Rheumatology Practice at Mayo Clinic: The First 40 Years–1920 to 1960 Gene G. Hunder, MD, Eric L. Matteson, MD Mayo Clinic Proceedings Volume 85, Issue 4, Pages e17-e30 (April 2010) DOI: 10.4065/mcp.2009.0701 Copyright © 2010 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research Terms and Conditions
FIGURE 1 Saint Marys Hospital in the 1920s. The Rheumatology Service was located on Third Floor Center between 1925 and 1941. Third Medical Center was located on the third floor above the main hospital entrance. Mayo Clinic Proceedings 2010 85, e17-e30DOI: (10.4065/mcp.2009.0701) Copyright © 2010 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research Terms and Conditions
FIGURE 2 Saint Marys Hospital ward in the old hospital, which had been completed in 1889. This 5-bed ward was similar to the type of housing in the Rheumatology Service of the 1920s and 1930s. Mayo Clinic Proceedings 2010 85, e17-e30DOI: (10.4065/mcp.2009.0701) Copyright © 2010 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research Terms and Conditions
FIGURE 3 The Kettering hypertherm used for fever therapy for rheumatoid arthritis and gonococcal arthritis in the 1930s. Panel door can be seen on the right side to allow access to the patient during treatment. From JAMA,38 with permission. Mayo Clinic Proceedings 2010 85, e17-e30DOI: (10.4065/mcp.2009.0701) Copyright © 2010 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research Terms and Conditions
FIGURE 4 The 4 principal investigators of cortisone in rheumatic diseases shown in 1958, 10 years after the first use of the hormone in rheumatoid arthritis. From left to right, Drs Charles H. Slocumb, Phillip S. Hench, Edward C. Kendall, and Howard F. Polley. Mayo Clinic Proceedings 2010 85, e17-e30DOI: (10.4065/mcp.2009.0701) Copyright © 2010 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research Terms and Conditions