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 HOSPITALS & MEDICAL CARE
NOTE:
For info about yellow fever epidemics during the late 1800s, see also Jax
after the Civil War (1865-1901)
PLACES FOR RESEARCH
HEALTH CARE IN GENERAL
HOSPITALS
INDIVIDUALS
 PLACES FOR RESEARCH
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FLORIDA MUSEUM OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH --
Info about a new museum in Jacksonville. Opened in November,
2002. Is located in the historic State Board of Health building
on Pearl Street. Info is from a Florida Times-Union article
entitled "Old Board of Health Building Opens as Museum," by P. Douglas Filaroski.
HEALTH CARE IN GENERAL
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HISTORY OF JAX HOSPITALS -- Info
about Jacksonville's hospital history can be found in
the book History of Jacksonville Florida and Vicinity 1513 to 1924
(by T. Frederick Davis, 1925). Go to pages 424-428 .
The entire book is online at the website for the Florida Heritage
Collection. STEP #1 -- When
you get to the website, use a keyword search for the following words:
"Jacksonville" "vicinity". This will retrieve the book. STEP #2 -- Click on the link "Electronic
resource (JPEG)." This will retrieve the screen that allows you
to choose a page number. STEP #3 --
Go to the bottom of the screen & select a page number. This
will open the book at that page.
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BOARD OF HEALTH, 1911 -- "Annual Report of
the Board of Health for the Year..." (Reports from the Jacksonville
Board of Health. Is from 1911.) -- NOTE: The
entire text of this source is available online. It's provided in
the wonderful website called the "Florida Heritage Collection,"
maintained by the State University System of Florida. When you
get to the website, you can search by keywords. Just type in
"Jacksonville," or "Duval County," or other keywords, such as words
from a title. ALSO NOTE: Most of the
individual Jacksonville items in the Florida Heritage Collection are
listed in JacksonvilleStory.com, the site you're now
in.
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NURSING & HEALTH
CARE HISTORY -- "Nursing and Health
Care in Jacksonville, Florida, 1900-1930" either is or will be
available online in its entirety. It is being provided by the
Florida Heritage Collection.
HOSPITALS
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METHODIST MEDICAL CENTER -- Profile & brief
history of Methodist Medical Center. From the book Jacksonville:
Reflections of Excellence, from Towery Publishing, Inc.
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SHANDS HOSPITAL -- Historical info
about Shands Hospital in Jacksonville. From the hospital's
website.
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ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL -- Profile & brief
history of St. Luke's Hospital, located in Jacksonville. Is from
the book Jacksonville: Reflections of Excellence, from Towery
Publishing, Inc. BACKGROUND INFO: Founded in 1873, St. Luke’s
Hospital was the first private hospital in the state of Florida.
In addition, the state’s first nursing school opened at St. Luke’s in
1885.
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ST. LUKES
HOSPITAL
-- Historical info about the hospital's founding, from the website for
the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville. NOTE: When you get to the web
page, go about 2/3 down for the info.
INDIVIDUALS
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BALDWIN, ABEL SEYMORE -- Florida
Times-Union article entitled "From our past: A doctor of many
talents coaxed a young Jacksonville," by Leni Bessette
and Louise Stanton Warren. Provides info about the
Jacksonville namesake of Baldwin, a town in Duval County. Dr.
Baldwin proved very influential in Jacksonville's early growth.
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BALDWIN, ABEL SEYMORE -- Florida
Times-Union article entitled "Woman traces her lineage to Baldwin: Deep local roots," by Mary Maraghy. Tells about
Orange Park resident Harriet Holmes Raffo, who has traced her family
history to Abel Seymore Baldwin.
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DELANO, JANE -- Info about Jane
Delano, the founder of the American Red Cross Nursing Service.
From Britannica.com. BACKGROUND INFO: Delano spent time in
Jacksonville during the horrific yellow fever epidemic of 1888.
She served as the superintendent of nurses at a local hospital, where
she proved very innovative. For instance, she insisted on the use
of mosquito netting although it was not yet known that mosquitoes
carried yellow fever.
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DELANO, JANE -- From the Red Cross.
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DELANO, JANE -- From WriteTools.com.
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DELANO, JANE -- From the American
Association for the History of Nursing.
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DELANO, JANE -- from the Army Nurse
Corps.
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HALL, JAMES -- A brief overview of
Dr. James Hall. BACKGROUND INFO: In 1790, Dr. Hall settled near
Cow Ford (now Jacksonville). According to the webpage, Hall was the
first known American physician to practice medicine in Florida.
The webpage was prepared by the Florida Historical Markers Program.
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PONS,
FRANCIS
-- Florida Times-Union article entitled "Forgotten Famous ,"
by Colleen Steffen. Tells about Jacksonville residents who used
to be well-known. Covers the Rev. J.E. Barbee
(anti-gambling crusader during the 1930s), Merian Cooper (principle
inventor of King Kong, among other accomplishments), Wanda Hendrix
(actress, and wife of war hero Audie Murphy), Aimee McPherson (female
evangelist who started her career in Jacksonville), Robert Kloeppel
(hotel owner), Francis Pons (one of the people who helped make
Jacksonville the horse racing capital of the Southeast from 1909 to
1911), and Charles Terry (a pioneer in the fight against drug
addiction).
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TERRY,
CHARLES
-- Florida Times-Union article entitled "Forgotten Famous ,"
by Colleen Steffen. Tells about Jacksonville residents who used
to be well-known. Covers the Rev. J.E. Barbee
(anti-gambling crusader during the 1930s), Merian Cooper (principle
inventor of King Kong, among other accomplishments), Wanda Hendrix
(actress, and wife of war hero Audie Murphy), Aimee McPherson (female
evangelist who started her career in Jacksonville), Robert Kloeppel
(hotel owner), Francis Pons (one of the people who helped make
Jacksonville the racing capital of the Southeast from 1909 to 1911),
and Charles Terry (a pioneer in the fight against drug addiction).
- WILLIAMS,
ISRAEL E. -- Article entitled "Dr. Israel E. Williams," by Adonnica
L. Toler, of Blacksonville.com. Provides info about a leading
African-American physician & businessman in Jacksonville.
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