Duke University Medical Center
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| Duke University campus | |
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| Hospital South | |
| Use | School of Medicine |
| Style | Gothic |
| Erected | 1930 |
| Location | Medical Campus |
| Namesake | none |
| Architect | Horace Trumbauer Julian Abele, Chief Designer |
| Original use | Hospital |
| Website | School of Medicine |
The Duke University Medical Center is located in Durham, NC and affiliated with Duke University. Formerly known as the Duke University Hospital and Medical School, it was established in 1930 with a bequest from James B. Duke. The Medical Center now occupies 7.5 million square feet (700,000 m²) in 90 buildings on 210 acres (850,000 m²). It is consistently ranked among the top ten health care organizations in the United States.
[edit] History and significant dates
In 1925, James B. Duke made a $4 million bequest to establish the Duke University School of Medicine, Duke University School of Nursing, and Duke University Hospital to improve health care in the Carolinas and the United States. This money was used to begin construction on the Duke Hospital and Medical School in 1927. On July 21, 1930, the hospital opened its doors to patients. On its first day, 17 of its 400 beds were filled. In 1936, Julian Deryl Hart, a Duke surgeon introduced ultraviolet lights in the operating rooms to kill airborne germs. In 1956, Duke surgeons were the first to use systemic hypothermia during cardiac surgery. This is now standard practice worldwide. The Medical School and Hospital were renamed the Duke University Medical Center in 1957. The first African American student was admitted to the Duke University School of Medicine in 1963. In 1969, the first recorded studies of human's abilities to function and work at pressures equal to a 1,000 foot deep sea dive were conducted. In the 1990s, Duke geneticists invented a three minute test to screen newborns for over 30 metabolic diseases at once. This test is now used throughout the United States. Duke's first lung transplant and heart/lung transplant were conducted in 1992. In 2004, two Duke University Health System hospitals mistakenly used hydraulic fluid instead of detergents to sterilize surgical instruments. Over 3,800 patients received letters informing them of their possible exposure to potentially harmful chemicals. [1] [2] [3]
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ Hydraulic Fluid Used instead of Detergent in Duke Surgical Tool Sterilization (English). North Carolina Injury Lawyer HensonFuerst.
- ^ Confusion over Duke Fluid? (English). ABC TV.
- ^ Hydraulic Fluid Facts Web site (English). Duke University Health System.
