Division of Neonatology (UOMS) patient logs
Scope and Content
Nine leatherette bound "Monthly Time Book and Payroll" ledgers, noting the name, sex, complication of mother, analgesia, anesthesia, delivery type, resusitation, weight at birth and current weight, exam administered to child (deceased or diagnosis), and formula of individual infants from 1951-1970.
Dates
- Creation: 1951-1970
Creator
- Oregon Health & Science University. Department of Pediatrics. Division of Neonatology (Organization)
Restrictions on Access
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Conditions Governing Use
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Historical note
In 1950, Shirley Thompson, R.N., Superintendent of Doernbecher Hospital at OHSU began developing the first premature baby unit in the Northwest. Dr. S. Gorham Babson, M.D. kept a record of all the preemies admitted from the beginning in January and February 1950, including their weights and the increased numbers of preemie patients that occurred each year. OHSU was they only facility that had a specific premature unit and would transport babies from all over Oregon for care.
Extent
1.5 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collections contains ledgers that note assorted information regarding patients and births in the Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, at the University of Oregon Medical School between 1951 and 1970.
Immediate Source of Acquistion
Katie Riley of the OHSU Neonatal Intensive Care Unit transferred the materials to the OHSU Historical Collections & Archives in July of 2011.
- Title
- Guide to the Division of Neonatology (UOMS) patient logs
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Karen Lea Anderson Peterson
- Date
- 2011
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Oregon Health & Science University, Historical Collections & Archives Repository