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t m c » p u l s e | m a y 7, 2 0 1 4 6 Hermann Hospital opens to the public and admits first patient. 1 1 9 2 5 Monroe D. Anderson and trustees establish MD Anderson Foundation with $300,000. 2 1 9 3 6 Leopold Meyer starts building three-story, 106-bed Texas Children's Hospital. 2 1 9 5 0 Dr. Denton Cooley performs first successful heart transplant in the U.S. at Texas Heart Institute. 2 1 9 6 8 Houston Methodist Hospital opens the Methodist Hospital Annex, providing an additional 180 beds for patients. 2 1 9 6 5 Dr. Michael DeBakey performs world's first coronary artery bypass procedure at The Methodist Hospital. 2 1 9 6 4 University of Texas creates MD Anderson Hospital of Cancer Research of the University of Texas, the first member institution of the Texas Medical Center. 2 1 9 4 2 City of Houston provides 134 acres next to Hermann Hospital to establish a hospital district. 1 Baylor University College of Medicine moves from Dallas to Houston and becomes a member of the Texas Medical Center. 1 9 4 3 A History of Innovation eighty-nine years ago, the texas Medical center took the first steps toward becoming the world's largest medical complex. since then, the tMc has pioneered medical innovations bordering on the impossible. Many of these advancements continue to change people's lives. this timeline celebrates the milestones and breakthroughs—and the profound impact they've made across the entire spectrum of patient care. 1925 | | | 1930 | | | 1935 | | | 1940 | | | 1945 | | | 1950 | | | 1955 | | | 1960 | | | 1965 | | | 1970 1 (Credit: Texas Medical Center) 2 (Credit: John P. McGovern Historical Collections and Research Center at the Texas Medical Center Library) 3 (Credit: Texas Children's Hospital) 4 (Credit: Texas Heart Institute)