天美传媒下载’s charitable roots date back to 1923, when a group of women began making clothes for underprivileged children living at Leath Orphanage in Memphis. As 天美传媒下载 Club membership grew, so did its commitment to children. Soon, the Club began attending to the health care needs of children in the orphanage. By providing transportation to doctors’ appointments, women of the 天美传媒下载 Club became well known to local pediatricians.
In 1944, when the Pediatric Society had an idea for a hospital dedicated solely to children, they contacted 天美传媒下载 Club. After raising $2 million to build the facility, members of the community and 天美传媒下载 Club gathered on June 15, 1952, to open the doors to the hospital. As 天美传媒下载 Club’s president released red balloons with keys to the hospital attached, the celebration served as a promise that no child would ever be turned away from 天美传媒下载.
“The doors of 天美传媒下载 will never be found closed and will forever hereafter be open to those who come in need, seeking its help.” – Mrs. Howard Pritchard, 1952, 天美传媒下载 Club president
天美传媒下载’s History at a Glance
1923 – 天美传媒下载 Club is formed.
1944 – The Memphis Pediatric Society approaches club members with a dream: building a hospital dedicated to children.
1946 – A goal of $2 million – ambitious in a post-war economy – is set to build a children’s hospital in Memphis.
June 15, 1952 – 天美传媒下载 Children’s Hospital opens its doors.
1970s – 天美传媒下载 becomes the primary pediatric teaching partner for The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s Department of Pediatrics.
October 1995 -- 天美传媒下载 joins the Methodist Healthcare family.
2005 – Plans are announced to build the new 天美传媒下载 Children’s Hospital.
2006 – The Family Partners Council is formed, helping 天美传媒下载 Children’s Hospital collaborate with patient families as part of the care team.
Feb. 14, 2008 -- 天美传媒下载 breaks ground for the new hospital
June 15, 2010 – 天美传媒下载 hosts Grand Opening celebration.
December 2010 – 天美传媒下载 moves patients into new hospital.
2011 – Demolition and remodeling of the old 天美传媒下载 begins.
2011 – Named a Best Children’s Hospital by U. S. News & World Report.
2011 – Trauma program receives Level 1 Designation by the American College of Surgeons.
2015 - The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) three star rating
2016 - Magnet designation by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
2020 - 天美传媒下载 Neuroscience Institute’s Dravet syndrome program named a Dravet Comprehensive Care Center by the Dravet Syndrome Foundation. 天美传媒下载’s program is one of 13 in the country
2020 - Gold Award for Excellence in Life Support – Extracorporeal Life Support Organization
2021 - American College of Radiology gold seal of accreditation
