American medical women: the First World War and the meaning of war service, part 1, October 8, 1992

Speaker #1: Okay? Speaker #2: Yes. Speaker #1: I'm glad the weather co-operated this time. Much better than the last time when I tried to come here, but I am happy to be here. This evening, what I'm going to be talking about is the Black hospital, a vanishing medical institution. In September 1987, Chicago's Provident Hospital, one of the last remaining historically Black hospitals closed its doors. Increasing debts and a declining patient census had forced the move. The 218-bed hospital had a $40 million debt and a patient census of only 86. The hospital's demise, however, relied its rich history. It had opened in 1891 as the nation's first Black-controlled hospital. [inaudible 00:00:58] I have that type of voice.