Complex sentence: It was founded by Dr. Arthur Gillette and Jessie Haskins in 1897, taking on Arthur Gillette's name as the hospital's first chief surgeon, an appointment given by the regents of the University of Minnesota.
Split into simpler sentences: It was founded by Dr. Arthur Gillette and Jessie Haskins in 1897. It took on Arthur Gillette's name as the hospital's first chief surgeon, an appointment given by the regents of the University of Minnesota.