Tidewater Hospital is Established

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Tidewater Hospital is Established

Description

The 12 bed facility, a partnership between the Tidewater Colored Hospital Association and Dr. Wilbur A. Drake and his wife, opens on 42nd Street near Lambert's Point to provide medical care for the African American community. The facility is later renamed Drake Memorial Hospital, and in 1939, moves to a new site on Corprew Avenue and renamed Norfolk Community Hospital. The hospital closes in 1998

Date

1915

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Citation

“Tidewater Hospital is Established,” ODU Libraries Online Exhibitions, accessed May 10, 2025, https://exhibits.lib.odu.edu/items/show/546.

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