Question

Which hospital did Dr. Williams help open for black and white doctors and nurses to come together and heal all patients?

1) St. Mary's Hospital
2) Mercy Hospital
3) Unity Hospital
4) Hope Hospital

Answer 1

Dr. Williams helped to open Provident Hospital, the first black-operated hospital in the U.S. that had an interracial staff and served all patients.

Step-by-step explanation:

The hospital Dr. Williams helped to open where black and white doctors and nurses worked together and served patients of all races was the Provident Hospital in Chicago. Founded in 1891, it was the first black-operated hospital in the United States, and it had the additional distinctions of being the first hospital with an interracial staff, the first training space for black nurses, and the location of one of the earliest open-heart surgeries in 1893. Unfortunately, like many black hospitals of the time, Provident faced significant financial challenges and, despite the progress it represented, was eventually forced to close in 1988 due to decreased funding and the broader economic pressures of the era.