Photograph of an Intensive Care Unit plaque, Henderson, August 15, 1968

Material Information

Title:
Photograph of an Intensive Care Unit plaque, Henderson, August 15, 1968
Series Title:
Henderson Home News photographs
Publisher:
Henderson Home News
Creation Date:
1968-08-15
Publication Date:
Materials:
Negative film ( medium )

Notes

Summary:
Black and white photograph of James F. Orr, president of Basic Management, Inc., presenting a commemorative titanium plaque to Sister M. Georganne, hospital administrator. The plaque reads: "This intensive care unit equipment donated to Rose de Lima Hospital by American Potash and Chemical Corporation, Basic Management Incorporated, Stauffer Chemical Company, Titanium Metals Corporation of America, US Lime Flintkote Division August 15, 1968." The companies donated $18,500 for equipment and training for the intensive care unit, installed on the third floor of the hospital. The equipment consisted of a cardioscope, a heart rate meter, an autograph electrocardiograph, a defibrillator, an autosyncro trigger, a Pacemaker, a cardio-coach (an audio-visual teaching unit), and an electrocircle bed.
Creation/Production Credits:
This collection was provided to Henderson District Public Libraries by the Clark County Museum.
Additional Physical Form:
Physical copies of the items in this collection are stored in the collection of the Clark County Museum in Henderson, Nevada.

Record Information

Source Institution:
Henderson District Public Libraries
Holding Location:
Henderson Home News Photographs
Rights Management:
Clark County Museum holds copyright to this material but has provided Henderson District Public Libraries permission to include it in this digital collection. It is intended for personal, educational or research purposes only. Any other use without prior expressed permission is prohibited. Please contact the Clark County Museum, in Henderson, Nevada for additional rights information and permission to use this item: 702-455-7955
Resource Identifier:
hem0317 ( Digital Id )
p00234ccmhdpl ( Original ItemID )