In 1893, Daniel Hale Williams was appointed surgeon-in-chief of Freedman’s Hospital in Washington, D.C., a post he held until 1898. During this time, he strived to set high standards for doctors ...

Provident Hospital met a critical need for Chicago's growing Black population. One that its founder Dr. Daniel Hale Williams, a Black surgeon, saw firsthand. "African Americans have had a very ...

we honor Dr. Daniel Hale Williams. Williams was one of the first physicians to perform open-heart surgery in the United States. In 1891 he later opened Provident Hospital in Chicago. It was the ...

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It contains rare likenesses of people ranging from the very well-known-such as Daniel Hale Williams, founder of Provident Hospital ... black schoolteacher in Chicago; Joanna Cecelia Snowden ...

CHICAGO | After a state inspection early this summer revealed several violations, Provident Hospital now has approval for a corrective plan, helping the South Side facility avert a massive funding ...