Home About Us Departments MUSC eNurse ... Your Hospital Visit 171 Ashley Ave. Charleston, SC 29425 800-424-MUSC Print Version Children's Hospital Celebrates 15 Years of Success Editor's note: The following is a speech delivered by Lyndon Key, MD, professor and chairman, Department of Pediatrics, honoring MUSC Children's Hospital 15 year anniversary Monday, Nov. 11. Drs. Lyndon Key and Carol Dobos, director of children's services, cut the first piece of cake honoring MUSC Children's Hospital's 15 year anniversary. In 1982, Dr. (Charles) Darby became the chair of the Department of Pediatrics. It was apparent to him, as it had been to other child care leaders, such as Dr. Biemann Otherson in pediatric surgery, that the develop of its first rate children's medical and surgical services required the creation of a children's hospital. Dr. Darby spent countless hours lobbying the university and the state of South Carolina to support this project. After a series of disappointments, these pioneers received approval to build a children's hospital. In 1984, construction was begun. As the first children's hospital in South Carolina, the Children's Hospital of MUSC became the flagship for the care of pediatric patients. Our Children's Hospital has spawned and continues to lead the movement to provide quality and innovative health care for children of South Carolina. After the Children's Hospital was completed in 1987, Dr. Darby worked tiredlessly, along with Dr. Othersen, hospital administration, and the numerous directors of the many special children's programs to provide a full-service children's hospital. As a result of their success and the hard work of every person involved in the provision of services within the Children's Hospital of MUSC, our hospital was named one of the Top 10 children's hospitals in the United States by Child Magazine in 2001. | |
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