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Order Number	00078345
Title	Childrens Hospital, Los Angeles, California
Collection ID	Security Pacific National Bank Collection
Location/Accession	L.A.-Hospitals-Children's Hospital.; S-004-215 4x5
Historical Data	Childrens Hospital Society of Los Angeles was founded on April 1, 1901 by a small group of women who recognized the need for a hospital that could serve ill, crippled, and under-privileged children. The original hospital, which opened in 1902, was a modest two-story clapboard house located at 769 Castelar Street and the southwest corner of Alpine Street; it had nine beds and one volunteer doctor who treated fourteen patients that first year. By 1905, the hospital had expanded to accommodate 20 patients and converted the kitchen pantry into a "surgery suite"; by now, 229 children had received care. In 1913, Childrens Hospital relocated to a new location at Sunset and Vermont Avenue, opening a 100-bed facility. A year later, on February 7, 1914, a new Childrens Hospital was opened by President Woodrow Wilson, who presided over the ceremonies from The White House via telegraph. Through the years, the hospital had many "firsts':: on March 29, 1939, history was made when surgeon John C. Jones performed the first pediatric heart surgery on the West Coast; in 1967, the first living-related kidney transplant was performed; in 1993, the world's first double lobar lunch transplant was performed; and in 2003, a team of 80 surgeons, physicians, nurses, and other medical personnel participated in a 24-hr surgical procedure to separate conjoined twin girls. As the decades passed, new services were added, buildings went up and came down, and Childrens Hospital Los Angeles evolved to serve more children and those with the most complex medical needs. Today, CHLA is a national leader in pediatric care and research, serving over 300,000 patients annually at its four-acre facility, located at 4650 Sunset Boulevard.
Description	Photographic postcard shows a portion of the Childrens Hospital, possibly the main entrance and left wing. "Mrs. L.C. Goodwin Memorial" and "Children's Hospital" can be seen written above the entrance, and "4616" is visible to the right of it.
Subject	Children's Hospital of Los Angeles. Hospitals--California--East Hollywood (Los Angeles). Postcards. Photographic postcards. East Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.).
Format	Postcards
Reproduction Information	Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name	Security Pacific National Bank Photo Collection