Good Samaritan Hospital, which later became Texas Baptist Memorial Sanitarium.
Good Samaritan Hospital
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Dr. Adolf Lorenz, young patient, and crowd gather in front of the Good Samaritan Hospital
Dr. Adolf Lorenz and Young Patient
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Shown: Medical Department, first graduation class and staff, 1900. A medical college degree was not required of physicians in Texas in the 1880s, and many doctors in that era had limited formal medical education. Dr. Charles Rosser had a passion for the advancement of medical education, and by 1900, he was determined that Dallas should have a medical school. The University of Dallas Medical Department opened on November 19, 1900.
1900 - First Graduating Class and Staff
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Dr. Edward H. Cary became dean of the faculty at the University of Dallas Medical College in 1902. He negotiated an affiliation with Baylor University in 1903, after which the medical school was renamed Baylor University College of Medicine.
Dr. Edward H. Cary
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Baylor was founded through the efforts of several individuals. Initial efforts began in 1900 with Charles M. Rosser, M.D., founder of the Baylor College of Medicine, who saw the need for "a hospital of great importance" for a growing city like Dallas, and which would support the medical school. Pictured here: Dr. Rosser with top hat and medicine bag.
Dr. Charles M. Rosser
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The University of Dallas Medical Department opened on November 19, 1900, in a leased building, formerly the Temple Emanu-el, on Commerce Street. The school became affiliated with Baylor University of Waco in 1903, and was named Baylor University College of Medicine.
Former Temple Emanu-el
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Dr. Rosser Invites "The Bloodless Surgeon of Vienna" to Visit Dallas Dr. Adolf Lorenz of Austria gained fame in the early part of the century for his non-operative method of treating congenital joint and bone deformities. Dr. Rosser invited Dr. Lorenz to come to Dallas to demonstrate his manual manipulation methods. Great publicity was given to the visit in May 1903, causing medical professionals and prospective patients from throughout the state to gather in Dallas. Dr. Rosser later expressed his great satisfaction with the visit, saying that many people were cured and that "science was advanced to broader usefulness."
Dr. Adolf Lorenz
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Shown left to right, an unidentified person with Dr. Adolf Lorenz visiting Dallas from Austria, Dr. Edward Cary and Dr. Charles M. Rosser. Dr. Adolf Lorenz of Austria gained fame in the early part of the century for his non-operative method of treating congenital joint and bone deformities. Dr. Rosser invited Dr. Lorenz to come to Dallas to demonstrate his manual manipulation methods. Great publicity was given to the visit in May 1903, causing medical professionals and prospective patients from throughout the state to gather in Dallas. Dr. Rosser later expressed his great satisfaction with the visit, saying that many people were cured and that "science was advanced to broader usefulness."
1903 - Dr. Adolf Lorenz visits Dallas
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George Washington Truett, 1897
George Washington Truett
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Christopher Columbus Slaughter 1837-1919 C.C. Slaughter was known as the "Cattle King of Texas." He also was a powerful presence in the Baptist denomination. He contributed liberally to many Baptist institutions, served as vice president of the Southern Baptist Convention, and served on the executive board of the Baptist General Convention of Texas. Colonel C.C. Slaughter's first wife, Cynthia Jowell Slaughter, died in 1876 and left him with five children. He later married Carrie Averill in 1877. They had four children. Over the years, he was a major contributor to Texas Baptist Memorial Sanitarium, the medical school, and the Nurses' Home and Training School. He served on the hospital’s board of trustees. Colonel Slaughter often summed up his philanthropic philosophy saying, "I have prayed the Master to endow me with a hand to get and a heart to give." After his death in 1919, his family continued to give to causes close to the heart of C.C. Slaughter, and Baylor Hospital became one of many testaments to his generosity.
Christopher Columbus Slaughter, 1837 - 1919
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C.C. Slaughter breaking ground for the new Texas Baptist Memorial Sanitarium building, November 5,1904. The original Texas Baptist Memorial Sanitarium (formerly The Good Samaritan Hospital) in background.
1904 - C.C. Slaughter breaks ground on the Texas Baptist Memorial Sanitarium
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Oriental Hotel The Oriental Hotel on Commerce Street was the largest and most prestigious hotel in Dallas. It was in this hotel that a farewell dinner was held for Dr. Adolf Lorenz at the conclusion of his visit to Dallas that inspired development of new hospital in Dallas. It was at this dinner that Rev. George W. Truett, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Dallas, issued his famous challenge to Dallas citizens: "Is it not now time to build a great humanitarian hospital, one to which men of all creeds and those of none may come with equal confidence? "
1903 - Oriental Hotel
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Rev. George W. Truett, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Dallas in 1903, called for the establishment of a "great humanitarian hospital" in Dallas. C.C. Slaughter was the first donor to pledge his financial support.
1903 - First Baptist Church of Dallas
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Baylor University College of Medicine, 1906
1906 - Baylor University College of Medicine
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Medical personnel and family members could watch surgeries in a large amphitheater, a modern feature of the new Texas Baptist Memorial Sanitarium building opened on October 14, 1909.
1909 - Operating Theater at Texas Baptist Memorial Sanitarium
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TBMS Building Interior
TBMS Building Interior
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Operating room at TBMS building.
Operating room at TBMS building
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TBMS Building Interior.
TBMS Building Interior
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TBMS Building interior.
TBMS Building Interior
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TBMS Building Interior
TBMS Building Interior
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TBMS Building Interior - Priveate Room.
TBMS Building Interior
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In 1907, the Board of Directors of Texas Baptist Memorial Sanitarium authorized the construction of a science building on the hospital grounds. Mrs. P.S. Ramseur of Paris, Texas, became the first woman to make a major donation to the hospital. In recognition of her generous contribution that made the science building a reality, the facility was named Ramseur Science Hall. Ramseur Science Hall housed Baylor University College of Medicine from 1909 to 1923. An outpatient clinic for the city's poor, then called a dispensary, was established on a portion of the ground floor and was open from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. every day except Sundays and holidays.
1909 - Ramseur Science Hall opens
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Shown: TBMS Building Lobby. When the new Texas Baptist Memorial Sanitarium building opened on October 14, 1909, it was one of the most modern medical facilities in the Southwest. It had 250 beds in six large wards and 114 private rooms.
1909 - TBMS Building Lobby
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A rooftop garden was just one feature of the grand and ornate Texas Baptist Memorial Sanitarium, opened on October 14, 1909. It was one of the most modern medical facilities in the Southwest. Among the amenities in the building were push-button elevators just large enough for one person and one centrally located elevator that was seven feet square. The building also included a central vacuum system, 25 house telephones, a power plant, a temperature regulation system, an artesian well, and a roof garden for use by convalescents.
1909 - Rooftop garden, Texas Baptist Memorial Sanitarium
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First class of nurses in training, 1910
First class of nurses in training, 1910
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Interior of Texas Baptist Memorial Sanitarium ward
Interior of Texas Baptist Memorial Sanitarium Ward
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Nurse and child.
Nurse and child
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Nurses' Home and Training School, later renamed Holliday Hall.
Nurses' Home and Training School
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In 1914, the free clinic at Texas Baptist Memorial Sanitarium was built for minorities needing treatment. By the early 1920s, the Clinic Building was staffed by 50 physicians and was treating between 20,000 and 25,000 patients annually.
1914 - Interior, Free Clinic at Texas Baptist Memorial Sanitarium Ward
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When the free clinic at Texas Baptist Memorial Sanitarium opened in 1914, it included a special ward for children, created primarily for those who lived at Buckner Orphans' Home.
1910s - Children's Ward For Orphans
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Six members of the Baylor Class of 1917 nurses on rooftop. For nursing students, the rules were strict, the hours long, and the work never ending.
1917 - Baylor Class of Nurses
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In 1914, a new three-story Clinic building became an integral part of the sanitarium, providing 100 beds solely for the benefit of minority patients; care was free. The Clinic Building also housed an outpatient dispensary on the ground floor and complete operating facilities on the third floor. By the early 1920s, the Clinic Building was staffed by 50 physicians and was treating between 20,000 and 25,000 patients annually.
1914 - Free Clinic Building for Minorities
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From its earliest days, the Texas Baptist Memorial Sanitarium maintained a small free clinic for the benefit of minorities and the poor. A Dallas city ordinance approved in 1916 mandated the complete segregation of residential areas, churches, schools, places of public assembly and places of public amusement. This meant that hospitals had to maintain separate facilities for minority residents. Fortunately years earlier, Col. C.C. Slaughter had the foresight to see the need for a facility to properly care for minorities. In 1914, a new three-story Clinic building became an integral part of the sanitarium, providing 100 beds solely for the benefit of minority patients.
1910s - Medical Care for Minorities
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WWI Base Hospital Unit #26, which included Baylor Hospital Unit V
WWI Base Hospital Unit #26
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Baylor University College of Dentistry, 1918
Baylor University College of Dentistry, 1918
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Dental student from the Baylor University College of Dentistry
Dental Student
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