GLASSER, OTTO (2 Sept. 1895-11 Dec. 1964), pioneer in radiology, radium therapy, and nuclear medicine, was born in Saarbrucken, Germany to Alexander and Lina Gentsch Glasser. He received his Ph.D in physics from the University of Frieberg (Germany) in 1919. In 1922 Glasser married Emmy von Eherenberg and emigrated to the U.S., serving at Howard Kelly Hospital, Baltimore (1922- 23); the Dept.
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GLENBEIGH HEALTH SOURCES, formerly Glenbeigh Hospital of Cleveland, which opened in November 1982, was one of the largest providers of chemical-dependency treatment for adolescents, adults, and their families in Cleveland. It was the first specialty hospital of its kind in Northeastern Ohio.
GLENBEIGH HOSPITAL. See GLENBEIGH HEALTH SOURCES.
The GLENVILLE HEALTH ASSN., organized in 1970, was a private urban health center that served the poor in the GLENVILLE area. The association grew out of the FOREST CITY HOSPITAL Assn.
GLOVER, VERA ABAGAIL (24 Nov. 1897-24 Sept. 1988), public health nurse, directed the nursing services for the Cuyahoga County Health Department from 1937-65. In 1951 she was elected the first woman and first non-physician president of the Ohio Public Health Association. Glover was born in Van Wert, OH, to Della Squibb and Isaac Porter Glover.
GOLDBLATT, HARRY (14 Mar. 1891-6 Jan. 1977), internationally recognized for his research in high blood pressure, was born in Iowa, the son of Phillip and Jennie Spitz Goldblatt. He grew up in Canada, received a B.A. from McGill University, and graduated from its medical school in 1916. After serving at Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal; the Medical Reserve Corps of the U.S.
GOODMAN, LESTER (18 June 1927-12 Apr. 1993) was a pioneer researcher in biomedical engineering who worked on perfecting the pacemaker and led early development of the artificial heart.
Born in Cleveland to Albert and Shirley (Itskovitz) Goodman, Lester graduated from Glenville High School (1945) and received his B.S. (1956), M.S. (1959), and Ph.D. (1962) from Case Institute of Technology.
The GRACE HOSPITAL ASSN. (Grace Hospital), founded in 1910, was the first small hospital in Ohio to be accredited by the American College of Surgeons. It was located at 2307 West 14th and Fairfield Avenue in 2006.
The CLEVELAND DENTAL SOCIETY (formerly the Cleveland Dental Society), established in 1886 by thirteen Cleveland-area dentists, had approximately 1,100 members in its centennial year. The organization has provided continuing education for professionals, community education on dental care, and clinical aid to the needy, meeting six to eight times per year and sponsoring an annual two-day meeting.
The GREATER CLEVELAND NURSES ASSN. (GCNA), District #4 of the Ohio Nurses Assn., has continuously promoted the profession of NURSING in Cleveland under various names since its founding on May 28, 1900 (incorporated in 1909).
The GREATER CLEVELAND VOLUNTEER HEALTH PLAN is a volunteer group that in 1982 replaced the METROPOLITAN HEALTH PLANNING CORP. as Greater Cleveland's health-care planner.
The GUIDANCE CENTERS, formerly known as Child Guidance Center of Greater Cleveland, incorporated on 1 Jan. 1927 as the city's first child psychiatric clinic, and offers outpatient psychotherapy, psychological assessment, and consultation/education to troubled children and their families. In 1924, with the help of the Welfare Fed. of Cleveland, the Commonwealth Fund, and the Natl.
HADDEN, JOHN ALEXANDER, JR. (3 June 1923-31 May 1994) was a distinguished child psychiatrist affiliated with many of Cleveland's medical and social service agencies. A native Clevelander, he was the son of Marianne Millikin and JOHN A. HADDEN. Upon his graduation from Harvard in 1944, he served on the staff of Gen. George S.
HAM, THOMAS HALE (19 July 1905-24 March 1987), pioneer in innovative medical education, was born in Oklahoma City, Okla. the son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Ham Sr. He graduated from Lincoln School of Teachers College, New York City in 1923, received a B.S. from Dartmouth College in 1927, and an M.D. from Cornell University Medical School in 1931.
HAMANN, CARL AUGUST (26 Jan. 1865-12 Jan. 1930), dean of Western Reserve University Medical School (1912-19) and visiting surgeon at Charity and City hospitals (1896-1930), was born in Davenport, Iowa, to Claus H. and Marie Koenig Hamann. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Medical School with a M.D. in 1890.
The HANNA PERKINS SCHOOL, initially located at 2084 Cornell Rd., was founded as Children's House in 1951 by Dr. ANNY KATAN. It pioneered the use of psychoanalysis with young children and has emphasized treatment of the troubled preschool child through the parent. As an outgrowth of these efforts, in 1960 Katan and Dr.
HART, ALBERT GAILORD (17 Aug. 1821-10 Oct. 1907), physician and CIVIL WAR Army surgeon, was born in Hartford, Ohio (Trumbull County), son of Ambrose and Louisy (Bushnell) Hart. He graduated with a bachelor's degree from Western Reserve College in 1840, studied medicine in Mercer County, Pa.
HARTMAN, CHARLES AUGUST. (1824-2 May 1863), an Army surgeon in the CIVIL WAR, served as Cuyahoga County coroner prior to his entrance into the Army as surgeon of the 107TH OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY on 26 Aug. 1862. The 107th was organized and given preliminary training at Camp Cleveland, Aug.-Sept. 1862.
HEALTH HILL HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN, is the only pediatric rehabilitation center and children's specialty hospital of its kind in Ohio. Incorporated in 1895 as the Children's Fresh Air Camp & Hospital, it was the result of HIRAM ADDISON's desire to provide a healthy environment for ill children and their mothers.
HEALTHSPACE CLEVELAND (formerly the Health Museum), a nonprofit institution incorporated on December 28, 1936 as the Cleveland Health Education Museum, was the first permanent health museum in the country.
HELLERSTEIN, HERMAN KOPEL (6 June 1916-17 Aug. 1993) won recognition as a Cleveland cardiologist for his studies that made it possible for most heart patients to continue leading productive lives. Born in Dillonvale, O., he was the son of Russian immigrants Samuel and Cecilia Zeiger Hellerstein.
HERTZ, MARGUERITE ROSENBERG (31 Aug. 1899-26 June 1992), psychologist for the BRUSH FOUNDATION (1933-37) and psychology professor at CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY (1938-70), was one of only a handful of U.S. experts on the Rorschach ink blot method of psychological testing.
HILLCREST HOSPITAL, 6780 Mayfield Road in MAYFIELD HTS., opened in November 1968 as Hillcrest Hospital, the successor to DOCTORS' HOSPITAL. The 347-bed full service hospital, which has served the eastern SUBURBS and parts of Geauga County, was built on land donated by D. A.
HODGINS, AGATHA C. (1877-24 March 1945) was a nurse who pioneered nitrous oxide anesthesia while working as chief anesthetist for DR. GEORGE CRILE. Hodgins opened Lakeside (Hospital) School of Anesthesia, the nation's first formal postgraduate program in anesthesia, and founded the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA).
HOMEOPATHY, founded by German physician Samuel Christian Frederick Hahnemann, is a therapeutic drug specialty within the general field of internal medicine. Guided by the principle that that which causes a disease can also cure it, homeopathy profoundly affected 19th century medical practice, ending "shotgun prescriptions" and introducing elements of conservatism to dominant medical theories.