My theory (that I have often mentioned to friends) is that this is because 17 is the first sufficiently high number that has no structure or special meaning: 1  1â10 is too low. 2  11 is too close to 10. 3  12 has structure. 4  13 is unlucky/lucky (in several cultures) 5  14 has structure. 6  15 has structure. 7  16 has structure. 8  17â¦ Bingo!
When The Ohio State University Hospital was built in the 1950â²s, all hospital practices moved into it. Starling Loving University Hospital was renamed Starling Loving Hall on July 14, 1961. It no longer serves as a hospital facility but rather houses offices and classrooms.
By 1966, however, the building â no longer owned by the hospital â was vacant and had fallen into disrepair. Under pressure from the Springfield Health Department, the complex was demolished in September 1966. As Memorial Hospital and, starting in 1974, Memorial Medical Center, the hospital continued to grow. Major additions and renovations took place in 1954, 1958, 1968, 1984, 1991, 1992 and 1993. The Koke Mill Medical Center, an outpatient facility on Springfieldâs west side, was completed in 1999. Memorial became a Southern Illinois University School of Medicine teaching hospital in 1974. The hospitalâs former nursing school graduated its last class in 1975.