Category: Medicine

COUNCIL FOR HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE

The COUNCIL FOR HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, operating as a council of the AMERICAN HEART ASSN. in 1994, was founded in Cleveland in 1945 as the National Foundation for High Blood Pressure to encourage research into the causes of high blood pressure.

CRILE HOSPITAL

CRILE HOSPITAL (June 1943-64) was built by the U.S. Army as a hospital for soldiers and military veterans. Located on York Rd. in PARMA, it was named in honor of Col. GEORGE W. CRILE, SR., who served as clinical director of the LAKESIDE UNIT, WORLD WAR I (U.S.

CRILE, GEORGE WASHINGTON, SR.

CRILE, GEORGE WASHINGTON, SR. (11 Nov. 1864-7 Jan. 1943), surgeon, researcher, and a founder of the CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION, was born in Chili, Ohio, to Michael and Margaret Deeds Crile. He received his A.B. from Ohio Northern University (1885), his medical degree from Wooster Medical College (1887), and additional training in Europe.

CRILE, GEORGE, JR.

CRILE, GEORGE, JR. (3 Nov. 1907—9 Sept. 1992), an Honorary Member of the English Royal College of Surgeons (elected 1978), served the CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION for over half a century and campaigned against unnecessary surgery. His advocacy modified the treatment of breast cancer across the United States.

CUNNINGHAM SANITARIUM

The CUNNINGHAM SANITARIUM was located at 18485 Lakeshore Blvd. at 185th St. The sanitarium was a 5-story-high spherical steel structure designed to maintain a pressurized atmosphere to aid in the treatment of various diseases, especially diabetes. Although oxygen therapy had been in use for over 8 years, this sphere, allegedly the only one of its kind in the world, was the first to conduct such therapy on a large scale.

CUSHING, ERASTUS

CUSHING, ERASTUS (15 July 1802-4 Apr. 1893), one of Cleveland's most respected physicians, was born in Cheshire, Mass., to David, Jr. and Freelove Brown Cushing. He attended New York College of Physicians & Surgeons in New York City, and was certified to practice in 1823.

CUSHING, HARVEY W.

CUSHING, HARVEY W. (8 Apr. 1869-7 Oct. 1939), son of Betsey M. Williams and HENRY CUSHING, was America's first neurosurgeon. He was born in Cleveland and received his medical degree from Harvard in 1895. He began as a general surgeon, only gradually becoming interested in brain and spinal cord surgery.

CUSHING, HENRY KIRKE

CUSHING, HENRY KIRKE (29 July 1827-12 Feb. 1910), a prominent Cleveland physician active in raising the professional and educational standards of the medical profession, was born in Lanesboro, Mass. to Mary Ann Platt and Dr. ERASTUS CUSHING. The family moved to Cleveland when Cushing was 8.

CUTLER, ELLIOT CARR

CUTLER, ELLIOT CARR (30 July 1888-16 Aug. 1947), internationally known for his work in heart and brain surgery, was born in Bangor, Maine, to George Chalmer and Mary Franklin Wilson Cutler. He received his A.B. from Harvard University in 1909 and his M.D. degree in 1913. He was a surgeon at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, and in 1915, at Massachusetts General Hospital, both in Boston.

CUYAHOGA COUNTY DISTRICT BOARD OF HEALTH

The CUYAHOGA COUNTY DISTRICT BOARD OF HEALTH was created to respond to the growth of the greater Cleveland community beyond Cleveland's city limits. The health problems of the suburbs and townships were first addressed in 1920, when a full-time county health commissioner was appointed due to efforts at the state level. The first health commissioner was Dr. Robert Lockhart, who served into the 1930s. Arthur J.

CUYAHOGA COUNTY HOSPITAL SYSTEM (CCHS)

The CUYAHOGA COUNTY HOSPITAL SYSTEM (CCHS), recognized as the nation's first public hospital system, consisted in 1994 of the MetroHealth Medical Center, the MetroHealth Center for Rehabilitation, the MetroHealth Center for Skilled Nursing Care, the MetroHealth Clement Center for Family Care, the MetroHealth West Park Medical Bldg., and the MetroHealth Downtown Center. In 1993 its MetroHealth Life Flight (est.

CUYAHOGA COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY

The CUYAHOGA COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY (1859-1902) organized to carry out the functions of the defunct NINETEENTH DISTRICT MEDICAL SOCIETY to assure the competence of medical professionals in Greater Cleveland. The society emphasized continuing medical education; quarterly afternoon meetings featured a paper by one of 25 members.

CUYAHOGA COUNTY NURSING HOME

The CUYAHOGA COUNTY NURSING HOME, at 2905 Franklin Ave., first opened in 1938 as an experimental shelter for relief patients who were permanently and totally disabled. BELL GREVE, director of the Cuyahoga County Relief Bureau, was aware that during the Depression, many ill and disabled persons lived under adverse circumstances in attics, cellars, and low-quality nursing homes.

DAVIS, SYLVESTER SANFORD, JR.

 

DEACONESS HOSPITAL OF CLEVELAND

DEACONESS HOSPITAL OF CLEVELAND was established in 1914 by the Evangelical Deaconess Society as a training institution for deaconesses (religious sisters) who provided nursing and administrative services for hospitals affiliated with the Evangelical Church (now the UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST).

DELAMATER, JOHN

DELAMATER, JOHN (18 Apr. 1787-28 Mar. 1867), a teacher of medicine and founder of 3 medical colleges, was born in Chatham, N.Y., son of Jacob and Elizabeth (Dorr) Delamater. He studied medicine with his uncle from 1804-07, and was licensed in 1807, practicing privately between 1807-22.

DENTISTRY

DENTISTRY. In the first half of the 19th century, dentistry in Cleveland was just emerging as a profession. Its professional development was hampered by a preoccupation with technical proficiency and a corresponding lack of concern for the need to understand dental pathology in order to diagnose and treat patients' disorders.

DIABETES PARTNERSHIP OF CLEVELAND

The DIABETES PARTNERSHIP OF CLEVELAND , located at 3601 Green Rd. in BEACHWOOD, is a nonprofit UNITED WAY SERVICES agency that has provided services and support for individuals with diabetes and their spouses and family members, promoted diabetes research, and assisted professionals in diabetes treatment.

DITTRICK HOWARD

DITTRICK HOWARD (14 Feb. 1877-11 July 1954) was a Cleveland physician and medical writer. With his wife Gertrude, he collected and cataloged medical artifacts which provided the basis for the DITTRICK MUSEUM OF MEDICAL HISTORY, which he curated (1928) and then directed (1935-54).

DITTRICK MEDICAL HISTORY CENTER
DITTRICK MUSEUM OF MEDICAL HISTORY

The DITTRICK MUSEUM OF MEDICAL HISTORY, named the Museum of Cultural and Historical Medicine in 1928, is owned by the CLEVELAND MEDICAL LIBRARY ASSN. (CMLA) and located on the 3rd floor of the Allen Memorial Medical Library in UNIV. CIRCLE.

DOCTORS' HOSPITAL

DOCTORS' HOSPITAL, opened on 6 August 1946 in CLEVELAND HTS., was the forerunner of MERIDIA HILLCREST HOSPITAL.

DUPERTUIS, CLARENCE WESLEY

DUPERTUIS, CLARENCE WESLEY (2 June 1907-5 Sept. 1992) was a prominent physical anthropologist who devoted his career to somatology (the study of body types), with an emphasis on investigations of possible relationships between physiques and susceptibility to disease. Son of Samuel and Myra (Kinney) Dupertuis, he was born in Yacolt, Washington, but spent much of his childhood in the Boston area.

DUSTAN, HARRIET PEARSON

DUSTAN, HARRIET PEARSON (1920- 27 June 1999) was a pioneering internal physician working out of Cleveland, Ohio. Dustan primarily focused on the prevention and mediation of hypertension and helped transform hypertension into a treatable disease. Additionally, Dustan helped pave the way for future female physicians and medical researchers throughout her career.

ELIZA JENNINGS HOME

The ELIZA JENNINGS SENIOR CARE NETWORK (formerly known as the Eliza Jennings home), opened in October 1888 as the Eliza Jennings Home for Incurables, is one of the oldest facilities for the care of the elderly in Cleveland. Originally it also served as a home for chronically ill patients.