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Anesthesia & The Ether Dome
In
October 16, 1846, in an operating theater at the Massachusetts
General Hospital, Dr. William T.G. Morton performed a startling
public demonstration.
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Bone Density Center
The history
of the Bone Density Center at Massachusetts General Hospital encompasses
major technological innovations that have improved the diagnosis
and treatment of osteoporosis and other generalized bone diseases.
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Cardiology Department
In 1913, Paul
Dudley White, fresh from an internship in pediatrics and a year
of residency in internal medicine, was sent to England to work
with Thomas Lewis. Lewis was widely recognized as a leading investigator
in the field of cardiac physiology.
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MGH Chaplaincy
In the 1930's, MGH
played a key leadership role in the development of hospital-based
pastoral care. In 1934 the nationally first Clinical Pastoral Education
(CPE) Program in a general hospital setting was offered at the
MGH.
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Neurosurgery Department
The early
history of the Massachusetts General Hospital is reviewed with
emphasis on the development of neurological surgery.
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MGH Nursing
“We offer to you then ... kind nurses, whose only duty and occupation it
is to watch and provide for the sick, proper and nourishing food, rest and tranquility... "
From an Address to the Trustees by
Rufus Wyman. January 10, 1822 History
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Pathology Department
The
rich history of pathology at the Massachusetts General Hospital
goes back to soon after the founding of the hospital in 1811
when limited autopsies were done by physicians and surgeons.
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Patient & Family Learning
Center
On March 1, 1999, in response to feedback the hospital received
from the public, the Blum Patient and Family Learning Center opened
as the consumer health library of The Massachusetts General Hospital.
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MGH Photography Department
Medicine and photography joined hands at the MGH more than 125 years ago.
Pictures then were known as daguerrotypes. They were light-sensitive, silver-coated
metallic plates which picked up images and were developed in mercury vapor.
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Psychiatry at MGH
A historical perspective
of MGH Psychiatry...
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Social Service
In the early 1900's,
the social work movement in America created many programs and services
that we largely take for granted today.
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Thoracic Surgery Department
The
Massachusetts General Hospital is one of a small group of institutions
in North America, and indeed in the world, where chest surgery
began over sixty years ago.
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Treadwell Library
In
1858, Dr. John Treadwell bequeathed 2,500 volumes to the library
that would soon bear his name.
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Urology Department
Since 1911, MGH Urology has enjoyed a pre-eminent
reputation throughout the world for excellence in the treatment
of urologic disease. The service is comprised of a patient care
division, a teaching and education division and a research laboratory
division.
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Vincent Obstetrics
and Gynecology Service
The MGH Vincent Obstetrics and Gynecology
Service boasts a proud heritage that spans more than a century.
What fuels the progress for which it have been known for more
than l00 years is a spirit of collaboration.
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