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Polio Patient Sharon Downing Receives Treatment at University Hospital, January 1948 Photographer: Eck Stanger

Polio Patient Sharon Downing Receives Treatment at University Hospital, January 1948 image
Year:
1948
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, January 21, 1948
Caption:
Helped By March Of Dimes: Funds contributed in the March of Dimes campaign are used to help infantile paralysis victims such as four-year-old Sharon Downing, shown above with Nurse Evelyn Worsley receiving treatment in the pools of the physical therapy hospital. Physical therapy treatments, like the one being demonstrated with Sharon, are designed to strengthen nerves affected by poliomyelitis.

Mrs. Marjorie McCleery Receives Treatment for Polio at University Hospital, January 1951

Mrs. Marjorie McCleery Receives Treatment for Polio at University Hospital, January 1951 image
Year:
1951
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, January 23, 1951
Caption:
Couldn't Believe It - Mrs. Marjorie McCleary, Willow Village housewife, could hardly believe it last October when doctors told her she had polio. She has been in University Hospital ever since. Her right arm is supported by a sling arrangement which is designed to help reeducate the stricken muscles in the arm. The Washtenaw polio chapter is helping defray the costly expenses of treatment.

University Hospital Polio Respirator Center, January 1952 Photographer: Tom Dickinson

University Hospital Polio Respirator Center, January 1952 image
Year:
1952
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, January 25, 1952
Caption:
Center Is Busy Place: This general view of the new Poliomyelitis Respirator Center at University Hospital shows the varied activities conducted to restore patients requiring respirator aid to their homes and at least a near-normal existence. Capacity of the center is eight persons. It is one of only four such units in the country. Causes as well as cures are goals of the Respiratory Center.