Corporate Name

Corporate Name: Primary Corporate Name

Johns Hopkins Hospital

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953741c0-db0d-4fc9-9fb0-20de76f89ed5

Oral history of Anne Pinkard

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Anne "Nan" Pinkard was a trustee of Johns Hopkins University and Baltimore philanthropist. Pinkard was the first woman to be elected as a full member of the Johns Hopkins Hospital's board, and served as president of the Johns Hopkins Women's Board at the same time. Pinkard's father Robert G. Merrick Sr. received undergraduate and doctoral degrees from Hopkins, and was also a university trustee from 1953 to 1968. In this interview, Pinkard discussed her family's relationship with the Garretts, one of the wealthiest and most prominent families in Maryland. She later goes on to talk about her role on the Women's Board at Johns Hopkins. This oral history is part of the Mame Warren oral histories series.

Oral history of Eric Noji

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Eric Noji earned his undergraduate degree from Stanford University in 1977, having majored in biochemistry, philosophy, and classics. He went on to receive his MD from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry and his MPH in Epidemiology from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. After spending time working as a US Park Police Ranger and marine wildlife biologist, he became an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at Johns Hopkins Hospital and a Medical Epidemiologist at the CDC, among other positions. Dr. Noji is a prominent physician in the humanitarian community, and has been awarded such honors as his election to the Institute of Medicine of the US National Academies of Science as well as his induction into the Ordre des Palmes Académiques at the rank of Chevalier. In this history, Dr. Noji discusses his education and medical career as well as his time at Johns Hopkins. This oral history is part of the Mame Warren oral histories series.

A hospital never sleeps

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This program is a behind-the-scenes film featuring the people and activities at Johns Hopkins Hospital between 9:00 PM and 9:00 AM. Lad Grapski, assistant director of administrative services at the hospital, discusses the various roles of the hospital staff: guards, accountants, switchboard operators, cleaning crew, and maintenance men. Electrician Vincent Tomasetti demonstrates his procedure in making an electrical repair in the operating room of the Halsted Clinic. Pediatrician Dr. Thomas Reichelderzfer represents the professionals at the Harriet Lane Home children's hospital. Members of the emergency accident room staff include the registrar, x-ray technician, operating room nurses, and surgeons. In the obstetrics ward of the Women's Clinic, nurses tend to newborn babies. Cook Waverly Jennings notes that the hospital's food staff prepares 4,200 meals a day for patients and employees. Dr. Harry L. Chant, assistant director for professional services, comments on other continuous hospital functions, such as preparing for skin grafts or other surgeries.