Grady Memorial Hospital (Atlanta, Ga.) (original) (raw)

The Winecoff Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia, was constructed and opened in 1913. It was named for its builder, William F. Winecoff. On December 7, 1946 the hotel caught fire with 300 registered guests inside. The first call to the fire department was made at three forty-two in the morning and at six thirty in the morning firefighters were still putting out the flames. Reports state that the fire supposedly started on the west corridor of the third floor of the hotel, from that point the flames spread to other floors. Out of the fifteen story building, the most damage was done to the seventh through twelfth floors. At the time, the building was considered fireproof if the framework of the building remained structurally sound after a fire. Because the Winecoff met this standard, the hotel was advertised to guests as being fireproof. One hundred and nineteen people died in the fire, while another ninety one were injured.

From the description of Grady Memorial Hospital Student Doctors' Account of the Winecoff Hotel Fire, 1946. (Atlanta History Center). WorldCat record id: 32483782

Grady Memorial Hospital is a public hospital in Atlanta, Georgia, named after Henry W. Grady, a prominent Atlanta newspaper editor, who died in 1889. It is currently the largest in the state of Georgia. The hospital was established to provide health care for low-income families in Atlanta, and has since expanded that mandate to provide emergency care and other services. The hospital opened in 1892 on 36 Butler Street and has changed locations three times, culminating in 1954 when construction began on a new facility located on 80 Butler Street. Grady was initially owned and operated by the City of Atlanta, but since 1945 has been operated by the Fulton/DeKalb Hospital Authority; a voluntary organization that governs the Grady Health Care System. Segregated facilities for patients and the nursing staff became the norm after 1912 and continued to the mid 1960's. For instance, in 1917 the hospital opened a separate training school for African American nurses called the Municipal Training School for Colored Nurses. In 1952, Hughes Spalding Pavilion opened as a private hospital for African American patients treated by African American physicians. The two nursing schools merged in 1964 when Grady Hospital began desegregating its facilities. The Grady Health Care System has expanded to include the Diabetes Detection and Control Center, Georgia Cancer Center for Excellence, Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center, and additional programs and services.

From the description of Grady Memorial Hospital Photographs, 1896-1979, undated 1950 - 1970. (Atlanta History Center). WorldCat record id: 704420365

The Grady Memorial Hospital School of Nursing was chartered in 1898. The Grady Memorial Hospital Municipal Training School for Colored Nurses was organized in 1914 by Mrs. Ludie Andrews, who served as Superintendent until 1922. From 1922 to 1965, it was placed under the direction of the Grady Memorial Hospital School of Nursing. In 1965, the two schools were officially merged. The school closed following the graduation of its 1982 class, and merged with the Georgia State University Dept. of Nursing.

From the description of School of Nursing records, 1900-1984. (Georgia State University). WorldCat record id: 38477379

Grady Memorial Hospital is a public hospital in Atlanta, Georgia, named after Henry Grady, a prominent Atlanta newspaper editor who died in 1889. It is currently the largest in the state of Georgia. The hospital was established to provide health care for low-income families in Atlanta, and has since expanded that mandate to provide emergency care and other services. The hospital opened in 1892 on 36 Butler Street and has changed locations three times, culminating in 1954 when construction began on a new facility located on 80 Butler Street. Grady was initially owned and operated by the city of Atlanta, but since 1945 has been operated by the Fulton/DeKalb Hospital Authority; a voluntary organization that governs the Grady Health System. Segregated facilities for patients and the nursing staff became the norm after 1912 and continued the mid-1960s. For instance, in 1917 the hospital opened a separate training school for African American nurses called the Municipal Training School for Colored Nurses. In 1952, Hughes Spalding Pavilion opened as a private hospital for African American patients treated by African American physicians. The two nursing schools merged in 1964 when Grady Hospital began desegregating its facilities. The Grady Health System has expanded to include the Diabetes Detection & Control Center, Georgia Cancer Center for Excellence, Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center, and additional programs and services.

From the description of Grady Memorial Hospital Collection, 1892-1980. (Atlanta History Center). WorldCat record id: 666364026

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