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April 21, 1945
The Mississippi Enterprise
Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi
What is this article about?
In Madison County, Mississippi, where 78.5% of the population is colored, both races support a proposed non-profit Negro Memorial Hospital to honor Black service members and address severe medical facility shortages, with 15 trustees and $25,000 estimated cost.
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Madison County
Negroes Plan
Hospital
Much interest has been manifested by both white and colored citizens in the proposed Negro Memorial Hospital. The institution is to be built as a memorial to the Negroes who are serving or have served in the armed forces of our country.
The need for such an institution is very evident, as 78.5 per cent of the population of the county is colored, and at present the only hospital facilities provided are at the King's Daughters Hospital which has two wards and two private rooms for colored patients.
Application has been made for the charter. The hospital is to be a non-profit institution. The charter provides that there shall be fifteen trustees, ten colored and five white.
The White Trustees are Johnnie Vohner. Joe Teaver. Stanley Matthews. Frank Allen and Robert H. Powell, while the colored trustees are: Cage Sutherland, Ben Tate, Bruce Coleman, Eugene Wiggins, Dan Williams. Sr., Iryin A.. Franklin. L. M. Tolliver. E. V. O'Bryant. A. M. Rogers and R. M. Mackey.
The institution will be built by the contributions from all the people in the county. It has been estimated that the proposed institution will cost approximately $25,000. No difficulty is anticipated in receiving priority for materials once the money is in hand.
Mississippi has one hospital bed for each 1,000 persons, while the nation averaged one person out of every 100 in a hospital bed in 1943.
In Madison county there are only 14 beds for more than 30.000 colored people. We have less than one bed for every 2,000 Negroes in the county. With the shortage of doctors it is impossible for all the Negroes to receive medical treatment in their homes.
It is doubtful if any other project would receive such wholehearted support by both races.
Negroes Plan
Hospital
Much interest has been manifested by both white and colored citizens in the proposed Negro Memorial Hospital. The institution is to be built as a memorial to the Negroes who are serving or have served in the armed forces of our country.
The need for such an institution is very evident, as 78.5 per cent of the population of the county is colored, and at present the only hospital facilities provided are at the King's Daughters Hospital which has two wards and two private rooms for colored patients.
Application has been made for the charter. The hospital is to be a non-profit institution. The charter provides that there shall be fifteen trustees, ten colored and five white.
The White Trustees are Johnnie Vohner. Joe Teaver. Stanley Matthews. Frank Allen and Robert H. Powell, while the colored trustees are: Cage Sutherland, Ben Tate, Bruce Coleman, Eugene Wiggins, Dan Williams. Sr., Iryin A.. Franklin. L. M. Tolliver. E. V. O'Bryant. A. M. Rogers and R. M. Mackey.
The institution will be built by the contributions from all the people in the county. It has been estimated that the proposed institution will cost approximately $25,000. No difficulty is anticipated in receiving priority for materials once the money is in hand.
Mississippi has one hospital bed for each 1,000 persons, while the nation averaged one person out of every 100 in a hospital bed in 1943.
In Madison county there are only 14 beds for more than 30.000 colored people. We have less than one bed for every 2,000 Negroes in the county. With the shortage of doctors it is impossible for all the Negroes to receive medical treatment in their homes.
It is doubtful if any other project would receive such wholehearted support by both races.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Justice
Moral Virtue
Triumph
What keywords are associated?
Negro Memorial Hospital
Madison County
Hospital Shortage
Racial Cooperation
Community Trustees
What entities or persons were involved?
Johnnie Vohner
Joe Teaver
Stanley Matthews
Frank Allen
Robert H. Powell
Cage Sutherland
Ben Tate
Bruce Coleman
Eugene Wiggins
Dan Williams Sr.
Iryin A. Franklin
L. M. Tolliver
E. V. O'bryant
A. M. Rogers
R. M. Mackey
Where did it happen?
Madison County, Mississippi
Story Details
Key Persons
Johnnie Vohner
Joe Teaver
Stanley Matthews
Frank Allen
Robert H. Powell
Cage Sutherland
Ben Tate
Bruce Coleman
Eugene Wiggins
Dan Williams Sr.
Iryin A. Franklin
L. M. Tolliver
E. V. O'bryant
A. M. Rogers
R. M. Mackey
Location
Madison County, Mississippi
Story Details
Both white and colored citizens in Madison County support building a non-profit Negro Memorial Hospital to honor Black armed forces members, addressing the shortage of hospital beds for the 78.5% colored population, with a board of 15 trustees (10 colored, 5 white) and estimated cost of $25,000 funded by community contributions.