Baylor University Hospital, Truett Building
Title
Baylor University Hospital, Truett Building
Subject
Hospitals, University; Hospitals, Religious; Hospitals--history; Hospital Design and Construction--economics; Gift Giving
Description
In 1950, Baylor University Hospital opened the new Truett Building, which featured the luxuries of air conditioning and telephones in all patient rooms. With this building, Baylor became the fifth largest general hospital in the United States. The building was named for George W. Truett, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Dallas, whose passionate support for creation of the hospital in the early 1900's led wealthy cattleman and devout Baptist C.C. Slaughter to provide $200,000 in funding.
Creator
Unknown
Publisher
John P. McGovern Historical Collections and Research Center, Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library, Houston, Texas.
Date
Milestone date: 1950
Creation date: circa 1951
Rights
John P. McGovern Historical Collections and Research Center, Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library: Electronic Resource Use
Identifier
ext_00008
Rights Holder
John P. McGovern Historical Collections and Research Center, Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library, Houston, Texas. Texas Healthcare Facilities Postcards, IC 91
Geolocation
Citation
Unknown, “Baylor University Hospital, Truett Building,” Exhibits, accessed April 23, 2024, https://utswlibrary.omeka.net/items/show/53.