Research Blog #1 - Bay Area Connection
Research Topic: History of CPMC: The Different Campuses
California Bay Connection
California Pacific Medical Center (CPMC) is a leading healthcare provider in the Bay Area. They are comprised of the four oldest hospitals in San Francisco (Children's Hospital, Davies Medical Center/Davis Campus/Franklin Hospital, St. Luke's Hospital and Presbyterian Medical Center), along with some newer additions to the city's medical system (such as the Pacific Campus and the California Campus). I am going to go over a history of each individual campus as well as the overall history of California Pacific Medical Center. Every campus has grown and changed with the neighborhoods and city they serve, which is important to bear in mind.
The California Campus was founded in 1875, as a hospital for women, run by women. It was initially called "The Pacific Dispensary for Women and Children". This particular campus - and hospital - was the vision of Charlotte Blake Brown, MD. She was so motivated to practice medicine, she left her family - consisting of her husband and kids - to study on the East Coast. After her return to San Francisco in 1874, she faced resistance and pushback to her - a female with a medical degree. So instead of giving up, she enlisted a group of famous Franciscan females to create the California Campus. By 1887, the campus was training nurses. It was only in 1955 that the campus began serving adult men, but the campus retained it's focus on serving women and children. In 2007, the pediatrics department was moved into a new space on California Street (right near Drew, and just outside of Laurel Village), it came to a full circle, location wise.
The Davis Campus has many names - before it was known as The Davis Campus, it was known first as Franklin Hospital, and then as the Davis Medical Center. It was founded in 1852 by the German General Benevolent Society to help German speaking Bay Area immigrants "find work, shelter, food, clothing, and healthcare." Why specifically Germans? Because many German people had come to America - San Francisco was a popular choice - to search for gold during the Gold Rush. These immigrants needed help navigating a new country, with many new and foreign things, like language. It was founded by Joseph N. Rausch, MD. He pioneered one of the first prepaid health plans - if German immigrants paid a dollar a month, they could qualify for a private hospital bed. But by 1895, the hospital let anyone of any nationality who spoke any language apply, and by the end of the century and decade, the hospital opened it's doors to anyone who needed care. Over the next 122 years, physical rehabilitation medication, specialized plastic and reconstructive surgeries became the focus of thee Davis Campus.
The St. Luke's Campus was founded in 1871 by the Episcopalian Church. It was established as a charitable hospital by Thomas W Brotherton MD and DD. Thomas was a physician and priest, who became outraged at the state of healthcare south of Market Street in San Francisco. More specifically, he was outraged at the lack of healthcare options. From the onset - from the very moment on the very day it first opened it's doors - St. Luke's has been committed to serving all San Francisco Bay Area residents regardless of ability to procure funds for care. This campus "is committed to continuing and revitalizing the delivery of quality health care to the South-of-Market community in an affordable, accessible and culturally-sensitive manner." One specific focus in the management of long term disease.
The Pacific Campus was founded in 1857 as the first medical school west of the Mississippi. It has always had a focus on advanced and specialized care. The founder of this medical school was Elias S Cooper, MD, who was a medical pioneer. He was responsible for the first cesarian birth in the State of California, the first to use chloroform (a chemical responsible for knocking people out) in surgeries across the city of San Francisco, and procedures to end clubfoot (a natural deformity seen at birth where the foot twists out of place, sometimes due to weak tendons). He also pioneered using alcohol dressings to prevent infection. During the 1990's, it became the place to go for crucial critical care, something it is known for today.
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The California Campus was founded in 1875, as a hospital for women, run by women. It was initially called "The Pacific Dispensary for Women and Children". This particular campus - and hospital - was the vision of Charlotte Blake Brown, MD. She was so motivated to practice medicine, she left her family - consisting of her husband and kids - to study on the East Coast. After her return to San Francisco in 1874, she faced resistance and pushback to her - a female with a medical degree. So instead of giving up, she enlisted a group of famous Franciscan females to create the California Campus. By 1887, the campus was training nurses. It was only in 1955 that the campus began serving adult men, but the campus retained it's focus on serving women and children. In 2007, the pediatrics department was moved into a new space on California Street (right near Drew, and just outside of Laurel Village), it came to a full circle, location wise.
A photo of the California Campus between 1896 and 1906. From left to right, we have the Eye and Ear Building, Little Jim Building (Pediatrics), Main Hospital, and Maternity College.
The Davis Campus has many names - before it was known as The Davis Campus, it was known first as Franklin Hospital, and then as the Davis Medical Center. It was founded in 1852 by the German General Benevolent Society to help German speaking Bay Area immigrants "find work, shelter, food, clothing, and healthcare." Why specifically Germans? Because many German people had come to America - San Francisco was a popular choice - to search for gold during the Gold Rush. These immigrants needed help navigating a new country, with many new and foreign things, like language. It was founded by Joseph N. Rausch, MD. He pioneered one of the first prepaid health plans - if German immigrants paid a dollar a month, they could qualify for a private hospital bed. But by 1895, the hospital let anyone of any nationality who spoke any language apply, and by the end of the century and decade, the hospital opened it's doors to anyone who needed care. Over the next 122 years, physical rehabilitation medication, specialized plastic and reconstructive surgeries became the focus of thee Davis Campus.
The Davies Campus - then known as the German Hospital - pictured in 1878. The grassy area in front of the hospital was pastures and farmland.
The St. Luke's Campus was founded in 1871 by the Episcopalian Church. It was established as a charitable hospital by Thomas W Brotherton MD and DD. Thomas was a physician and priest, who became outraged at the state of healthcare south of Market Street in San Francisco. More specifically, he was outraged at the lack of healthcare options. From the onset - from the very moment on the very day it first opened it's doors - St. Luke's has been committed to serving all San Francisco Bay Area residents regardless of ability to procure funds for care. This campus "is committed to continuing and revitalizing the delivery of quality health care to the South-of-Market community in an affordable, accessible and culturally-sensitive manner." One specific focus in the management of long term disease.
St. Luke's in 1889
The Pacific Campus was founded in 1857 as the first medical school west of the Mississippi. It has always had a focus on advanced and specialized care. The founder of this medical school was Elias S Cooper, MD, who was a medical pioneer. He was responsible for the first cesarian birth in the State of California, the first to use chloroform (a chemical responsible for knocking people out) in surgeries across the city of San Francisco, and procedures to end clubfoot (a natural deformity seen at birth where the foot twists out of place, sometimes due to weak tendons). He also pioneered using alcohol dressings to prevent infection. During the 1990's, it became the place to go for crucial critical care, something it is known for today.
The Pacific Campus in 1922. Today, the original Cooper Medical College stands at the corners of Webster and Sacramento Streets.
Additionally, California Pacific Medical Center has always bee known for reaching out of it's campuses to care for all citizens of San Francisco. CPMC will go to neighborhoods - often ones not served by a campus - to offer care. A famous example of this is Coming Home Hospice, a former covenant on Diamond Street. This hospice offers compassionate end of life care to patients and their families. Another example of this is the recently opened (2007) Bayview Child's Health Center designed to combat the lack of children's health in that neighborhood. This center is designed to support local clinics where patients already offer care in detection, prevention and all over better medical care.
The California Campus operated a clinic in Chinatown. Photo from the 1880's.
Today, California Pacific Medical Center is dedicated to "exceptional patient care is integrated with medical and nursing education, as well as research". This has largely been unchanged throughout history. "In addition to primary and acute care, the Medical Center is recognized as a regional referral center providing communities throughout northern California with access to advanced medical care." CPMC is an award winning facility, which you can read more about here and here. Their noble mission is to "serve our community by providing high quality, cost-effective health care services in a compassionate and respectful environment, which is supported and stimulated by education and research." Additionally, there is a foundation that works to keep care afforable. In thier own words, "CPMC Foundation is a separately incorporated, not-for-profit organization whose mission is to develop philanthropic resources for California Pacific Medical Center." The Foundation helps the different campuses to function.
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-"Marking Milestones in the History of Healthcare." CPMC Sutter Health. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Mar. 2017. <http://www.cpmc.org/about/history/timeline.html>.
-Mayo Clinic Staff Print. "Clubfoot." Mayo Clinic. N.p., 23 Mar. 2016. Web. 14 Mar. 2017. <http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/clubfoot/home/ovc-20198067>.
-Donovan, Leslie. "History of the California Campus." CPMC Sutter Health. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Mar. 2017. <http://www.cpmc.org/about/history/calcampus.html>.
-Donovan, Leslie. "History of the Pacific Campus." CPMC Sutter Health. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Mar. 2017. <http://www.cpmc.org/about/history/paccampus.html>.
-Donovan, Leslie. "History of the St. Luke's Campus." CPMC Sutter Health. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Mar. 2017. <http://www.cpmc.org/about/history/stlukescampus.html>.
- Donovan, Leslie. "History of Our Off Campus Facilities." CPMC Sutter Health. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Mar. 2017. <http://www.cpmc.org/about/history/offcampus.html>.
- Gilchrist, Winston. "History of the Davies Campus." CPMC Sutter Health. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Mar. 2017. <http://www.cpmc.org/about/history/daviescampus.html>.
-O'connel, Robin. "Coming Home Hospice." CPMC Sutter Health. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Mar. 2017. <http://www.cpmc.org/services/chh/index.html>.
-Rossen, Jack. "How Chloroform Went From Beloved Sedative to Crime-Fiction Trope." Van Winkle's. Casper Sleep Inc, 18 Nov. 2016. Web. 14 Mar. 2017. <https://vanwinkles.com/the-bizarre-history-of-chloroform>.
-"Marking Milestones in the History of Healthcare." CPMC Sutter Health. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Mar. 2017. <http://www.cpmc.org/about/history/timeline.html>.
-Mayo Clinic Staff Print. "Clubfoot." Mayo Clinic. N.p., 23 Mar. 2016. Web. 14 Mar. 2017. <http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/clubfoot/home/ovc-20198067>.
-Donovan, Leslie. "History of the California Campus." CPMC Sutter Health. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Mar. 2017. <http://www.cpmc.org/about/history/calcampus.html>.
-Donovan, Leslie. "History of the Pacific Campus." CPMC Sutter Health. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Mar. 2017. <http://www.cpmc.org/about/history/paccampus.html>.
-Donovan, Leslie. "History of the St. Luke's Campus." CPMC Sutter Health. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Mar. 2017. <http://www.cpmc.org/about/history/stlukescampus.html>.
- Donovan, Leslie. "History of Our Off Campus Facilities." CPMC Sutter Health. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Mar. 2017. <http://www.cpmc.org/about/history/offcampus.html>.
- Gilchrist, Winston. "History of the Davies Campus." CPMC Sutter Health. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Mar. 2017. <http://www.cpmc.org/about/history/daviescampus.html>.
-O'connel, Robin. "Coming Home Hospice." CPMC Sutter Health. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Mar. 2017. <http://www.cpmc.org/services/chh/index.html>.
-Rossen, Jack. "How Chloroform Went From Beloved Sedative to Crime-Fiction Trope." Van Winkle's. Casper Sleep Inc, 18 Nov. 2016. Web. 14 Mar. 2017. <https://vanwinkles.com/the-bizarre-history-of-chloroform>.
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