1) Harbor-UCLA was the first teaching hospital for the UCLA School of Medicine, prior to the opening of the UCLA Medical Center in Westwood.

2) Harbor-UCLA is the site of the nation's first hospital-based paramedic training program in 1969 thanks to the research in cardiac resuscitation techniques by Dr. John M. Criley.

3) The popular televsion show Emergency! (1972-1977) was filmed at Harbor-UCLA.

4) Harbor's very first inpatient, medical record number 101, was the victim of a plane crash in a nearby field in 1946. The patient survived to hospital discharge.

5) Dr. Marianne Gausche-Hill was the nation's first fellow in Pediatric Emergency Medicine.

6) Dr. Clinton Coil was the nation's first fellow in Emergency Medicine Process and Quality Improvement.

7) Harbor had the nation's 2nd Ultrasound Fellowship in Emergency Medicine under Dr. Mike Perterson, begining in 2002.

8) Dr. Robert Hockberger, Dr. Diane Birnbaumer and Dr. Marianne Gausche-Hill were named as ACEP California Heroes of Emergency Medicine in commemoration of the organization's 40th Anniversary.

9) The Department of Emergency Medicine at Harbor was the first to use catheter introducers for fluid resuscitation in the ER (Ann Emerg Med 1983;12:606-609). They are now used everywhere.

11) Dr. Ravi Morchi volunteers yearly to provide medical and surgical care in Africa and Papua New Guinea, and once repaired the pericaridum of an unfortunate patient who was shot in the heart with an arrow.

12) Dr. Amy Kaji has a USFA Gold Medal in ice dancing.

13) Dr. Mike Peterson has held the rank of Major in the US Army.

14) Dr. David Burbulys has been the following characters for the costume party at our annual retreat: Pharaoh, Dr. Evil, The Cowardly Lion, Shrek, Mr. Incredible, an Oompa-loompa, Buzz Light-Year, Shrek and much more!

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15) Dr. Gausche-Hill's daughter is an apsiring singer and songwriter. Katie Costello's songs have been featured on mutliple TV shows including the new 90210, Private Practice, and One Tree Hill.

16) The Division of Thoracic Surgery performed the first successful heart transplant (dog to dog) in 1968 in building B1. B1 is the site of the original operating rooms of the Public Health hospital that became Harbor.

17) Dr. Hockberger's wife Patty is an artist who along with her friend Thelma created an original artwork series to decorate our pediatric ED.

18) The world's first ovum transfer program, led by Dr. John Buster, to help infertile couples. In 1984, we were the first institution in the world to achieve successful pregnancies using the technique of ovum transfer.

19) For more interesting Harbor Facts: HUMC - Celebrating 50 Years of Caring