About the University Hospitals and Clinics
In 1905, the estate of Augustus F. Elliot gave money to the University to open its first hospital. Elliot Memorial Hospital opened its doors in 1911. Over the decades, private gifts led to the construction o more than a dozen medical buildings, clinics and hospitals on campus. In 1987, the main hospital services were moved into a new University Hospital. Ten years later, this facility merged with Fairview Health Services.
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Dr. Dianne Bartels served as a staff nurse and then head nurse at University Hospital from 1964 to 1970. After completing bachelor’s and master’s degrees, she returned to University Hospital in 1979, serving as associate director of nursing until 1986….
Ellis Benson received his M.D. from the University of Minnesota in 1945, and completed residencies in pathology and internal medicine at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Minneapolis. He joined the faculty of the University of Minnesota Medical School in…
John Delaney earned a medical degree and doctorate in physiology and surgery from the University of Minnesota in 1955 and 1966, respectively. He completed his residency in the Department of Surgery at the University of Minnesota (1959-1966). He has been…
Robert Dickler completed a master’s degree and doctoral coursework at the University of Minnesota as well as a residency program at University Hospital in 1972. He served in several administrative positions over the course of his ten years at…
John Diehl served as General Counsel to University of Minnesota University Hospitals and Clincs from 1975 to 1983….
Grace Ederer joined the University of Minnesota in the University Hospital as an administrator of the clinical laboratories, a position she held from 1952 to 1963. During her time at the University, Ederer earned her masters in public health…
Davitt Felder earned his Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota in 1953 where he also completed an internship in surgery. In the 1950s, he was assigned to the general surgical services at the University of Minnesota Hospital, Ancker Hospital…
Gregory Hart earned a bachelor’s in business administration from the University of Minnesota in 1973 and went on to earn a Master of Hospital and Health Care Administration from the University’s School of Public Health in 1976. As part of…
Katherine Lillehei received her nursing diploma in 1943 and her B.S. in Nursing in 1950 from the University of Minnesota School of Nursing. After graduating, she worked as a nurse at University Hospital. She was married to the pioneering…
Marie Manthey served as associate director of nursing at the University of Minnesota Hospital from 1964 to 1971. During her tenure at the University of Minnesota Hospital, Manthey led the development of primary nursing and is recognized, nationally and…