Viewpoint - Glennon Magazine

Not since 1956, when the hospital’s doors first opened, has there been such an air of excitement at SSM Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital. We are approaching the opening of our new patient care wing and expanded emergency and trauma center in August, which will mark another milestone in the hospital’s quest to become the country’s most child- and family-friendly hospital.

The new wing will contain 48 private patient rooms and ambulatory care facilities. Upon the opening of those rooms, we will begin renovations to existing patient rooms and convert them to private configurations. By March 2004, every licensed bed in the hospital will reside in a private room.

The hospital’s Board of Governors began positioning Cardinal Glennon for the 21st Century in 1996, when a series of construction projects began. The program included construction of the St. Louis Cord Blood Bank, Bob Costas Cancer Center, a stem cell transplant unit and a beautiful new atrium entrance. All of these works garnered national attention for the hospital.

None of these undertakings will bring as much attention to Glennon as the new patient care wing and the new Dan Dierdorf Emergency and Trauma Center, which will be twice the size of the previous emergency room and contain the latest in technology available anywhere.

Meeting the unique needs of children and families is a continuous quest, which we have been able to follow only through the generosity of the thousands of friends of Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital. We thank you sincerely and promise to be worthy of your enduring support.

Edward T. Hempstead
Treasurer
Board of Governors