In 1891,Provident Hospital and training school opened.This was the first African American controlled hospital in America,and it on the south side of Chicago.
The racially exclusionary policies of Chicago nursing schools had impelled Daniel Hale Williams,a prominent African American surgeon to found the institution.During the early years the hospital reflected its founder vision of an interracial enterprise.By 1915,Provident had become a predominantly African American institution.It won renown as a medical center, graduating 118 women from twenty-four states through its nursing programs.
In 1929,Provident became the site of a pioneering experiment in African American medical education and hospital reform when it affiliated with the University of Chicago.That relationship ended in 1944. Financial problems were an issue from the beginning,mainly,due to the poverty of most of its patients and Provident struggled to survive as a business. In August 1982,it moved into a new modern facility,which did not reverse the debt,and it was closed in September 1987.
The interest in reopening Provident remained a priority for many.Community groups and others tried to raise both funding and political support to reopen the hospital.These efforts were not successful yet,the venerable interest of Cook County Hospital in Provident led their Cook County Board of Commissioners to buy the hospital in 1991.This matched up with the County's Bureau of of Health Services' plan to improve medical services to residents living on the South side of Chicago.After a sizable investment in upgrading the physical plant,the Bureau reopened Provident in 1993.
The Hospital's traditional medical education role was reestablished in 1994 through and educational relationship with Loyola University's Strict School of Medicine.While no longer considered an African American-run hospital,Provident continues to serve the health the health needs of the community ,including a variety of health outreach effforts.
In 1929,Provident became the site of a pioneering experiment in African American medical education and hospital reform when it affiliated with the University of Chicago.That relationship ended in 1944. Financial problems were an issue from the beginning,mainly,due to the poverty of most of its patients and Provident struggled to survive as a business. In August 1982,it moved into a new modern facility,which did not reverse the debt,and it was closed in September 1987.
The interest in reopening Provident remained a priority for many.Community groups and others tried to raise both funding and political support to reopen the hospital.These efforts were not successful yet,the venerable interest of Cook County Hospital in Provident led their Cook County Board of Commissioners to buy the hospital in 1991.This matched up with the County's Bureau of of Health Services' plan to improve medical services to residents living on the South side of Chicago.After a sizable investment in upgrading the physical plant,the Bureau reopened Provident in 1993.
The Hospital's traditional medical education role was reestablished in 1994 through and educational relationship with Loyola University's Strict School of Medicine.While no longer considered an African American-run hospital,Provident continues to serve the health the health needs of the community ,including a variety of health outreach effforts.
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