ELWELL, JOHN JOHNSON (22 June 1820-16 Mar. 1900), physician, attorney, and Union Army officer, was born in Warren, Ohio to Samuel and Anna (Reeves) Elwell). He practiced medicine after graduating from Cleveland Medical College in 1846.
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The "EPIZOOTIC," or "Canadian Horse Epidemic," struck Cleveland in Oct. 1872, severely affecting the city's transportation for almost a month. Also referred to as the "epizootic catarrh," it was thought to be a type of influenza originating in Canada, affecting only horses. The virus spread along the U.S. East Coast during early Oct. 1872 and rapidly moved westward.
EUCLID HOSPITAL (formerly known as Parkwood Hospital, Glenville Hospital, Euclid-Glenville Hospital, Euclid General Hospital, and MERIDIA EUCLID HOSPITAL) was begun as a voluntary, nonprofit community hospital at 18901 Lakeshore Boulevard in EUCLID.
EVANS, ARMEN G. (20 July 1895 - 12 September 1975) was an AFRICAN AMERICAN pediatrician and medical researcher and life-long Clevelander.
FACTORY HOSPITALS appeared in the 1880s to treat emergency cases from Cleveland's industrial areas, but only a few such hospitals were actually attached to a specific factory. These were always larger companies engaged in the manufacture of metal products, usually with a high accident rate and without any emergency medical services nearby. The American Steel & Wire Co.
The FAIRHILL MENTAL HEALTH CENTER (1959-Dec. 1983, originally Fairhill Psychiatric Hospital) was a state psychiatric facility in Cleveland dedicated to intensive, short-term care. It opened as one of 5 state psychiatric facilities in Cleveland in the former U.S. MARINE HOSPITAL on Fairhill Road.
FAIRVIEW HOSPITAL, formerly Fairview General Hospital, in 2006 was located at 18101 Lorain Avenue. The hospital was founded in July 1892 as the Society for Christian Care of the Sick and Needy (also known as the Bethesda Deaconess House) by a group of local ministers and laymen of the Reformed church. It was created as a training school for religious sisters to provide care and religious instruction to the community.
FAVALORO, RENÉ GERÓNIMO (12 July 1923-29 July 2000) was an Argentinian-born surgeon known for his work developing the coronary bypass surgery. After creating a strong legacy and career in the United States, Favaloro returned to Argentina to create his own hospital, which trained Latin American doctors and provided healthcare to countless patients, often free of charge.
FAZIO, VINCENT WARREN III (2 Feb. 1940-5 July 2015) was an Australian-born colorectal surgeon at the Cleveland Clinic. His work primarily focused on colorectal cancer and irritable bowel syndrome. Fazio was one of the youngest department chiefs in Cleveland Clinic history, serving as the head of colorectal surgery when he was only 35 years old.
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FOREST CITY HOSPITAL, established as a 103-bed general hospital, was called Cleveland's first interracial hospital. In 1939 the Forest City Hospital Assn. was formed by a group of black physicians to raise support for a hospital free of color restrictions which would offer black doctors the opportunity to participate in the total operations of a hospital.
FORT HUNTINGTON, located on a site west of the county courthouse at Ontario and Lakeside, was a fortress and supply depot of the Army of the Northwest during the War of 1812, built at the direction of Pres. Jas. Madison to protect the settlement. The fort was named after SAMUEL HUNTINGTON, governor of Ohio 1808-10.
FOURTH GENERAL HOSPITAL (Lakeside Unit, WORLD WAR II), staffed primarily by Cleveland-area physicians and nurses, was the first U.S. Armed Forces general hospital unit to go overseas in World War II. Between 12 Jan. 1942 and 15 Aug. 1945, it admitted 46,200 patients. The 4th General had existed on paper since 1933 as a successor to Base Hospital No.
The FREE MEDICAL CLINIC OF GREATER CLEVELAND, see CIRCLE HEALTH SERVICES, INC.
FREEDLANDER, SAMUEL OSCAR, M.D. (30 July 1893-4 Jan. 1971), Cleveland's first thoracic surgeon (1922), was chief of surgery and chief of thoracic surgery at Mt. Sinai Hospital (1946-59) (see MT.
FRIEDMAN, HAROLD J. (25 Dec. 1905-7 Jan. 1993), allergist, developed Cleveland's monitoring of the pollen count. Having proved that both household dust and silk could also trigger allergic reactions, he spurred drug manufacturers to eliminate silk fibers from typhoid vaccine production.
GARDNER, W. JAMES, JR., M.D. (12 June 1898-29 Jan.
GARLICK, THEODATUS A. (30 Mar. 1805-9 Dec. 1884), surgeon, sculptor, photographer, and fish breeder, was born in Middlebury, Vt., to Sabra S. Kirby and Daniel Garlick. In 1818 he joined his brother Abel, producing Cleveland's first shipped goods, burr millstones. He worked as a blacksmith and tombstone carver in Cleveland, NEWBURGH, and Brookfield (Trumbull Co.) while studying medicine with local physicians.
GARLOCK, ANNA JANSEN CORDON (12 June 1878-11 Nov. 1958), masseuse and specialist in HYDROTHERAPY and physiotherapy, served as superintendent of the hydrotherapy department of WOMAN'S GENERAL HOSPITAL from 1919 until that department closed in 1924. Garlock was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, to John P.
GARVIN, CHARLES H. (27 Oct. 1890-17 July 1968), physician, civic leader, and businessman interested in black social and economic programs, was born in Jacksonville, Fla. and graduated from Howard University's medical school in 1915. He practiced medicine in Cleveland from 1916 until his death. During WORLD WAR I, he became the first black physician commissioned in the U.S.
GEBHARD, BRUNO ( ca. 1899-12 Jan. 1985), a leader in public health education in Germany and the U.S., was the first Director of the Cleveland Health Museum (see HEALTH MUSEUM). Gebhard was born in Rostock, Germany, and studied medicine there, where his father was a hospital administrator.
GERBER, SAMUEL R., M.D. (22 Aug. 1898-16 May 1987) modernized the office of Cuyahoga County Coroner during his long tenure (1937-15 Dec. 1986, afterwards, coroner emeritus) and contributed to such celebrated cases as the TORSO MURDERS and the SHEPPARD MURDER CASE. He was honored as Mr.
GERSTENBERGER, HENRY JOHN (9 Jan. 1881-24 June 1954), a pediatrician who helped establish Babies & Childrens Hospital and develop SMA (Synthetic Milk Adapted), an artificial milk formula, was born in Cleveland to John H. and Clara E. Schake Gerstenberger. He received his M.D. from Western Reserve University Medical School in 1903.
GIDDINGS, HELEN MARSHALL (16 May 1870-5 July 1950), osteopathic surgeon, served as president (1934-36) and later chair of the finance and budget committee of the Osteopathic Women's National Association. She was born in Green Springs, OH, to Frederick S. and Mary Elizabeth Marshall Giddings.
GIDDINGS, MARY (d. 9 Oct. 1940) was an osteopathic physician, a charter member of the WOMEN'S CITY CLUB, and the sister of osteopath HELEN MARSHALL GIDDINGS.