Background
During the 1980s, both Stanford and UCSF engaged in major hospital expansion projects.
Subsequent cutbacks of federal funds resulted in the disappearance of traditional profit
margins despite sizeable cuts in budgets at both institutions. In 1986, California Pacific
Medical Center, Stanford, and UCSF established the California Transplant Donor Network in
San Francisco to eliminate competition for transplant organs. This unusual act of
cooperation was followed by a meeting in 1993 of Stanford Dean David Korn with UCSF Dean
Joseph Martin to discuss other areas of possible cooperation between the two medical
schools.
Extent
200 Linear Feet
(133 boxes)
Restrictions
All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must
be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford
University Libraries, Stanford, California 94304-6064. Consent is given on behalf of Special
Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply
permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright
owner, heir(s) or assigns. See:
http://library.stanford.edu/depts/spc/pubserv/permissions.html.
Availability
The Merger records are restricted for 50 years from creation due to personnel and financial
records distributed throughout the collection. They may be made available in 2053.