one hundred years of McKay-Dee MOMENTS 0 to 201 191 0 ~ ~ one hundred years of McKay-Dee MOMENTS a centennial journey of mckay-dee hospital center Intermountain McKay-Dee Hospital Center 4401 Harrison Boulevard ~ Ogden, UT 84403 801.627.2800 ~ www.intermountainhealthcare.org One hundred years of McKay-Dee Moments ~ 1910–2010 Every effort has been made to ensure accuracy of information in this book. No part of this book may be copied electronically or otherwise without the express permission of McKay-Dee Hospital Public Relations Department. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Intermountain McKay-Dee Hospital Center © 2010 with Resources ISBN 978-1-4507-0551-6 Published by: Timothy T. Pehrson, CEO Intermountain Urban North McKay-Dee Hospital Foundation Region & CEO Intermountain McKay-Dee Hospital Center Cathleen Sparrow, Director; Kassi Bybee, Development Officer; Michelle Darrington, Development Assistant; Noellee Shaw, Chris L. Dallin, Director Public Relations, Media and Business Development Officer; Ellen Snyder, Development Assistant Development, Intermountain McKay-Dee Hospital Center Special Acknowledgements: Acknowledgements: John Grima, (former) Senior Planner, Intermountain McKay- Intermountain McKay-Dee Hospital Senior Dee Hospital Center, Editing, Fact Checking; Jenifer Nii, Writer Management Intermountain Healthcare, Editing; Tom Vitelli, Assistant Vice Timothy T. Pehrson, Chief Executive Officer; Richard C. Arbogast, President, Marketing, Intermountain Healthcare, Editing; MD, Chief Medical Officer; Greg Blackburn, Operations Officer; McKay-Dee Hospital Human Resources, Editing and Review; Ruth Brockman, Operations Officer; Karen Burnett, Regional Tami Martinez, Editing and Rewrites Director, Human Resources; Chris L. Dallin, Regional Director, Public Relations; Mike Hatch, Regional Director, Planning/ Produced by: Development; Bonnie Jacklin, Regional Chief Nursing Officer; Haight Handy Communications, LLC ~ Layton, Utah Trever Porter, Director of Financial Planning; Doug Smith, David F. Haight, Photography and Image Preparation; Regional Chief Financial Officer; Cathleen Sparrow, Executive Stephen G. Handy, Research, Interviews, Writing and Project Director, McKay-Dee Hospital Foundation Management; Maralee Nelson, Graphic Design; Caroll Shreeve, Research, Interviews and Transcription, Public Relations Department Writing and Text Preparation Chris L. Dallin, Director; Breein Clark, Outreach Coordinator, 100-Year Anniversary; Nicholas Dragon, Web Strategy Specialist; Printed in the USA by: Debra Farka, Marketing Manager; Scott Hayes, Outreach Taylor Publishing Company ~ Dallas, Texas Coordinator; Jeremy Holt, Senior Writer/Graphic Designer; Tim Kendell, Professional Relations Manager; Lori Morris, Administrative Assistant N Contents vi Dedication • A Retired Nurse Remembers viii Preface • Nursing Through World War II ix Milestones • 1910–1969 • Soldiering Through the Polio Epidemic x Milestones • 1969–2002 • Nursing Instruction Becomes More Demanding xi Milestones • 2002–2010 • Breaking Down Barriers • Nursing Services in the Women and Newborns 13 Part One • 100 Years of Hospital Facilities Department 14 Annie Taylor Dee’s Vision Lives On • McKay-Dee Home Health Services 16 The Thomas D. Dee Memorial Hospital • 1910 to 1969 • Healing at Home 48 A New Hospital for a New Time • 1969 to 2002 • The Art of Healing: A Century of Nursing Care 74 A New Hospital. A New Millennium • 2002 to 2010 156 The People Behind the Scenes • The Annual Jaynie Nye Memorial Concert 127 Part Two • 100 Years of Hospital Caring and Service • The Volunteer Auxiliary 128 People Make All the Difference • The McKay-Dee Hospital Foundation • Leading the Way Through the Decades • Women’s Council • Hospital Administrators Set the Tone • Providing Support and Information • Board of Trustees Through the Years • Creating a Healthier Community • Guiding the Medical Staff • The Community Health Information Center 134 Building Blocks of Medical Care • Making Health Connections • Training for Excellent Primary Healthcare • The Dr. W.C. Swanson Family Foundation Child • Medial Group Physicians Development Center • Hospitalists • The Annie Taylor Dee Guest Home • Nursing in Ogden Makes its Mark • The Ogden Surgical-Medical Society • Establishing the Thomas D. Dee Memorial Hospital • Intermountain Healthcare and McKay-Dee — Models School of Nursing for the Country • War and the Influenza Pandemic of 1917-19 182 Celebrating 100 Years N Dedication he Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is proud of its role in the history of this facility and its growth over the years. The hospital T was founded by Annie Dee in 1910 following her husband’s death by pneumonia. She was Over the past 100 years, McKay-Dee determined to help relieve suffering and to care for the Hospital Center has become much sick people of the state, and she dedicated the hospital as a memorial to her late husband, Thomas Duncombe Dee, more than just an ordinary facility. by naming it the Thomas D. Dee Memorial Hospital. The hours spent, the lives dedicated, Four years after its founding, the hospital ran into financial difficulties. It was an expensive undertaking for and all that has been invested have the family, and they found they were unable to fully keep truly made this hospital the memorial up with the demands. The family was unwilling to let the project die, so they approached their family friend, the Dee family always intended it David O. McKay, who was a member of the Quorum of to be. It is a reminder of good in the the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at the time. Because of his close ties world, it is a place for hard work in to the Ogden area, he agreed to help, and through his the hardest of situations, and it is a influence and the assistance of other Church members, a financial solution was found, and the hospital was saved. place for healing. With the help and support of the LDS Church, the Dee Hospital was able to continue to grow and progress, and eventually, in 1969, it became the McKay-Dee Hospital with the construction of a new building. David O. McKay, who was now 93 and president of the LDS Church, was present for the 1966 ground-breaking of the p a g e vi new hospital building that bore his and the Dee family names. the best of its ability with high-quality healthcare. In 1969, he attended the dedication, although, at age 95 he There have been many who have sacrificed much over the was in very poor health and could not even leave his vehicle. years in pursuit of Annie Dee’s original dream. All who have Through the years, members of the Dee family have been privileged to play a part in this hospital’s proud history continued to be strongly and deeply involved with the care and are happy to celebrate its 100-year anniversary. In addition to keeping of the hospital and what it stands for. Several family celebrating this significant milestone, we are also glad to have members have served on the hospital’s board, and many have this time to remember. We remember the contributions of the offered their assistance to the hospital and helped meet its Dee family, we remember the doctors and hospital workers who needs in many generous ways. put in long hours giving the best possible care, we remember The McKay-Dee Hospital has served many purposes; it administrators who kept the hospital progressing, and we has not been just a place to heal the sick. The Dee Hospital remember the patients who benefited from the hospital’s care. School of Nursing started with the beginning of the hospital We remember Annie Dee’s vision, and as we remember, we in 1910 and graduated more than 700 nurses during the time recommit ourselves to the support of the McKay-Dee Hospital it was open. The invaluable contributions to the health of Center and its promising future. Northern Utah by the nurses who were graduated from the school will long be remembered by the community. In 1955, the Elder Marlin K. Jensen school was phased out and the students were integrated into a Historian & Recorder nursing program at Weber College, which, now as a university, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints continues to use the hospital for clinical experience. In 1974, all LDS Church-supported hospitals and healthcare facilities became part of Intermountain Healthcare, a healthcare organization under which the McKay-Dee Hospital continues to thrive. Construction of yet another new hospital building was undertaken. As the study of medicine became more advanced, so did the hospital. McKay-Dee has continuously adapted to the needs of its patients, and the staff has constantly been committed to serving the community to p a g e vii N Preface his book commemorates and celebrates the 100th year of Intermountain McKay-Dee Hospital Center - its remarkable founders, its ongoing focus on providing quality healthcare, and its commitment to the communities it serves. We pay tribute to those individuals and organizations for whom the hospital is named and to their involvementT in making healthcare services more generally available and of higher quality to the residents of Northern Utah. In the end, it was their vision and determination that paved the way for doctors, nurses, and other caregivers to practice their craft that would provide relief and healing to so many. • Annie Taylor Dee and her descendants. It was Annie’s This book also is dedicated to the many employees, vision and generosity that started the hospital in 1910. physicians, community leaders,