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Vanderbilt Hospital

Posted in 1920s, 1930s, Hospitals, tagged on August 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Vanderbilt Hospital

Vanderbilt Hospital

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THE HAYDEN AND BROWN SANITARIUM

Posted in 1800s, 1900s, Hospitals, tagged on May 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

THE HAYDEN AND BROWN SANITARIUM

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Riverside Sanitarium

Posted in Hospitals, tagged on April 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »


Riverside Sanitarium

The first Black Seventh-day Adventist medical facility was founded in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1901 as the Riverside Sanitarium. Under the direction of Nellie Druillard, the sanitarium expanded to a hospital in 1927, and many prominent African-Americans visited the hospital for treatment.

Lottie Isabell Blake, M.D., the first Black Adventist physician. Born on June 10, 1876, in Appomattox Court House, Virginia, Dr. Blake labored as the director of Rock City Sanitarium in Nashville, Tennessee, the forerunner of Riverside Sanitarium and Hospital.

Possibly located on Youngs Lane…

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