Truman Medical Center-Hospital Hill
University Health Truman Medical Center has one of the busiest adult emergency departments (EDs) in the Kansas City metropolitan area with more than 60,000 visits a year. It is located in Downtown Kansas City, across from Children's Mercy Hospital and connected via a skybridge, having access for pediatric transfers when necessary.
The hospital is affiliated with the University of Missouri–Kansas City (UMKC) School of Medicine and provides training base for its four- and six-year medical programs.
The facility is equipped with diverse fields of services including ED, general surgery, orthopedic surgery, cardiology, and radiology.
History
The origins of University Health Truman Medical Center began in 1870 with the construction of City Hospital at 22nd Street and McCoy Avenue (now Kenwood Avenue) in Kansas City.
Voters approved a bond issue in 1903 to fund the construction of a new larger General Hospital because the 175-bed hospital was deemed insufficient for the growing city.
In 1905, Thomas Swope donated 4.5 acres of land on Gillham Road between 23rd and 24th Streets.
In 1908, the new 600-bed General Hospital opened.
A new racially segregated hospital was built in 1930, with old General Hospital No. 1 being for white patients and new General Hospital No. 2 becoming the "colored division".
The hospitals merged in 1957, and the newly integrated hospital eventually became the teaching hospital for the newly established University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) Medical School.
The hospital officially opened at its present-day location in 1976.
On December 30, 1986, a fire ignited in a patient's room in the hospital due to smoking, ultimately resulting in the death of two patients. The fire caused the evacuation of over 50 patients, and several staff members and medical students required treatment for smoke inhalation.
In 2021, the hospital changed its name from Truman Medical Center-Hospital Hill to University Health Truman Medical Center.
See also
- Over the Edge (1999) § Owen Hart accident – A WWF match at Kemper Arena, in which a wrestler fell and was transported to TMC, but later died from his injuries
- Owen Hart § Death – More information about the same accident
- University Health Lakewood Medical Center
References
- ^ "University Health Truman Medical Center". American Hospital Directory. October 26, 2021. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
- ^ "Truman Medical Center Hospital Hill". Projects.ProPublica.org. ProPublica. Retrieved January 6, 2017.
- ^ "Hospital Affiliates". Med.UMKC.edu. University of Missouri-Kansas City. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
- ^ Lee, Janice (September 18, 2017). "General Hospital". The Prendergast Years. Kansas City Public Library. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
- ^ "General Hospital No. 2". African American Heritage Trail of Kansas City. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
- ^ "Fire Killed One Patient and Seriously Burned Another in..." UPI. December 30, 1986. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
- ^ "Smoking Started Fatal Fire at Hospital". UPI. December 31, 1986. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
- ^ "Patient Killed as Fire Sweeps Hospital Room". Los Angeles Times. December 31, 1986. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
- ^ Stacy v. Truman Medical Center, 836 S.W.2d 911 (Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc 1992).
- ^ Margolies, Dan (October 1, 2021). "Truman Medical Centers Drops the 'Truman' after 50 Years and Rebrands as University Health". KCUR. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
- ^ "History". University Health. Archived from the original on August 16, 2022. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
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