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- X-Ray Machine at Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, January 1939 - In 1915, Henry Ford funded a new hospital for Detroit. Designed and built in consultation with leading medical experts, Henry Ford Hospital employed salaried doctors and charged low, fixed fees to patients. By Mr. Ford's death in 1947, some 1,600 people were on the hospital's staff and more than $16.5 million had been invested in the facility.
- January 12, 1939
- Collections - Artifact
X-Ray Machine at Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, January 1939
In 1915, Henry Ford funded a new hospital for Detroit. Designed and built in consultation with leading medical experts, Henry Ford Hospital employed salaried doctors and charged low, fixed fees to patients. By Mr. Ford's death in 1947, some 1,600 people were on the hospital's staff and more than $16.5 million had been invested in the facility.
- Polyscribe Model 22770 Polygraph Machine and Accessories Kit, 1974-1977 - Polygraphs are more popularly known as "lie detector" machines. They measure a person's pulse, breathing rate, perspiration, and blood pressure. Polygraphs convert this data into electronic signals; inking arms output this information onto paper charts. Trained examiners interpret the results, to determine guilt or innocence. The polygraph has been called out as unethical and legally inadmissible in some cases.
- 1974-1977
- Collections - Artifact
Polyscribe Model 22770 Polygraph Machine and Accessories Kit, 1974-1977
Polygraphs are more popularly known as "lie detector" machines. They measure a person's pulse, breathing rate, perspiration, and blood pressure. Polygraphs convert this data into electronic signals; inking arms output this information onto paper charts. Trained examiners interpret the results, to determine guilt or innocence. The polygraph has been called out as unethical and legally inadmissible in some cases.
- Speed-Sheet, 2011 -
- 2011
- Collections - Artifact
Speed-Sheet, 2011
- pNeuton Model A-E Pneumatic Ventilator, 2020 - Early in the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, ventilators were in short supply. Many infected patients developed respiratory complications and required these machines to breathe for them. Ford Motor Company converted part of a factory to build more than 51,000 ventilators over the spring and summer of 2020. The project recalled American automakers' production efforts during World War II.
- 2020
- Collections - Artifact
pNeuton Model A-E Pneumatic Ventilator, 2020
Early in the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, ventilators were in short supply. Many infected patients developed respiratory complications and required these machines to breathe for them. Ford Motor Company converted part of a factory to build more than 51,000 ventilators over the spring and summer of 2020. The project recalled American automakers' production efforts during World War II.
- Medical Kit -
- Collections - Artifact
Medical Kit
- Medical Face Mask with Eye Shield, 2021 -
- 2021
- Collections - Artifact
Medical Face Mask with Eye Shield, 2021
- "Spectro-Chrome Manual for Dinshah Spectro-Chrome," circa 1945 -
- 1945
- Collections - Artifact
"Spectro-Chrome Manual for Dinshah Spectro-Chrome," circa 1945
- da Vinci Surgical System Surgeon Console, Used at Henry Ford Hospital, 2000 -
- 2000
- Collections - Artifact
da Vinci Surgical System Surgeon Console, Used at Henry Ford Hospital, 2000
- Level 1 Isolation Gown, 2020 - Like other American automakers, Ford Motor Company devoted employees and facilities to producing specialized equipment to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Level 1 isolation gowns protected wearers from contaminants in minimal-risk situations. This gown is made from the same fabric used in automobile airbags. Ford set a goal to produce 1.3 million gowns -- each one washable up to 50 times.
- 2020
- Collections - Artifact
Level 1 Isolation Gown, 2020
Like other American automakers, Ford Motor Company devoted employees and facilities to producing specialized equipment to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Level 1 isolation gowns protected wearers from contaminants in minimal-risk situations. This gown is made from the same fabric used in automobile airbags. Ford set a goal to produce 1.3 million gowns -- each one washable up to 50 times.
- da Vinci Surgical System Vision Imaging Cart, Used at Henry Ford Hospital, 2000 -
- 2000
- Collections - Artifact
da Vinci Surgical System Vision Imaging Cart, Used at Henry Ford Hospital, 2000