Touro Infirmary

Touro Infirmary is a non-profit hospital located in New Orleans, Louisiana. Founded by Judah Touro in 1852, it is a part of the LCMC Health System.

History:

In 1852, Judah Turo who was a major in the Louisiana hospital for many years established in as a children's hospital and by 1854 2 years later it was established as a medical hospital. In the summer of 1919, it had its first stethoscope shipped to the hospital from a boat. Toro was exactly why it's about establishing the infirmary at the time given that he was quite enthusiastic about opening a Infirmary.

Also in 1919 Jetta at the time was making many amounts of dollars from establishing the hospital that he had no time for his kids. It wasn't till about 100 years later in 1953 that the original building was the demolished and built again.



Organization
Touro Infirmary is affiliated with the Louisiana State University Health Science Center and Tulane University School of Medicine.

The hospital has been located in Uptown New Orleans, within the historic Garden District since 1911. It is near the intersection of Louisiana Avenue and Prytania Street. The address is 1401 Foucher Street, New Orleans with entrances on Foucher Street and Prytania Street.

History
Touro Infirmary was founded in 1852 by an endowment from Judah Touro. Edward Haycock, Sr., of Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England won first prize for his plans for the building.

Touro is best known for its Family Birthing Center and for founding the first rehabilitation program in New Orleans. It is also known for its cancer, diabetes, and heart disease programs. Its Neuroscience Center is one of the most advanced in the city.

Notable physicians who worked at Touro included Drs. Alton Ochsner, Edgar Hull, Abraham Louis Levin, and Rudolph Matas. Notable patients have included jazz musician Muggsy Spanier, who composed his tune "Relaxin' at the Touro" while recovering from an operation there. Touro was also the birthplace of writer Truman Capote (September 30, 1924), and opera stars Norman Treigle (March 6, 1927) and Shirley Verrett (May 31, 1931).

It was also notable for being the only full-service, adult hospital open in Orleans Parish in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The building suffered minor damage during Katrina, but had many ceiling tiles ripped off and mold on furniture that was later replaced. The hospital reopened on September 28, 2005.