Amazon.com description: Product Description: In 1886, the state-of-the-art surgery room of Truman W. Miller, MD, in Chicagos first childrens hospital had no electric lights, no antibiotics, limited equipment, and only the most rudimentary anesthesia. This renowned surgeon served on a voluntary basis as president of an all-volunteer medical staff from 1882 to 1900. The hospital opened in 1882 as an eight-bed cottage in Lincoln Park, when pediatrics was in its infancy. It was at the forefront then, and it continues to be among the countrys best. For over a century, it was called Childrens Memorial Hospital, and it was renamed Ann & Robert H. Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago in 2012, when it moved to a 288-bed facility in the heart of the city. The hospitals history reflects the steady advances in pediatrics, propelled by visionary individuals, pioneering clinicians, and the communityall dedicated to the care and well-being of children.