Lying-In Hospital which was founded in 1928 and was located on Fifth Street near the corner of H Street. Here is more info on the doctor who founded the hospital and a picture of what that spot looks like today: Dr. Floyd J. Swift was born September 26, 1885 in Snow Hill, North Carolina. He received his doctorate from the College of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons in Los Angeles in 1912. He practiced medicine at St. John’s Hospital in Oxnard until he founded the Lying-In Hospital in 1928. His practice included infant deliveries – more than 5,000 children in Ventura County were brought into the world by Dr. Swift. In 1935, Dr. Swift married Ida Eastwood Swift, a third generation Californian. Prior to their marriage, Mrs. Swift managed the Oxnard Hotel, a beautiful local landmark, for many years. She was an astute businesswoman and also active in many Ventura County charities. In 1984, Ida Swift left established the Floyd J. Swift Memorial Professorship of Osteopathic Principles and Practices at the College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific in her husband’s memory. Dr. Swift was one of Southern California’s most outstanding Osteopathic physicians, a leader in Osteopathic medical education and health care delivery. Dr. Swift’s primary concern was always for his patients, not only while he was available to take care of them, but for their future care and the care of their children and children’s children. Both Dr. and Mrs. Swift’s well-known humanitarian characteristics were vital in caring for the needs of the people in the community.
Posted on: Sat, 12 Jul 2014 04:58:47 +0000
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