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1970s-era copy of a 1925 photograph of Hermann Hospital. Hermann Park is visible in the background.
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1970s-era copy of a 1925 photograph of Hermann Hospital. Hermann Park is visible in the background.
Architectural drawing of the Hermann Professional Building, attributed to Kenneth Franzheim and others.
E. W. Bertner and Texas Children's Foundation Trustees
Texas Children's Hospital Foundation Trustees inspecting the site of the Children's Hospital and Research Institute in the Texas Medical Center, November 9, 1947. Left to right: Dr. David Greer, President of the Children's Foundation; Nina J. Cullinan; Dr. John K. Glen; Dr. E. W. Bertner, President of the Texas Medical Center; D Leopold L. Meyer, Treasurer of the Children's Foundation; Dr. George W. Salmon; and Dr. A. Lane Mitchell.
Aerial view of the Texas Medical Center looking southeast across Main Street. Hermann Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine are visible with Hermann Park and extensive woodlands behind them.
Aerial view of the Texas Medical Center looking northwest. Baylor College of Medicine is in the foreground, with Hermann Hospital, and the Hermann Professional Building behind it. Rice University is also visible in the background. Much of the surrounding area remains wooded.
Entrance to Hermann Hospital on Opening Day. Two people stand in front of the doors.
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Hermann Hospital East Tower and Main Entrance to original Hospital building.
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Texas Medical Center and Rice Stadium aerial
Aerial view of the Texas Medical Center looking east. Rice Stadium and a neighborhood are visible in the foreground. Hermann Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Methodist Hopsital, M. D. Anderson Cancer Hospital, and Texas Children's Hospital are visible, with Hermann Park in the distance.
Hermann Hospital Annual Report
Parte deReference Files
Hermann Hospital Annual Report for 1952. The report highlights that it has been a teaching hospital since 1925.
Aerial view of the Texas Medical Center looking east. The Hermann Professional Building, Hermann Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, and Methodist Hospital are visible.
Hermann Hospital and nurses' residence
Herman Hospital and Nursing School. A view of the buildings with parking lot, drive-up, and cars in the foreground.
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Aerial view of the Texas Medical Center looking south. Hermann Hospital and the Hermann Professional Building are in the foreground, with Baylor College of Medicine, M. D. Anderson Hospital, and Methodist Hospital visible further back. The area behind the hospitals remains wooded.
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Aerial view of the Texas Medical Center looking southeast across Main Street. Extensive development including parking lots is apparent. Hermann Park remains visible behind Hermann Hospital.
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Hermann Hospital Annual Report
Parte deReference Files
Hermann Hospital Annual Report for 1970.
Aerial view of the Texas Medical Center looking south. Hermann Hospital is visible in the foreground, with Brays Bayou in the distance.
Hermann Hospital Patient Booklet
Parte deReference Files
Patient booklet for Hermann Hospital from early 1970s. The item provides a history of the hospital, its procedures, services, and facilities. Booklet provided to patients and family at the time of admission.
Interview with Walter G. Sterling
Parte deTexas Medical Center Historical Resources Project records
Walter G. Sterling. Interview by Don Macon. Mr. Sterling, a native of Chambers County, is current Chairman of the Board of Hermann Hospital Estate and has served on that board since 1950. He recalls his personal and family history and talks in some detail about the background and activities of his father, Ross S. Sterling. He discusses his role in the history of the Hermann Hospital Estate, the Hermann Hospital, the Texas Medical Center and the establishment of the UT Medical School at Houston. 28:45. 12/4/1973
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John S. Dunn Helistop Dedication at Hermann Hospital
Governor and Mrs. Dolph Briscoe with Mr. John J. Dunn (left) and Mr. Dan Kadrovach (right) at the dedication ceremony for the John S. Dunn Helistop at Hermann Hospital.
A patient at Hermann Hospital lying down with a ceiling-mounted instrument overhead. A doctor and nurse stand on either side of the patient.
Hermann Hospital addition construction
Construction on the addition to Hermann Hospital. Dan Kadrovach and other man at construction site.
Hermann Medical Intensive Care Unit
A hospital staff member seated at a work station in the Hermann Medical Intensive Care Unit.
Hermann Hospital Dunn Helistop
Helicopter at the Hermann Hospital Dunn Helistop. A second helicopter is visible in the background, along with several people.
Hermann Hospital Mirtha G. Dunn Chapel
Two images of Mirtha G. Dunn Memorial Chapel: an Architectural Rendering and a view of construction.
George H. Hermann: The Man, His Gift, His Concern, His Legacy
Parte deHermann Hospital Archive records
This 16mm color film with sound is titled, “George H. Hermann, The Man, His Gift, His Concern, His Legacy.” It is a biography of George H. Hermann, benefactor of Hermann Park, Hermann Hospital, and the Hermann Hospital Estate. The film primarily features narration over color drawings (still images, not animation). The opening and closing segments feature live moving images of contemporary Houston, notably Hermann Park and Hermann Hospital. It has a runtime of 23:30 minutes.
The film was produced by Hill Audio-Visual Productions Houston. The film states its copyright as 1983 by the Hermann Hospital Estate.
(0:27) Film opens on shots of Hermann Park as the narrator introduces George Hermann and his “concern.”
(1:20) Title card with text “George H. Hermann, The Man, His Gift, His Concern, His Legacy. Copyright 1983 Hermann Hospital Estate.”
(1:28) The biography of Hermann starts, beginning with his father John Hermann, who was born Switzerland and eventually moved to Houston.
(3:22) George Henry Hermann’s birth.
(3:40) Account of the Hermann family’s life and work in Houston.
(4:50) George Hermann’s service in Company A of the 26th Texas Calvary during the Civil War.
(5:30) Hermann’s return to Houston after the war, his work in a general store, and his initial work with cattle: “His holdings grew rapidly.”
(7:10) His courtship with Elizabeth Broussard, rejection, and bachelorhood.
(8:15) Hermann’s lifestyle, frugality, and business dealings.
(10:40) His friendships and attendance to the sick.
(11:19) His acquisition of land in Humble that would eventually yield oil and form the basis of the Humble Oil and Refining Company.
(12:24) Hermann’s vision for a charity hospital.
(13:18) A yearlong vacation through the South and East Coast, then Europe.
(14:22) His return to Houston and the creation of a city park on the site of his first home.
(17:14) His declining health and deeding over 285 acres for Hermann Park to the City of Houston.
(18:41) In August 1914 he traveled to Baltimore where he spent weeks in a hospital, then to Battle Creek, Michigan for mineral baths. Upon returning to Baltimore, a doctor found stomach cancer. Hermann died on October 21, 1914.
(20:04) Hermann’s funeral in Houston.
(21:44) As the film cuts to contemporary images of Houston, the narrator concludes by reflecting on Hermann and his relationship to the city of Houston.
Transcript of oral history interview with Dr. Murdina Desmond
A typed, thirty-four page transcript of an interview conducted by Charles T. Morrissey with Dr. Desmond at her residence in Houston, Texas, on June 16, 1987, as part of the Baylor College of Medicine Oral History Project. Includes a bar graph showing deliveries at Jefferson Davis Hospital, Houston, Texas, from 1920 to 1984.
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Campaign for Life Internal Fundraising Video
Parte deHermann Hospital Archive records
This 16mm film is a color projection print with sound running 11:28 minutes. The film is targeted at Hermann Hospital employees, encouraging the to donate to the Hospital's fundraising campaign for the construction of a new pavilion.
(0:11) Film opens, “For More Than 100,000 Life Began at Hermann Hospital. For Countless Others, Life Was Given A Fresh, New Start.” Montage of Hermann Hospital scenes.
(0:45) Introduction by Steve Smith, reflecting on George Hemann’s dream and a list of “firsts” at Hermann Hospital.
(2:24) Ruth Anderson, 26 years of service – retired, reflects on changes and contributions.
(3:18) Smith speaks in front of the Roberton Pavilion.
(3:37) Pappy Selph, Cardiac Patient interview, fiddle playing.
(4:03) Smith introduces the proposed new pavilion.
(5:08) Bill McDonald, Vice-President & Chief Operating Officer highlights Hermann’s tradition and the value of the new facility.
(5:27) Lynn Walts, Vice-President of Operations, highlights the need for the new facility.
(5:55) Smith shares the plan for a renovated Roberts Pavilion.
(6:19) Walts continues discussing the vision for the new facility.
(6:33) Smith, standing beside the Life Flight Helicopter, shares the fundraising goal: $100 million dollars.
(6:50) A request for funds is targeted to Hermann employees, as images of employees working at Hermann are shown. The Employee Participation Plan is touted. Smith appears in the lobby/courtyard discussing the plan.
(8:13) Robert Creasy, MD, Chief of OB/GYN Services talks about the Employee Participation Plan.
(8:50) A new donor wall is highlighted.
(9:16) Smith appears by the statue of George Hermann in Hermann Park, extoling the importance of Hermann employees.
(9:30) Walter Mischer, Chairman of the Board/CEO, speaks about the value of employees.
(9:55) Pam MacFarland, 5 years of service, also speaks about Hermann employees.
(10:09) Freddie Knockless, 5 years of service, speaks about giving and about Hermann employees.
(10:22) Joe Escalante, 15 years of service, speaks about a premature baby’s birth at Hermann.
(10:36) Smith concludes the program from the Hermann courtyard. He reports that Hermann patients say “thank you,” as images of patients and staff are shown.
Interview with Richard S. Ruiz, MD
Parte deTexas Medical Center Historical Resources Project records
A Conversation with Richard S. Ruiz, MD. with N. Don Macon. Produced by UT/TV Houston, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. Copyright 1911. 1/22/1991. Runtime is 29:52 minutes.
(0:33) Don Macon introduces the program as part of a series on the history of the Texas Medical Center. He introduces the interviewee, Dr. Richard Ruiz, Director of the Hermann Eye Center and Professor and Chairman of Ophthalmology at The University of Texas Medical School. He notes that Dr. Ruiz is a native Houstonian, whose father had also been a physician in Houston. Dr. Ruiz shares some details of his upbringing and education.
(1:53) Ruiz elaborates on his decision to become a doctor and his experience at the UT Medical Branch in Galveston, where he graduated in 1957. He recounts faculty members who were there at the time, like Chauncey Leake, Truman Blocker, and Raymond Gregory.
(3:48) He discusses his selection of a specialty. He had been interested being an internist and spent time at Mylie Durham’s family practice. He decided on a surgical specialty, started his internship at Hermann, and eventually chose to focus on the eye.
(4:59) Ruiz discusses physicians at Hermann at the time of his internship, including Director Leigh Crozier.
(6:22) He elaborates on his selection of ophthalmology as a specialty. He cites the influence of several physicians. He speaks about the current state of getting into ophthalmology programs.
(8:27) Ruiz speaks about his next steps: interning at Hermann, going to Wayne State University in Detroit, completing a retina fellowship at Harvard, and then returning to Houston.
(8:47) He discusses moving into the Herman Professional Building and setting up his practice in Houston. He speaks further about his involvement at Hermann, including in the Residency Training Program. He mentions work at St. Joseph’s, Jefferson Davis/Ben Taub, Baylor College of Medicine, and in Galveston.
(11:26) Ruiz describes an opportunity he had to lead the Ophthalmology Department in Galveston. He reports declining the chance, citing his deep investment and involvement in Houston.
(12:24) He discusses getting involved at M. D. Anderson. He was asked to be Chief of Ophthalmology at Hermann in 1967. He speaks more about forming a group, naming Charlie Russo, Malcom Mazow, Bob Stewart, and Bob Wilkins.
(14:34) From there he relates the development of the Hermann Eye Center. He stresses the role of technology. He also speaks to the politics of its creation and relationship to the medical school. He cites the support of various foundations in raising funds.
(19:40) Ruiz further describes the structure and operations of the Hermann Eye Center. He speaks about the Houston Eye Associates.
(22:15) He speaks to the Eye Center’s service to Hermann Hospital. He highlights the Hermann Eye Fund and how the Center handles indigent patients.
(23:34) He discusses Truman Blocker’s time in Houston and his support for the Eye Center.
(27:14) Ruiz discusses his children and their careers.
(28:32) Macon concludes the interview congratulating Ruiz for his accomplishments.
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Gate in front of the entrance to Hermann Hospital. The photographic print has been cropped slightly, as photographer Frank Schlueter's name is only partially visible.
Texas Children's Hospital site Inspection
Texas Children's Hospital Foundation Trustees inspecting the site of the Children's Hospital and Research Institute in the Texas Medical Center. Left to right: Dr. John K. Glen; Dr. E. W. Bertner, President of the Texas Medical Center; Dr. David Greer, President of the Children's Foundation; Leopold L. Meyer, Treasurer of the Children's Foundation.
Hermann Hospital Life Flight helicopter at the Dunn Helistop. A person with a camera stands outside the helicopter's open door, while another is visible inside.