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 > 1971 David,
“The Bubble Boy,”
is born
with a severe immune deficiency that leaves him unable to fight even
ordinary bacteria. Shortly after birth, he is placed in a specially
designed bubble. David’s condition will make possible many advances in
several areas by Baylor physicians at Texas Children’s.
A new
neonatology unit, with 20 beds and five isolation units, opens.
Early 1970s The Mullins
sheath, a component of many cardiac catheterization procedures
and still in international use today, is developed by Dr. Charles
Mullins, director of cardiac catheterization lab at Texas Children’s
and associate professor of pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine.
1975 The
hospital establishes a
child life department – the first in
Houston and the second in Texas.
 > 1977
Dr. Russell Blattner
(left) retires after more than 30 years.
Dr. Ralph D. Feigin (right) is appointed physician-in-chief of Texas Children’s and James
Abercrombie Professor and Chair, department of pediatrics,
Baylor
College of Medicine.
1978 With $1.5 million in government funds, the United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA) funds Baylor College of Medicine
pediatric faculty to establish research programs devoted to
understanding the nutritional needs of children. In 1989, the
Children’s Nutritional Research Center (CNRC) facility is constructed
with USDA funds as a cooperative program of the USDA with Baylor
College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital. It is the only resource
of its type for children.
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Much has changed since the operating
rooms of the 70s.
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Security was tight when Congressman George Bush toured the hospital.
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