Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Books, Documents, and Pamphlets

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Lutheran General Health System: A Centennial Celebration 1987-1997

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Park Ridge, IL: This 1997 booklet commemorates the 100th anniversary of Lutheran General Hospital. What began as Norwegian Lutheran Deaconess Hospital opened in 1897 at Artesian Avenue and LeMoyne Street. In 1960 the first patient was admitted at the new location in Park Ridge, IL. Other milestones and important leaders are listed.
Lutheran General Hospital 100 Years Heritage Walk: 1897-1997

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Park Ridge, IL: Lutheran General Hospital. This booklet celebrates the 100 year anniversary of Lutheran General Hospital from its beginnings in 1897 up through 1997. Each decade includes regional events, future vision, medical milestones, world history, religion, and statistics on daily life.
Lutheran General Hospital: A Brief History (1955-1991)

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Park Ridge, IL: Lutheran General Hospital history from 1955-1991 including its roots from the now closed Lutheran Deaconess Hospital on Chicago's near northside. Raising funds for the new hospital, choosing a site, establishing a pastoral care department and the idea of "human ecology", as well as nursing education and schools of medicine is detailed. Leadership throughout the years included Naurice Nesset, Frederic Norstad, Theodor Jacobsen, Alexander Ruggie, George Caldwell, Roger Hunt, Kevin Wardell, and Stephen Ummel.
Lutheran General Hospital and School of Nursing, Dedication and Groundbreaking Ceremonies, 1957 December

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Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, IL: Program for the Dedication and Groundbreaking Ceremonies of Lutheran General Hospital and School of Nursing. It was held at the hospital site (corner of Dempster Street and Western Avenue in Park Ridge, IL) and the Maine Township High School on Sunday December 1, 1957 at 2:30 p.m.
Lutheran General Hospital: An Institution Intent on a Moral Purpose, 1980

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Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, IL: This report, compiled in 1980, is about LGH Memory, Challenges, and Prospects. It is part of a consultative service provided by Dr. Kenneth Vaux to the formative project at Lutheran General Hospital entitled “Human Values Forum.” The report deals with vital issues, set against a background of the values which informed the founders of LGH and culminating in guidelines for future directions when confronting these issues.
Lutheran General Hospital School of Nursing Yearbook, 1985

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Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, IL: Tribar 1985, Lutheran Deaconess Hospital School of Nursing 1985 Yearbook
Lutheran General Hospital School of Nursing Yearbook, 1986

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Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, IL: Tribar 1986, Lutheran Deaconess Hospital School of Nursing 1986 Yearbook
Lutheran General Hospital School of Nursing Yearbook, 1987

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Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, IL: Tribar 1987, Lutheran Deaconess Hospital School of Nursing 1987 Yearbook
Lutheran General Hospital School of Nursing Yearbook, 1988

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Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, IL: Tribar 1988, Lutheran Deaconess Hospital School of Nursing 1988 Yearbook
Members – Lutheran Deaconess Hospital Auxiliary, 1959 September

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Lutheran Deaconess Hospital, Chicago, IL: Register of the members of the Lutheran Deaconess Hospital Auxiliary.
Mission of Mercy...Women of Action: A History of the Norwegian Lutheran Deaconess Society of Chicago, 1985

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Park Ridge, IL: Collected in 1985, this book "was intended to be a human narrative - a combination of historical detail and personal insight" on the Deaconesses who served in Chicago and the surrounding area.

The historical role of Deaconesses is detailed along with their movement into the American Midwest in the 1800s. Deaconesses served at Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge into the 1980s.
News in General : Special Issue Introducing New Logo, 1974 September

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Park Ridge, IL: This September 1974 issue of "News in General" covers a new logo designed for Lutheran General Hospital. Past logo and symbol information from 1959 is included such as the Human Ecology star, the bible/cross/stethoscope symbol, Service League emblem, and insignia for the School of Nursing from its days at Lutheran Deaconess Hospital.
Presentations: Governance & Philosophy, 1972

Advocate Aurora Health and Frederic M. Norstad

Park Ridge, IL: Lutheran General Health System. This 1994 document reprints 1972 papers on governance and philosophy written by Dr. Frederic M. Norstad, who held leadership roles in pastoral care and program development at Lutheran General Hospital in the 1960s and 1970s. Dr. Norstad was "instrumental in the development of a treatment philosophy called Human Ecology, which was revolutionary in the late 1950s".
Register of the Officers and Members of the Board of Trustees

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Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, IL: Official register, believed to be of the founding board of trustees and members for Lutheran General Hospital in 1950.
Roll of Contributors, Lutheran General Hospital Fund

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Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, IL: Roll of contributors to the Lutheran General Hospital Fund. Document believed to be from 1959.
Service League, Lutheran General Hospital, Inc.

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Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, IL: List of the officers, board of directors and members of the Service League believed to be from 1959.
Service League of Lutheran General Hospital, Autumn Meeting, 1959 September

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Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, IL: Program for the autumn meeting of the Service League of Lutheran General Hospital. The meeting was held at the Edison Park Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall on September 22, 1959 at 8 p.m.
Service League of Lutheran General Hospital, Organizational Meeting, 1959 June

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Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, IL: Program for the organizational meeting of the Service League of Lutheran General Hospital. The meeting was held at the Maine Township High School Auditorium on June 16, 1959 at 8 p.m.
The Legacy of Augustana Hospital (1882-1989) and the Henze Endowment Fund, 2010

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Chicago, IL: This 2010 booklet produced by the Advocate Charitable Foundation, detailed both the history of Augustana Hospital (1882-1989) and the Henze Endowment fund that operated from 1976 through at least 2008.
The Lutheran Deaconess Home and Hospital of Chicago, Ilinois: Report 1935-1936

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Lutheran Deaconess Home and Hospital, Chicago, IL: Annual report from 1935-1936.
The Service League of Lutheran General Hospital, A Brief History, 1959 October

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Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, IL: A brief history of the Service League of Lutheran General Hospital. It covers May 19th to October 10th of 1959.