April 6, 2018 at 1:53 p.m.

Milestones through the years at St. Clare's


1950s

* dental clinic for children of low-income families opened

* area's second accredited school of x-ray technology opened (later transferred to Hudson Valley Community College in Troy)

* region's first post-operative recovery room opened

1970s

* dental residency program established

* Family Practice Residency Program and Family Health Center for low-income families established

* two-storey house on hospital grounds donated to Hospice program

1980s

* hospital transmits EKG data via telephone to Lake Placid Winter Olympics

* first use of microsurgical microscope in Schenectady to reattach man's five severed fingers

* laser surgical suite for eyes created

* cardiac rehab center opened

* first medical arts building constructed

1990s

* hospital opens two more buildings, inpatient dialysis unit, inpatient Hospice unit, "Recovery Zone" day care for sick children, gastroenterology unit, Sleep Disorders Center, Cleft Palate Center

* critical care area completed

* Family Birthing Center and Mother-Baby Unit finished

* surgical center constructed

* Healthy Schenectady Families instituted

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