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Provident Hospital (other)
Provident Hospital may refer to: * Provident Hospital (Baltimore) * Provident Hospital (Chicago) Provident Hospital of Cook County (formerly Provident Hospital and Training School) is a public hospital in Chicago, Illinois that was founded as the first African-American-owned and operated hospital in America. It was established in 1891 by Dr. D ... * Provident Hospital (Fort Lauderdale) {{Hospital disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Provident Hospital (Baltimore)
Provident Hospital began as a 10-bed clinic in a private residence at 419 Orchard St, in northwest Baltimore, Maryland in 1894 to provide both medical treatment and training for Black nurses and doctors. The hospital was founded by Negro physicians who were practicing in the Baltimore area just a year after the founding of the first Black-owned and operated hospital, Provident Hospital of Chicago. Within two years it moved to a larger site at 413 W. Biddle Street. Provident Hospital was one of the first black medical facilities located in Baltimore. Background An all-Black medical facility was in need in the late nineteenth and twentieth century due to Afro-Americans not being allowed or having limited access to medical attention by other hospitals in the area. The idea of a black hospital was a place where a Negro physician could mature in his craft and ladies could become nurses through a nursing school. The idea of a black hospital came to mind prior to the American Civil War. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Provident Hospital (Chicago)
Provident Hospital of Cook County (formerly Provident Hospital and Training School) is a public hospital in Chicago, Illinois that was founded as the first African-American-owned and operated hospital in America. It was established in 1891 by Dr. Daniel Hale Williams, an African-American surgeon during the time in American history where few medical facilities were open to African Americans. History It was founded to provide health care and medical training. Its initial officers were president John M. Brown, vice president Richard Mason Hancock, treasurer John T. Jenifer, secretary Louis H. Reynolds, and auditor Lloyd Wheeler. Owned and run by African Americans, from its start Provident was open to all regardless of race. "t wasthe first private hospital in the State of Illinois to provide internship opportunities for black physicians . . . e first to establish a school of nursing to train black women . . . one of the first black hospitals to provide postgraduate courses and resi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |