Parkview History and the Park Views Newsletter
The History of Parkview Hospital (first named Fort Wayne City Hospital) and its transformation to the now Parkview Health Systems goes all the way back to 1878.
The hospital went through a series of name changes, including:
Fort Wayne City Hospital (1878-1891)
Hope Hospital (1891-1922)
Methodist Hospital (1922-1953)
Parkview Memorial Hospital (1953-1955)
Parkview Hospital Randallia (1955 - Current)
Parkview Health's flagship hospital campus, Parkview Regional Medical Center, was founded in March 2012.
For more information: The History of Parkview
The Parkview Resource Librarians have compiled and uploaded a small collection of Park Views (public report of activities at Parkview Hospital) published in the early 1960s. Click on the images below for more information, browsing, or download.
*Work in progress*
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Park Views Sept-Oct 1960
Parkview Health
Parkview Health
Park Views Sept-Oct 1960 Topics:
- New Unit Construction Underway
- Erm Ruf Honored
- Student Nurses Begin Training
- Seven Practical Nurses Enrolled
- Fire Prevention Week Observed
- Wins Fellowship
- Xray training Program
- New Employees
- Attendance Records
- Presents Talk
- Comic on the "Hospital Visitor" (Brainstorming Bennie)
Photographs with names:
Erm Ruff Honored: Ermin P. Ruf, Harold McMillen, Clyde J. Clover
Student Nurses: Sandra Wick
Student Nurses 2: Mrs. Betty Funck, Miss Hattie Baker, Miss Mary Mattingly, Miss Juanita Feton, Mrs. Floyce Hirneise, Miss Marilyn Smith, Miss Nancy Grimes, Mr. Elson Wilson
Junior Class: Mary Chapman, Doris Lee, Jean Shindeldecker, Mary Hall, Constance Andrews
Fire Prevention 1: Judy Knisley, Penny Law
Fire Alarm/also Cover: Judy Brown, Nancy Gallmeier, Stephanie Cromwell
Nerve Center: Marcella Rose, Catherine DeWeese
Evacuator slide: Alan Case
Fire Safety Committee: Chief Howard Blanton
Wins Fellowship: Marc Myers
Xray Students: Paula Sinn, Karen Wells, Kay Wynn, Wayne Payne, Brenda Miller, Linda Wellbaum, Patricia Spaid, Rebecca Sebenoler, Marilyn Heisler
In the News: Mary Jane Frederick, Devon Staley
Executive housekeeping: Mark Slen, Mary Abramson
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Park Views July- August 1960
Parkview Health
Park Views July-August 1960 Topics:
- Patient Rooms Air Conditioned
- Hospital Services Are on Upswing
- Lab Work Speeded
- Ground Broken for New Unit
- Board of Directors
- Hospital Are People... (New employees and attendance records)
- Comic on the "Hospital Visitor" (Don't Play Doctor)
Photographs with names:
Air Conditioned Rooms: Chief Fireman: Cal Oakerson
Nurse Graduates: Janis Johnson, Mrs. Kathy Fredrick, Jean Wass, Mrs. Betty Walker, LaDona Lahr
Honored Students: Barbara Jane Lee, Sharon Rose Zawadzke, Elizabeth Ann Miller
Annual Banquet: Student Nurses- Jane Shinn, Mary Prada, Dr. L. W. Fisher
Lab Work: Chief Laboratory Technician Herb Hinsenkamp
Groundbreaking: Mr. & Mrs. William McKay, Clyde J. Cover, Kathy Calvin, Dale W. McMillen Sr., Earl Schwalm, Mrs. Harold McMillen, Mrs. C. H. English, Harold McMillen, Mrs. Dale W. McMillen Sr., and Ermin P. Ruf
Beginning Residency: Alan R. Case
Public Relations: Gerald Pickering
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Park Views May-June 1960
Parkview Health
Park Views May-June 1960 Topics:
- Practical Nurses Begin Training
- Radio is Gift of Lions Club
- Pediatrics Dept. Nurses Benefited
- Employees' Picnic
- Service Awards Given
- Attendance Records
- White Cross News
- Comic on the "Hospital Visitor" (Smoke Screen Schmoe)
Photographs with names:
Cover: Philip Wasson
First Class of Practical Nursing Students: Mrs. Janet Fritz, Mrs. Helen Alexander, Miss Ester Brueck, Mrs. Elizabeth Bennett, Mrs. Mallie Craig, Mrs. Barbara Fruechtenicht, Mrs. Verna Smith, Miss Eva Brooks, Mrs. Betty Funck
Lions Club: Tony Competti, Herman Armstrong, Mrs. Margot Kayer, Stanley R. Nelson
Pediatrics: Mrs. Florence Schafer, Miss Marie Kolter,
Pediatrics: Mrs. Edmund Sembroski, Mrs. Tom Goulaff, Patrica Schindeldecker, Mrs. Howard Dennis
Employee Picnic Cluster: David Perry, Don Wasson, Lana Baker, Lucille Morris
Awards: Harold McMillen, Jennie Welshimer
Awards: Stanley R. Nelson, Irene McConnell, Bob McConnell
Council Officers: Mrs. Val Waggoner, Mrs. Dean Trainer, Mrs. W.O. Hughs, Mrs. Ralph Westrick, Mrs. Ralph Doctor, Mrs. Harry Cole, Mrs. Nelson McClurg, Mrs. Harry Magner, Mrs. Kenneth Richards, Mrs. Henry Reidenbach, Mrs. Gerald Botteron, Mrs. A. Paul Striaght
White Cross: Bob Robinson, Ruth Cook, Mary Heymann
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Park Views March-April 1960
Parkview Health
Park Views Mar-Apr 1960 Topics:
- Surgical Hostess Service Begins
- Students Seek "Lamp" Sponsors
- Board of Directors
- Hospital Are People...
- Comic on the "Hospital Visitor"
Photographs with names:
Surgical Hostesses: Mrs. Mahlon Miller, Mrs. Basil Overton, Mrs. David Rolland
Lamp staff members: Barbara Bowman, Dorothy Crow, Carol Fetters, Sharon Zawadske, Janet Cox, Kay Ancil, Kay Flegal, Dorothy Bowman, Judy Shindeldecker, Alice Drage, Joan Beaudway, Karon Holman, Mary Kay Hall, Beverly Stevens, Phyllis Trick
Board of Directors: Harold McMillen, Harold MacKinnon, Harold Bobeck, Louis Wade, Clyde Cover, Rev. Gerald Jones, Sol Rothberg, Ermin Ruf, Allen Sheldon, Rev. Byron Stroh, Herbert Cooper, Rev. Bryant Howard
Director of Nutrition: Lois Gumpper, Kay Stephanoff
Isolette: Mrs. Walter Shady, Mrs. Harry Magner, Mrs. Adena Carney
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Park Views Nov-Dec 1960
Parkview Health
Park Views Nov.- Dec Topics:
- Pacemaker Recieved as Christmas Gift
- Thank You Notes from Patients
- Medical Staff Elects New Officers
- Season's Activities (Christmas)
- Attendance Records
- X-Ray School Wins Film Award
- Welcoming New Employees
- White Cross News: Kaffe Klatsch
- United Fund Drive Success
- Comic on the "Hospital Visitor" (Johnnie on the Spot)
Photographs with names:
Pacemaker gift: Edward J. Griesedieck, Jr., Mike Held, Stanley Nelson
On the Cover: Aubrey Kellogg, Carol Johnson, Mr. Donald McClead, Jerry Edwards, Linda Burton, Bruce Delk
Medical Staff Elects: Dr. Donald S. Painter, Dr. Franklin A. Bryan, Dr. Alvin J. Haley, Dr. Donald M. Hickman
Miss Student Nurse: Diana DeMuth, Bevelry Diffendarfer, Loretta Gruver
Student Nurse Chorus, Student Nurse Sextet& Pianist: Carol Updike, Donna Butler, Susan Rathburn, Judith Comer, Eunice Woods, Rebecca Turner and Barbara Carey
Nursettes decorate: Ann Beedy, Anita Steele, Gretchen Hennig, Mary Winegardner, Connie Thorton
Xray Film Award: Karen Worden, Sue Carney, Karen Meyer
Kaffe Klatsch: Mrs. Mary Holden, Mrs. Margaret Frederickson, Mrs. Doris Dunbar, Mrs. Joyce Turner, Mrs. Betty McMillan
Kaffe Klatsch: Mrs. Herman Baumgartner, Mrs. Anna Landis, Mrs. Golda Archer, Mrs. Gladys Smith, Mrs. Mae Miller, Mrs. Hazel Augsberger, Mrs. Olive Braun, Mrs. Nina Mertz, Mrs. Neva Liddy
UF Queen: Mary Jane Frederick