Lost Hospital: Huron Hospital, East Cleveland, Ohio
The 20-bed Lake Street Hospital in Cleveland, later known as the Cleveland Homeopathic Hospital, opened in 1856. In the early 1870s, physicians from t
Lost Hospital: Hagedorn Psychiatric Hospital, Glen Gardner, New Jersey
New Jersey opened its only state owned and operated sanatorium – Glen Gardner – in 1907. The facility was described at the time as “largely ed
Lost Hospital — Homer G. Phillips Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri
Before 1920, the black population of St. Louis was not permitted inside the walls of the public City Hospital, even though their numbers had increased
Robert Koch Hospital, Koch, Missouri
Named after the German bacteriologist who isolated the microorganisms responsible for diseases like tuberculosis and cholera, the Robert Koch Hospital
Lost Hospital — Commonwealth Medical Center, Aliquippa, Pennsylvania
Aliquippa Community Hospital, in the City of Aliquippa near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, opened May 12, 1957. Entrenched in the city’s foundation for o
A Hospital Lost to Many – Eastern State Hospital, Williamsburg, Virginia
On November 6, 1766, Sir Francis Fauquier, Governor General of His Majesty’s Colony of Virginia, gave his annual speech to the House of Burgesses. T
Administrative, Articles, Children's Health, Clinical, Historical, Hospitals, Lost Hospital Series, Regulatory
Almost Lost Hospital — Oak Forest Hospital, Chicago, Illinois
In nineteenth century Illinois, each county was responsible for providing certain social services to its poorest residents. Each county in the
Lost Hospital — Franciscan Skemp, Arcadia, Minnesota
In 1936, the Franciscan Sisters of Our Lady of the Holy Angels in St. Paul opened a six-bed hospital in Arcadia, Minnesota. Originally named St. Josep
Lost Hospital — Riverside Hospital, Jacksonville, Florida
Riverside Hospital in Jacksonville, Florida once consisted of a 240,000 square-foot acute care hospital with 183 beds and a staff of more than 400. To
Mercury and Medicine
The letters “Hg” stand for mercury, also known as quicksilver or hydrargyrum, a chemical element identified with the symbol “Hg” (a La
