of Medicine
- 1956 - Egleston relocated to the Emory University's campus
- 1959 – Egleston moved to its current site
- 1980 – Egleston's first kidney transplant was performed
- 1982 – Egleston established Georgia's first kidney dialysis program for children
- 1984 – Egleston's first bone and marrow transplant took place
- 1987 – Egleston opened a medical-psychiatric unit
- 1988 – Georgia's first heart transplant was performed at Egleston
- 1989 – The U.S. government named Egleston the home base of the nation's first pediatric disaster medical assistance team
- 1990 – Egleston began a widespread public awareness campaign with SAFE KIDS of Georgia to combat preventable injuries
- 1992 – The Emory-Egleston Center for Child Advocacy was established
- 1992 – Egleston specialist performed the hospital's first cochlear implantCochlear implantA cochlear implant is a surgically implanted electronic device that provides a sense of sound to a person who is profoundly deaf or severely hard of hearing...
- 1993 – Egleston surgeons performed the hospital's first heart-lung transplantHeart-lung transplantA heart–lung transplant is a procedure carried out to replace both heart and lungs in a single operation. Due to a shortage of suitable donors, it is a rare procedure; only about a hundred such transplants are performed each year in the USA....
- 1993 - Child magazine recognized Egleston as one of the top ten children's hospitals in the nation
- 1995 – Egleston Cystic FibrosisCystic fibrosisCystic fibrosis is a recessive genetic disease affecting most critically the lungs, and also the pancreas, liver, and intestine...
Center for adolescents and young adults opened - 1998 – Egleston Children's Health Care System and Scottish Rite Children's Medical Center officially merged to become Children's Healthcare of AtlantaChildren's Healthcare of AtlantaChildren’s Healthcare of Atlanta, a not-for-profit healthcare organization, was formed in 1998 when Egleston Children’s Health Care System and Scottish Rite Children’s Medical Center merged. Both hospitals maintained their original locations, but the merger brought together Egleston’s teaching and...
. - 2010 - Ryan Seacrest Foundation opens THE VOICE its first broadcastmedia center
The voice
In 2010, the Ryan Seacrest Foundation opened THE VOICE, its first broadcast media center, at Children’s in Ryan’s hometown of Atlanta. Now kids can learn about the exciting world of radio and TV broadcasting during their hospital stay.The state-of-the-art studio is located in the lobby of the Children's at Egleston Hospital. THE VOICE Broadcasts at the Elgilston studio, repeat on the closed-circuit TV system within the more than 500 patient rooms at Children’s which include those at Elgilston, the patient rooms of Children's at Scottish Rite and the patient rooms of Children's at Hughes Spalding.
Since its 2010 opening THE VOICE, which has been featured by media outlets including CNN, People magazine and E! News. The format is simple: a quick, fun interview by Wendy Threatt (a 24-year radio veteran), a few songs (if you want to perform),
followed by a photo and autograph session with participating patients. Visits last approximately an hour.