[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 143 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 143

 To commemorate the 175th year of operation of the University Hospital 
                          in Augusta, Georgia.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 7, 1993

Mr. Coverdell submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
               the Committee on Labor and Human Resources

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 To commemorate the 175th year of operation of the University Hospital 
                          in Augusta, Georgia.

Whereas in 1818, Augusta, Georgia, was a bustling trade town and opened the 10-
        bed ``City Hospital'' on the 100 block of Greene Street;
Whereas today the hospital is called ``University Hospital'' and is a 700-bed 
        regional medical center with a staff of 3,000 health professionals;
Whereas Dr. Milton Antony began teaching apprentices at City Hospital in 1826 
        and founded the Medical Academy of Georgia (later renamed The Medical 
        College of Georgia), Georgia's first medical school, in 1829 with 7 
        students;
Whereas in the mid-1800s, City Hospital treated thousands of patients during 
        outbreaks of yellow fever and smallpox;
Whereas in 1854, Dr. Henry Campbell and Dr. Robert Campbell opened the Jackson 
        Street Hospital and Surgical Infirmary to address the health needs of 
        the black community in Augusta, which operated until the opening of 
        Freedman's Hospital after the Civil War;
Whereas from 1862 to 1865, Augusta served as a major medical center for the 
        Confederate Army;
Whereas by 1890, a population of over 33,000 was straining the capacity of City 
        Hospital and Freedman's Hospital, and in 1893, City Hospital was 
        expanded to make room for 100 beds for charity patients, 30 private 
        beds, and an operating room and amphitheater where students could 
        observe surgery;
Whereas in 1895, the 75-bed Lamar Hospital for blacks opened, with the 
        assistance of Dr. William Doughty, the Augusta City Council, and the 
        Gazeway B. Lamar estate;
Whereas the Augusta Training School for Nurses opened at City Hospital in 1894, 
        which later combined with a training school for black nurses to form the 
        integrated University Hospital School of Nursing in 1965;
Whereas in 1911, the Medical College of Georgia became a medical department of 
        the University of Georgia, and the college's new teaching hospital was 
        renamed University Hospital, and a new 275-bed hospital was dedicated on 
        June 1, 1915;
Whereas the Eugene Talmadge Memorial Hospital opened on the campus of the 
        Medical College of Georgia in 1956;
Whereas in 1962, the public approved a $5,000,000 bond issue for a new 
        University Hospital, and Federal matching funds were obtained after 
        compliance with civil rights desegregation statutes, and a 10-story 
        ``ultra-modern'' glass and metal structure was dedicated on April 16, 
        1971, in a nearby urban renewal tract known as ``Frog Holler'', with 
        then Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter as guest speaker;
Whereas in 1975, the hospital authority acquired the services of a professional 
        consulting firm to establish a 10-year strategic plan for the hospital, 
        resulting in the construction of a professional office building in 1978 
        and an ambulatory care center in 1980;
Whereas sophisticated monitoring technology made open heart surgery a routine 
        occurrence at the hospital by the late 1970s;
Whereas from 1980 to 1990, University Hospital implemented specialty centers 
        such as the Jernigan Cancer Center, the Behavioral Health Center, the 
        Women's Health Center, and the Georgia Heart Institute, and cosponsored 
        3 ventures with St. Joseph Center For Life, the Resource Center on 
        Aging, Walton Rehabilitation Hospital, and the Brandon Wilde Life Care 
        Community;
Whereas the vision for the future of University Hospital includes exciting new 
        additions, a new women's hospital, and other expanded services to meet 
        the growing health care needs of our region; and
Whereas University Hospital continues to be dedicated to providing quality 
        health care to all people at the lowest possible cost into the 21st 
        century: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the United States Senate recognizes the 175th year 
of operation of the University Hospital in Augusta, Georgia, and its 
commitment to meeting the health needs of the region with quality 
medical services.

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