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Daniel Hale Williams |
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Daniel Hale Williams was born January 18, 1856 in the city of Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania. Daniel went to college at Northwestern University and in 1883 received his M.D.
Daniel was a known surgeon on the South Side Dispensary in Chicago. Hes often referred to as the first African American to successfully operate on a heart. He was a cardiologist surgeon in Chicago.
Mr. Williams was aware of the fact that there was no where for doctors or nurses to be trained at so he organized the Provident Hospital and started the training school for nurses in Chicago, Illinois. The Hospital went down in history as having the first successful open heart surgery performed there by Daniel.
In 1893 Mr. Williams was appointed surgeon-in-chief at the Freedmans Hospital in Washington, D.C. Once again Williams went in and organized the hospital. Then he established a training school for African American nurses. This was again giving them a place to be able to learn their skills.
He wanted to create more hospitals for African Americans since this was a time when they were not allowed in. He wanted to make sure not only could they eventually work at the |
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