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Climbing the Ladder, Chasing the Dream : The History of Homer G. Phillips Hospital /
"Homer G. Phillips Hospital--founded in an era of segregated healthcare and named for the murdered attorney who fought for its existence--became a beacon of hope and healing for the black community and a path to professional progress for hundreds of black physicians and nurses"--
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Columbia, Missouri :
University of Missouri Press,
[2021]
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Intro
- Contents
- Foreword by Eva L. Frazer, MD
- Preface
- Introduction. Climbing the Ladder, Chasing the Dream: Homer G. Phillips Hospital
- Chapter One. The Mysterious Life and Death of Homer Garland Phillips, 1878-1931
- Chapter Two. "Old and Combustible and Altogether Unsafe": City Hospital #2, 1919-1937
- Chapter Three. "A Notable Advance in Negro Hospitalization": Homer G. Phillips Hospital, 1937-1940
- Chapter Four. The Diaspora: Coming to Homer G. Phillips Hospital
- Chapter Five. "A Special Time and Place": The Ville
- Chapter Six. "A First-Class Place": The War and Washington University, 1940-1950
- Chapter Seven. Cheating the Grim Reaper: Surgery at Homer G. Phillips Hospital
- Chapter Eight. "Killer Phillips": The Hectic Emergency Department
- Chapter Nine. "First Rate... in Every Respect": 1950-1960
- Chapter Ten. Loving the Children: Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Pediatrics
- Chapter Eleven. "Future Nurses Club": Nursing Life at Homer G. Phillips Hospital
- Chapter Twelve. The Final Era: The Long Path to Closing, 1960-1979
- Chapter Thirteen. "Unbelievable": August 17, 1979
- Acknowledgments
- Notes