PA-116 Frederick Douglass Memorial Hospital

Marker text: Frederick Douglass Memorial Hospital
Opened in 1895 as the first hospital for Blacks in this city, this facility trained and employed Black medical professionals who were excluded from other hospitals. In 1948, it merged to form Mercy-Douglass Hospital.
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission 1991

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Location: 1522 Lombard St., Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

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