PA-111 Mercy Hospital

Marker text: Mercy Hospital
Founded in 1907 by African Americans, this hospital gave training and employment to Black medical professionals. In 1919 it built a larger facility here, and in 1948 it merged to become Mercy-Douglass Hospital in 1948.
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission 1991

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Location: 17th & Fitzwater Sts., Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

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