Dr. Williams Made Medical History On July 9, 1893, When He Performed The First Successful Open Heart Surgery On Record. He Operated On A Man Who Had Been Stabbed In The Chest. The Man Lived For 50 More Years, Following The Procedure.
On November 15, 1894, Williams Founded Freedman's Hospital School Of Nursing. The School Became A Part Of Howard University In 1969 And Had Graduated 1,700 Nurses Before It Closed In 1973.
Three Years Earlier, Dr. Williams Opened Chicago's Provident Hospital. For The First Time There Was A Facility Specifically Established To Formally Train Black Women To Become Nurses. Provident Was Also The Nation's First Interracial Hospital.
Williams Died On August 4, 1931. He Was 75 Years Old.
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Thanks Gaddy for yet another total teaching moment fo rme. I had heard about this and now I know it is true. (smile)
Thursday, April 10th 2014 at 6:47PM
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