Church Home and Hospital
| Church Home and Hospital | |
| Episcopal Diocese of Maryland | |
|---|---|
| Geography | |
| Location | Baltimore, Maryland, United States |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Private, non-profit |
| Hospital type | Teaching |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | No |
| Beds | 637 |
| History | |
| Founded | 1833 |
| Links | |
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Church Home and Hospital was a hospital in Baltimore, located near Johns Hopkins Hospital, that also operated a long-term care facility. It was affiliated with the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland[1]. It closed down permanently in 2000.
[edit] History
The location first opened in 1833 as Washington Medical College[2]. It was later called the Church Home and Infirmary[3]. Washington Medical College was the medical school connected with Washington College of Pennsylvania (now part of Washington & Jefferson College).
Edgar Allan Poe was taken to this location when he was found semiconscious; this is where he subsequently died in 1849[4][5][6].
During the 1940s, Church Home and Hospital was one of three Baltimore hospitals providing a sparse number of beds for colored patients[7].
In 1978, a plan to expand the hospital was opposed[8].
[edit] Current usage of grounds
A new townhouse development known as Broadway Overlook has been built on the old grounds of the hospital[9].
[edit] References
- ^ http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=AzIbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GiADAAAAIBAJ&pg=3871,8145287&dq=church-home-and-hospital
- ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=lncOLHYhcrsC&pg=PA322&dq=%22church+home+and+hospital%22&lr=&as_brr=3&ie=ISO-8859-1&output=html
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- ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=lncOLHYhcrsC&pg=PA322&dq=%22church+home+and+hospital%22&lr=&as_brr=3&ie=ISO-8859-1&output=html
- ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=nootH_DHnW4C&pg=PA92&dq=%22church+home+and+hospital%22&lr=&as_brr=3&ie=ISO-8859-1&output=html
- ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=hxRtLpHmEAYC&pg=PA56&dq=%22church+home+and+hospital%22&lr=&as_brr=3&ie=ISO-8859-1&output=html
- ^ http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YjIbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BSADAAAAIBAJ&pg=3482,5678718&dq=church-home-and-hospital
- ^ http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MWYbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FyADAAAAIBAJ&pg=3411,3451096&dq=church-home-and-hospital
- ^ http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/real-estate/bal-re.insider04may04,0,2749414.story
