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Dedicated
in 1968 and built at a cost of $4.4 million,
the six-story Jennie Sealy Hospital is named for Rebecca and John Sealy’s
daughter, who with her brother, John Sealy II, founded The Sealy & Smith
Foundation in 1922. Entered through an anodized aluminum canopy with deep
overhangs, the glass-front lobby is a study in contrasts, with dark, highly
textured walls, brushed stainless steel elevators, 17.6-foot ceilings and
incandescent lighting. The exterior of the building is of precast concrete units
with exposed quartz aggregate finish, and the floor of the interior is of the
same granite quartz that surrounds the exterior plant beds and walkways.
Jennie
Sealy Hospital houses the Sealy Center on Aging and the UTMB Claude Pepper Older
Americans Independence Center, as well as the Career Boutique. This non-profit
program provides professional women’s clothing at affordable prices,
particularly to women of limited means who are just entering or re-entering the
job market. Career Boutique clients can also access job-mentoring and career
counseling services.
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