Editing John Sealy Hospital (section)

== History ==
Sealy opened on January 10, 1890. It was founded by the widow and brother of one of the richest citizens of [[Texas]], John Sealy after his death. Accompanied by the John Sealy Hospital Training School for Nurses, which was opened two months after the hospital, the foundation became the primary teaching facility of [[University of Texas Medical Branch]] opened in October 1891. In 1922, John Sealy's children, John Sealy, II and Jennie Sealy Smith established the [[Sealy & Smith Foundation]] for the hospital.<ref name=Guidry>{{cite news|url=http://www.guidrynews.com/05Community/05705UTMB.htm|work=Guidry News Service|title=Sealy & Smith Foundation Announces New Officers|date=2005-02-26|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711133250/http://www.guidrynews.com/05Community/05705UTMB.htm|archive-date=2011-07-11}}</ref> This enabled construction of several new facilities, including the Rebecca Sealy Nurses' home.

A second John Sealy Hospital was built in 1954 to replace the 1890 building. Today it is known as the John Sealy Annex and houses administrative and support services.

The current John Sealy Hospital was completed in 1978 at a cost of $32.5 million and was funded in full by the Sealy & Smith Foundation. The 12-story hospital includes single-patient rooms and specialized intensive care units. Other features include the Acute Care for Elders Unit, or [[ACE unit|ACE Unit]] and a [[Level I Trauma Center]], one of only three in the entire [[Greater Houston]] area.<ref name=trauma1>{{cite news|url=http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/7491282.html|work=[[Houston Chronicle]]|title=UTMB trauma center Level 1 again|author=Ackerman, Todd|date=2011-03-25|access-date=2011-03-26}}</ref>

The Sealy & Smith Foundation has contributed over $600 million to UTMB since its inception.<ref name=gdn1>{{cite news|url=http://galvestondailynews.com/story/130189/ |work=[[Galveston County Daily News]] |author=Elder, Laura |title=UTMB support foundation may re-examine role |date=2001-12-04 |access-date=2010-12-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323093911/http://galvestondailynews.com/story/130189/ |archive-date=2012-03-23 }}</ref><ref name=directors>{{cite news|url=http://galvestondailynews.com/story/130508/ |title=UTMB: an investment for our future |work=Galveston County Daily News |date=2008-12-21 |access-date=2010-12-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323093838/http://galvestondailynews.com/story/130508/ |archive-date=2012-03-23 }}</ref>