▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 2 6 ; ▁the ▁old ▁building ▁was ▁subsequently ▁converted ▁to ▁a ▁mat ern ity ▁w ard , ▁which ▁was ▁over seen ▁by ▁Alice ▁Sw an man , ▁a ▁nur se ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁hospital ' s ▁second ▁gradu ating ▁class . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 1 , ▁another ▁expansion ▁took ▁place , ▁bringing ▁the ▁hospital ▁to ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁. ▁ ▁Mid - century ▁development ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁the ▁hospital ▁saw ▁a ▁record ▁ 4 , 3 2 8 ▁birth s . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁the ▁E manuel ▁Institute ▁of ▁Past oral ▁Care ▁was ▁established , ▁which ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁acc red ited ▁C lin ical ▁Past oral ▁Education ▁program ▁in ▁the ▁western ▁United ▁States . ▁The ▁following ▁year , ▁the ▁original ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁hospital ▁building ▁was ▁demol ished ▁to ▁make ▁room ▁for ▁renov ations , ▁which ▁brought ▁an ▁additional ▁ 1 2 8 ▁b eds ▁to ▁the ▁hospital ▁( at ▁that ▁time ▁making ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 5 8 4 ). ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁De N or val ▁Un th ank , ▁M . D . ▁joined ▁the ▁hospital ▁staff . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁Un th ank ▁was ▁the ▁third ▁African - American ▁doctor ▁to ▁practice ▁medicine ▁in ▁Port land , ▁and ▁would ▁later ▁serve ▁on ▁the ▁hospital ' s ▁board ▁of ▁direct ors ▁beginning ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁ ▁The