The University of Colorado School of Medicine underwent multiple relocations between Boulder and Denver before Dr. Meader’s tenure. Established in 1883, the medical school initially operated from two rooms in CU’s Old Main in Boulder, with clinical training conducted at a nearby small teaching hospital. Due to space limitations, financial constraints, and competition from the Denver and Gross College of Medicine, in 1893, clinical work moved to Arapahoe County Hospital (later Denver General). However, a Supreme Court ruling in 1897 mandated that students be taught in Boulder, prompting a temporary relocation. 

In 1910, regulations were revised, allowing clinical training to return to Denver. The school was housed at the James B. Archer Mansion at 1301 Welton St. from 1911 to 1924. By 1916, Dr. Meader began drafting legislation to permanently establish a unified health sciences center. His efforts gained traction when the Twenty-Fourth General Assembly of the State of Colorado played a pivotal role in shaping the legislative foundation for this vision. The assembly passed laws that ultimately led to the creation of the Colorado Psychopathic Hospital in 1919 and secured funding for the University Hospital in 1923. These legislative actions provided the necessary framework and financial support for a consolidated medical campus. 

Following the passage of these bills, the Regents secured 21 acres between 8th and 11th Avenues at Colorado Blvd., donated by Denver Post publisher Frederick G. Bonfils in 1922, abandoning earlier plans for a site near City Park. With an additional $750,000 in funding from the Rockefeller Foundation and a $600,000 state tax levy, construction of the 9th Avenue Campus began in 1923. Designed by Denver native Maurice Briscoe, the campus included University and Psychopathic Hospitals, a nurses' residence, and a power plant. Among these developments, Colorado General Hospital became a cornerstone of the medical campus, serving as the primary teaching hospital and laying the foundation for what would eventually become the University of Colorado School of Medicine. The Health Sciences Campus was dedicated on January 23, 1925, the same year Dean Meader resigned, having fulfilled his vision.