Category: Medicine

LAKESIDE UNIT, WORLD WAR I

The LAKESIDE UNIT, WORLD WAR I, formally designated U.S. Army Base Hospital No. 4, was the first contingent of the American expeditionary forces to be transported to Europe after the U.S. entry into World War I. Based in a British army hospital near Rouen, France, it provided medical care for Allied troops from the spring of 1917 to the winter of 1918-19. In 1915 a surgical team from Lakeside Hospital headed by Dr.

LAKEWOOD HOSPITAL

LAKEWOOD HOSPITAL, at 14519 Detroit Avenue, opened in October 1907, the first hospital in the Cleveland SUBURBS. It is a private acute care, community-based, not-for-profit hospital. Lakewood began as a private hospital founded by Dr. C.

LAMBRIGHT, MIDDLETON H. JR.

LAMBRIGHT, MIDDLETON H. JR. (7 Nov.

LAMBRIGHT, MIDDLETON HUGHER SR.

LAMBRIGHT, MIDDLETON HUGHER SR., M.D. (3 Aug. 1865-21 March 1959) was a physician/obstetrician and, at one time, the oldest practicing African-American doctor in Ohio.

LANDY, RACHEL (RAE) D.

LANDY, RACHEL (RAE) D. (27 June 1885-5 Mar. 1952) was a nationally recognized military nurse who served around the globe in service to the U.S. Army and the medical profession. Landy was born to Rabbi Jacob Landy and Eva Gross Landy in Lithuania. Her family emigrated to Cleveland in 1890.

LEACH, ROBERT BOYD

LEACH, ROBERT BOYD (1822-29 July 1863), the first black physician in Cleveland and one of the first AFRICAN AMERICANS in Cleveland to advocate full rights as citizens for blacks, was originally from Virginia, moving to southern Ohio, and then to Cleveland in 1844. As a young man, he worked as a nurse on the lake steamers during navigation season.

LENHART, CARL H.

LENHART, CARL H. (1 Sept. 1880-8 Apr. 1955), surgeon and medical researcher in shock, hemorrhaging, kidney studies, and endemic goiter treatment, was born to country doctor Peter J. Lenhart and his wife Ida I. (Pfeifer) Lenhart in Wauseon, Ohio. He graduated with an A.B. from Adelbert College (1901) and a M.D. from Western Reserve University Medical School (1904).

LEONARDS, JACK R.

LEONARDS, JACK R. (25 Feb. 1919-15 July 1978), internationally known for his biochemical research and a world expert on aspirin, was born in Montreal, Canada, son of David and Sara R. Leonards. He graduated from McGill University in 1939, and 2 years later received master's degrees in chemistry and nutrition from Virginia Polytechnic Institute.

LONG, DAVID

LONG, DAVID (29 Sept. 1787-1 Sept. 1851), Cleveland's first physician, was born in Hebron, N.Y., to David and Margaret (Harkness) Long. He attended medical school in New York City, received his medical degree in 1810, and moved to Cleveland, the first permanently-settled physician and the only doctor until 1814.

LOWER, WILLIAM EDGAR

LOWER, WILLIAM EDGAR (6 May 1867-17 June 1948), a founder of the CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION and pioneer in genito-urinary surgery, was born in Canton, Ohio to Henry and Mary (Deeds) Lower.

LUTHERAN HOME

The LUTHERAN HOME, opened in 1936, is a nonprofit residential and nursing facility for the elderly on twenty acres at 2116 Dover Center Road in WESTLAKE. The home is owned and operated by the Lutheran Home Association, which consists of seventy-five Lutheran churches in Northeast Ohio.

MACDONALD, CALVINA

MACDONALD, CALVINA (12 April 1874-21 Nov. 1944) was a nurse and administrator who was a leader in bringing modern maternity care and obstetrical nursing methods to Cleveland.

MACLEOD, JOHN JAMES

MACLEOD, JOHN JAMES (6 Sept. 1876-17 Mar. 1935), head of the Physiology Dept. at Western Reserve University and later awarded a Nobel Prize as a codiscoverer of insulin, was born in Cluny, Scotland, to Rev. Robert and Jane (McWalter) MacLeod. He received a medical degree with honors from Marischal College in Aberdeen in 1898.

MAGNOLIA CLUB HOUSE

MAGNOLIA CLUB HOUSE formerly HILL HOUSE , founded in 1961, was the first community-based adult psychosocial rehabilitation agency in Ohio, and one of only eleven known similar agencies in the country at that time. Henry (Hank) Tanaka was the founder and first executive director (1961-90). In 1973 Hill House helped found the International Association of Psychosocial Rehabilitation Services (IAPSRS).

MANNIX, JOHN R.

MANNIX, JOHN R. (4 June 1902-9 Feb. 1990), a national consultant in health care, was inducted into the National Health Care Hall of Fame in Philadelphia (1989) for, among other contributions, pioneering prepaid health service in the United States.

MARCUS, SARAH

MARCUS, SARAH (22 Aug. 1894-11 May 1985), MD, served WOMAN'S GENERAL HOSPITAL as head of the department of obstetrics and gynecology (1933-50) and as vice-president (1932-58) and president of the hospital board (1958-71).

MARGARET WAGNER HOUSE

The MARGARET WAGNER HOUSE, a facility for the needy aged, opened in 1961 and was named after MARGARET WAGNER, former director of the BENJAMIN ROSE INSTITUTE.

MARINE, DAVID

MARINE, DAVID (20 Sept. 1880-26 Nov. 1976), whose research on thyroid disorders led to salt iodization to prevent goiter, was born in Whitleysburg, Md., and attended Western Maryland College and Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, receiving his medical degree in 1905 and coming to Cleveland as resident pathologist at Lakeside Hospital.

MARYMOUNT HOSPITAL

MARYMOUNT HOSPITAL, was opened in 1949 as a not-for-profit acute-care hospital in GARFIELD HTS.; it was the first in the area to offer twenty-four-hour emergency room service.

MATOWITZ, CLAYTON

MATOWITZ, CLAYTON (12 Dec. 1919-25 Mar. 1992) was a well-respected Cleveland physician.

MCEVOY, DR. ROBERT J.

MCEVOY, DR. ROBERT J. (July 13, 1921 - September 24, 2016), was a well-known pediatrician for 50 years on Cleveland’s West Side, specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of malignant disease in children.

MEDICAL MUTUAL OF CLEVELAND, INC.

MEDICAL MUTUAL OF CLEVELAND, INC., offered Clevelanders prepaid physician care that complemented the prepaid hospitalization offered by its sister corporation, the CLEVELAND HOSPITAL SERVICE ASSN. (precursor of BLUE CROSS OF NORTHEAST OHIO) from 1945-83.

MEDICINE

MEDICINE. The development of medical care, science, and education in the Cleveland area, as a frontier community evolved into a major industrial center, is a microcosm of national developments in the U.S. The growth of the population and the financial resources available were determining factors.

MENORAH PARK CENTER FOR THE AGING

MENORAH PARK CENTER FOR THE AGING, a residential home and care center for the elderly, was established in 1906 as the Hebrew Orthodox Old Age Home, Bet Moshav Zekenim, because MONTEFIORE HOME did not satisfy the religious needs of Orthodox

MERIDIA HEALTH SYSTEM

MERIDIA HEALTH SYSTEM began as a coalition of four Cleveland-area hospitals, and was known as Strategic Health Systems (formed 1984) until 1987. The name was changed to reflect the organization's expansion.