Edgecombe Sanitarium | |
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African American Doctors | |
Geography | |
Location | Harlem, New York City, New York, United States |
Coordinates | 40°49′06″N 73°56′48″W / 40.8184°N 73.9467°W |
Organization | |
Care system | Private |
Services | |
Beds | 12 |
History | |
Opened | 1900s |
Closed | 1900s |
Links | |
Lists | Hospitals in New York State |
Other links | Hospitals in Manhattan |
Edgecombe Sanitarium was a private hospital run by African American doctors in Harlem, New York City. It served patients "of considerable means"[1] who did not want to be served at the primarily white staffed Harlem Hospital.
Godfrey Nurse was one of the doctors who founded the hospital. The hospital had twelve beds.[1] It was started as the result of the Harlem Hospital having a primarily white staff.[2]
In 1925, the nearby Booker T. Washington Sanitarium was merged with Edgecombe.[2] In 1929, Edgecombe had treated 249 patients. Through fundraising, the hospital installed an x-ray machine.[3]
Gerri Major was part of its Woman's Auxiliary.