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Chattanooga, TN
Walden Hospital
East 8th Street
Chattanooga, TN
Dr. Emma Rochelle Wheeler, a graduate of Meharry Medical College, owned and operated Walden Hospital, which she established in 1915 to serve the medical needs of Chattanooga's Negro community. The hospital had a 30-bed capacity and was staffed by 19 black doctors of the Mountain City Medical Society. For 20 years, the hospital served as a nursing school. After 37 years of service, Walden Hospital closed in June 1952.
Hours: Outside viewing only.
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