 The 1916 founding of Wheatley Provident Hospital.It was the first medical facility to serve the African American community of Kansas City, Missouri.Created in 1910 as the Perry Santiarium and training School for Nurses,it was named after Dr.J. Edward Perry.The hospital,had become too small and outdated to fully served the community's needs.The efforts of many area civil groups,Wheatley Provident was replaced by Martin Luther King,Jr.Hospital.On June 12,1972,the last patient of Wheatley Provident were moved to the new hospital. Martin Luther King,Jrsurvived for another decade, due to decling admissions it closed in 1983. |
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