About Us
The History of Golisano Children's Hospital at Strong
The 1920s
As a new medical school opened its doors, the need to provide
quality care for children was immediately recognized and pursued.
1925
The University of Rochester School
of Medicine and Dentistry was founded as the first medical
school whose
curriculum was developed utilizing the principles recommended
by the
1912
Flexner
Report on Medical Education. The first Chair of the Department
of Pediatrics was appointed. Dr. Samuel W. Clausen
(Johns Hopkins), who was well-known for his research on vitamin
A
metabolism, served as Chair until 1952.
1926
Strong Memorial Hospital opened. The
Department of Pediatrics includes Dr. Clausen and three pediatric
house officers. Dr. William L. Bradford was named the first
Chief Resident
in Pediatrics. The Department of Pediatrics
was located on the 4th floor of the hospital, and included
separate
areas
for treating infants, intermediate-age children, adolescents,
children with contagious diseases, as well as office space.
Outpatients were seen on the first floor.
The commitment to community health was quickly established:
soon after the hospital opens, Rochester was hit
with an outbreak of Diphtheria.
Seventy-two
cases were
reported
of
this
dangerous
disease. Dr. Bradford, as well as another prominent
Rochester-pediatrician, Dr. Albert W. Kaiser, worked with
Dr. George Washington Goler,
the city's public health official, to establish 27
clinics throughout the city to immunize children.
