| 1883 |
The Hospital of the Protestant Episcopal Church -- later to become Children's Hospital -- incorporated in November |
| 1884 |
Hospital opens in a three-bedroom house in Walnut Hills in March |
| 1887 |
Hospital moves to a new, 20-bed brick building in Mt. Auburn |
| 1901-03 |
A three-story wing is added, bringing capacity to 70 beds; at the turn of the century there are 12 doctors and eight staff nurses |
| 1906 |
The Hospital decides to open its own training school for nurses, due to heightened need for qualified staff |
| 1920s |
Children's Hospital becomes the world's model for a medical facility for children |
| 1921 |
Hospital trustees vote to change the name to The Children's Hospital; William Cooper Procter elected president of new board of trustees |
| 1926 |
Hospital moves to its third home, a five-story building at our present site Affiliation with the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, as the Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric residency program officially recognized |
| 1931 |
Children's Hospital Research Foundation opens after being built and endowed by a gift from William Cooper Procter, chairman of the board of trustees During its first decade, the foundation recruits many distinguished investigators, including Josef Warkany, MD, known as the father of the study of birth defects and Albert Sabin, MD, who developed the oral polio vaccine |
| 1941 |
Samuel Rapoport, MD, and Paul Hoxworth, MD, develop a way for preserving whole blood |
| 1949 |
Hospital budget goes over $1 million for the first time |
| 1950 |
A new research and laboratory wing is completed and dedicated to the memory of William Cooper Procter, who, in his lifetime, wouldn't allow his name to be put on a building |
| 1951 |
Samuel Kaplan, MD, joins with surgeon James Helmsworth and chemist Leland Clark to develop the first heart-lung machine |
| 1960 |
First US test of Albert Sabin's oral polio vaccine; now known as "Sabin Sunday" |
| 1968 |
Institute for Developmental Research, our second research building, opens |
| 1970 |
Five pediatric health care organizations become affiliated with Children's Hospital, consolidating care for children in one location. Affiliates include: - Adolescent Clinic
- Children's Dental Care Foundation
- Cincinnati Center for Developmental Disorders
- Convalescent Hospital for Children
- United Cerebral Palsy of Cincinnati, Children's Program, now the Perlman Center for Children
Institution's name changes to Children's Hospital Medical Center |
| 1973 |
The Pavilion (now Location E) opens to house the affiliated programs |
| 1983 |
Outpatient Services Building (now Location C) opens |
| 1987 |
The nation's first freestanding pediatric surgery satellite opens in Mason. Facility offers subspecialty clinic visits and outpatient surgery |
| 1991 |
Eight-story research tower opens |
| 1992 |
Cincinnati Children's begins offering occupational and physical therapy services at the Redwood Center in Northern Kentucky |
| 1993 |
Hospital Tower (now Location B) opens |
| 1995 |
Outpatient Eastgate opens |
| 1996 |
Hopple Street Center opens Cincinnati Children's begins offering pediatric emergency services at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Northern Kentucky |
| 1997 |
Outpatient Harrison opens |
| 1998 |
Addition on north side of the research complex opens Outpatient Fairfield opens Outpatient Anderson opens Cincinnati Children's purchases Children's Health Care in Batesville, Indiana Plan announced to build four new buildings over the next four years -- an education center, a nine-story research addition, an eight-story hospital building and a garage |
| 2000 |
Researchers begin moving into new research tower Programs begin moving into the Sabin Education Center (Location D) Outpatient Kentucky opens |
| 2001 |
New garage opens Outpatient Drake Center opens Pediatric Connection - Middletown opens Cincinnati Children's purchases the former Emerson North Hospital in College Hill and announces plan to open a 46-bed residential psychiatric treatment center Current strategic plan, including leadership values and expectations, introduced |
| 2002 |
College Hill Campus opens Location A complete Institution's name changes to Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center; new logo introduced Cincinnati Children's purchases the Bethesda Oak campus from TriHealth, Inc. |
| 2003 |
Outpatient West Chester opens MRI Kenwood opens Demolition of old Children's Hospital building (Location H) begins |
| 2006 |
The rotavirus vaccine developed by Richard Ward, PhD, and David Bernstein, MD, approved for commercial use by the European Union. |
