Jackson Hospital | Partners | Fall 2019

COMMUNITY SEPTEMBER 15, 1902 Dr. Luther Leonidas Hill Jr. is the first American physician to successfully repair a wounded heart in Montgomery, AL. in the River Region OPEN HEART SURGERY THROUGH THE YEARS 1943 TO 1944 Dwight Harken, a captain in the Medical Corps during World War II, successfully removes foreign bodies in and around the hearts of over 100 soldiers. SEPTEMBER 2, 1952 First successful open heart surgery using the hypothermia method is performed by Dr. F. John Lewis at the University of Minnesota. Pioneering HEART CARE procedures 6 Jackson Hospital