1970s
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A joint operation of Lincoln
Hospital and then-named
Samaritan Health Service, the
Lincoln Samaritan AIR EVAC
helicopter flew the first mission
of a round-the-clock medical
emergency air service in Phoenix
in 1979.
Recognizing the enormous
treatment opportunities opened
to medicine by innovations in
cardiac care, physicians and
nurses at John C. Lincoln led the
organization into new services.
The Mobile Coronary Care Unit
was the first of its kind in the
Valley and allowed nurses to
bring cardiac care directly to
patients in emergency situations.
North Phoenix in 1979.
Built in 1974, Hancox Desert
Lodge, now named John C.
Lincoln Senior Apartments.
provides assisted living
accommodations for the
growing number of retirees and
seniors living in Sunnyslope.
Additions to John C. Lincoln
Hospital in the 1970s added
three stories to its height and 72
beds for a total of 282 licensed
beds.
1970s - Growth in the Valley of the Sun continued unabated. By 1974, 1 million residents lived in the city of Phoenix.
1970 - John C. Lincoln Hospital opened its fourth floor with expanded care for coronary patients and a general patient care unit.
1971- The Equal Rights Amendment passed by Congress.
1971 - During the late 1960s, numerous studies found that many heart attack victims failed to survive because they could not be treated or reach a hospital emergency room quickly enough. Recognizing that earlier treatment could save lives, William Dozer, MD, John C. Lincoln Hospital's chief of coronary care, convinced the hospital's administration and medical staff to develop a mobile coronary care unit. Chester Hanson, one of the owners of Associated Ambulance Company, supplied an ambulance and driver for the service. On Dec. 14, 1971, John C. Lincoln Hospital and Associated Ambulance began joint operation of a mobile coronary care unit staffed by registered nurses.
1972 - U.S. withdrew from Vietnam.
1973 - Bob Kahn and Vint Cerf developed the basic ideas of the Internet.
1973 - The Watergate scandal rocked the nation, resulting in the impeachment of President Richard Nixon.
1973 - Valley Emergency Medical Services (VEMS) was formed by John C. Lincoln Hospital and several other Phoenix hospitals to develop guidelines for a paramedic program in Phoenix.
1973 - John C. Lincoln Hospital, in cooperation with the Phoenix Fire Department, began developing a paramedic training program.
1973 - The mobile coronary care unit was renamed Medic One and began responding to fire department emergency medical calls. The unit was staffed by two fire department paramedics and a registered nurse, boasted an average response time of five minutes and received more than 100 calls per month. Medic One eventually became the model for the Phoenix Fire Department's paramedic program.
1974 - Gerald Ford was inaugurated as President of the United States.
1974 - John C. Lincoln Hospital became the first hospital to install sophisticated radio equipment (telemetry) necessary to the paramedic program and subsequently became the first emergency base station in Phoenix. The hospital also furnished the first radio repeater unit, which was mounted on North Mountain, to the City of Phoenix. Medic One became Rescue #7, based at Fire Station #7 just north of the hospital.
1974 - In response to the growing number of seniors living in Sunnyslope, Hancox Desert Lodge, an apartment complex built for seniors, was completed with 141 apartments, dining room, kitchen, laundry rooms, lobby, lounge, recreation area, beauty salon, swimming pool and gift shop.
1976 - The Viking spacecraft landed on Mars.
1976 - The fifth floor of John C. Lincoln Hospital was completed, adding a 54-bed orthopedic unit and a 12-bed pediatric unit to the hospital.
1977 - Jimmy Carter was inaugurated as President of the United States.
1978 - The sixth floor of the hospital was completed, thus adding 72 more beds for a total of 282 licensed beds.
1979 - John C. Lincoln Hospital received official designation as a Level I Trauma Center.
1979 - Twelve years after Ray Leitner first predicted the regular use of medical helicopters, the Lincoln Samaritan AIR EVAC helicopter flew the first mission of a round-the-clock medical emergency air service in Phoenix, jointly operated by Lincoln Hospital and then-named Samaritan Health Service.
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