Project Update - The homepage of the website which provides current information and project status
Introduction - an overall look at the website
Documentary - a documentary about the purpose behind the hospital (requires RealPlayer)
History - a review of the hospital's past
Today - an introduction to the present day hospital
Future - the plans for constructing a modern hospital
Who Is UCMT? - an introduction to the group behind the project
Chronology
A photographic collection of the construction site organized by date
Year In Reveiw
A synthesized photographic presentation of the project
Aerial Camera - a photographic collection of the construction site from an aerial perspective
Model - a photographic collection of the scale model from different angles
Elevations - a collection of 2 dimensional plans of the exterior sides of the hospital.
Renderings - a collection of 3 dimensional computer renderings of the hospital's interior
Mock-Up - a photographic collection from the full size mock-up model depicting the hospital's interiors
Parking Structure - a photographic collection documenting the progress of the Parking Structure on 16th and Arizona
Schedule - a quick glance at the project's timeline (requires Adobe Acrobat)
This section is under construction
Contact Information - addresses and phone numbers of the companies involved in the project
E-Mail the Webmaster - for any questions, comments, or concerns about the website
UCLA Phone Directory - search the comprehensive online phone directory for all of UCLA
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 Santa Monica Hospital July 26th, 1926 |
In 1925, during the growth period that preceded the Great Depression, two physicians mortgaged their personal property and borrowed $50,000 to build a hospital - the first in Santa Monica and one of the first on Los Angeles' westside.
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On July 26, 1926, the vision of Drs. William S. Mortensen and August B. Hromadka became reality with the opening of Santa Monica Hospital on Sixteenth Street in Santa Monica. The original hospital, a three-story, red-brick building, featured 60 beds and several modern amenities, including a rooftop patio where patients could recuperate outdoors and enjoy fresh air and sea breezes.
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Over the years, the medical center grew rapidly and changed dramatically in response to the changing needs of the community. Some of its highlights and hallmarks include:
Orthopaedic Hospital, 1922 |
1942 - ownership was transferred to the Lutheran
Hospital Society of Southern California, where it remained
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1943
- became the first hospital to provide emergency services
under contract to the city of Los Angeles
1974 - renamed the Santa Monica Hospital Clinic the "Les Kelley Family Health Center," in recognition of a $1 million gift from Kelley Bluebook creator Les Kelley. Opened the Rape Treatment Center, which provides free medical care, professional counseling, legal assistance and advocacy services to rape victims and their families. The RTC quickly became a national model for other facilities across the country. 1979 - opened the area's first Alternative Birthing Center. 1983 - broke ground on a $40-million, six-story expansion to the medical center. It would later be named the Merle Norman Pavilion in honor of another gift from J.B. Nethercutt and Merle Norman Cosmetics. 1984 - opened the city's first Neonatal Intensive Care Unit for premature infants and other newborns with life-threatening conditions. 1986-88 - opened the Merle Norman Pavilion, which moved the hospital's front entrance back to its original location at 1250 16th St. The Pavilion was distinctive for its large windows, providing generous amounts of natural light, and its patios and courtyards, providing patients access to sunshine and fresh air during their hospital stays. 1988 - Santa Monica Hospital's owner, LHS Corp., merged with HealthWest, to form UniHealth America, one of Southern California's largest networks of hospitals and health services. Opened the freestanding Stuart House, an adjunct facility to the RTC. Stuart House combined medical professionals, law-enforcement officials and child-protection personnel under one roof to improve treatment of child sexual-abuse victims and management of cases for prosecution. 1995 - UniHealth sold Santa Monica Hospital Medical Center to the University of California Board of Regents, which renamed it "Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center." |
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